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Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn
Dec. 15th, 2009 10:42 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
This is the story of Katrina Marino’s last night.
It is also the story of Katrina’s neighbours, those who witnessed her murder, those who did nothing: the anxious Vietnam draftee; the former soldier planning suicide; the woman who thinks she’s killed a child, and her husband who will risk everything for her. And others, too, whose lives are touched by the crime: the elderly teacher whose past is catching up with him; the naive blackmailer who’s about to find out just what sort of people he’s been threatening; and the corrupt cop who follows his own brutal law.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Over-ambition spoils this dark character story that draws on a real life crime. Nevertheless, there is some fine writing here, enough to make me keen to see what Jahn will do next.
It is also the story of Katrina’s neighbours, those who witnessed her murder, those who did nothing: the anxious Vietnam draftee; the former soldier planning suicide; the woman who thinks she’s killed a child, and her husband who will risk everything for her. And others, too, whose lives are touched by the crime: the elderly teacher whose past is catching up with him; the naive blackmailer who’s about to find out just what sort of people he’s been threatening; and the corrupt cop who follows his own brutal law.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Over-ambition spoils this dark character story that draws on a real life crime. Nevertheless, there is some fine writing here, enough to make me keen to see what Jahn will do next.
