Book Review - Web Of Evil By J. A. Jance
Category Book Review Web Of Evil J. A. Jance
A number of my recreational reads have shown up at the library. Next up on the list was Web Of Evil by J. A. Jance. Basically, an enjoyable crime thriller where you're not quite sure if the deceased was truly scum or truly unfortunate.
Ali Reynolds is heading from Sedona to LA to put some finishing touches on her life. She's due to give a deposition for a wrongful termination suit she brought against the station where she used to work. She's also going to sign the divorce papers so her ex- can get remarried the next day to the woman he dumped Ali for. But the papers get put on hold when he doesn't show up for the signing. Turns out he was murdered in a particularly gruesome fashion... bound in a car trunk, and the car was left on a set of train tracks in the middle of the night. This twist makes Ali the sole beneficiary of his will, and leaves his bride-to-be (and unborn child) out in the cold. It also has law enforcement looking at her as a suspect, as she had motive and was passing through the desert at about the same time the train took out the car. Ali would be perfectly happy to work out some sort of an arrangement so that everyone benefits, but lawyers seem to keep getting in the way. Furthermore, questions arise as to whether the child of the fiancee actually belongs to Ali's ex. As Ali and her entourage dig deeper, nasty characters start coming out of the woodwork, people related to the case start getting killed and kidnapped, and it may turn out that Ali's ex was actually not such a scumbag after all...
Jance is one of those authors that I enjoy reading, but I don't camp out on the library hold lists waiting for the next installment. As such, I don't approach the characters in her novels as friends I'm getting the chance to revisit. I simply read for the entertainment and plot, and as such I found it enjoyable. Just right for a plane trip or an afternoon with nothing on the agenda...
A number of my recreational reads have shown up at the library. Next up on the list was Web Of Evil by J. A. Jance. Basically, an enjoyable crime thriller where you're not quite sure if the deceased was truly scum or truly unfortunate.
Ali Reynolds is heading from Sedona to LA to put some finishing touches on her life. She's due to give a deposition for a wrongful termination suit she brought against the station where she used to work. She's also going to sign the divorce papers so her ex- can get remarried the next day to the woman he dumped Ali for. But the papers get put on hold when he doesn't show up for the signing. Turns out he was murdered in a particularly gruesome fashion... bound in a car trunk, and the car was left on a set of train tracks in the middle of the night. This twist makes Ali the sole beneficiary of his will, and leaves his bride-to-be (and unborn child) out in the cold. It also has law enforcement looking at her as a suspect, as she had motive and was passing through the desert at about the same time the train took out the car. Ali would be perfectly happy to work out some sort of an arrangement so that everyone benefits, but lawyers seem to keep getting in the way. Furthermore, questions arise as to whether the child of the fiancee actually belongs to Ali's ex. As Ali and her entourage dig deeper, nasty characters start coming out of the woodwork, people related to the case start getting killed and kidnapped, and it may turn out that Ali's ex was actually not such a scumbag after all...
Jance is one of those authors that I enjoy reading, but I don't camp out on the library hold lists waiting for the next installment. As such, I don't approach the characters in her novels as friends I'm getting the chance to revisit. I simply read for the entertainment and plot, and as such I found it enjoyable. Just right for a plane trip or an afternoon with nothing on the agenda...
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