Janie and Jack Perkins made the news when they were born because their brain dead mother had been kept alive in a coma until after their birth. Their biological father admitted firing the shot that ultimately killed their mother, but claimed that it was an accident in the midst of an attack by the Haiku Killer, whose murders had been headline news for some time.
Janie never bought her father's claims, but her twin brother Jack has come to believe in their father's innocence. It is thirty years later, and their father is due to be released.
What if he were innocent? What if the Haiku Killer actually got away with his crimes?
Janie is a crime scene photographer and knows the importance of photographic evidence, so when she receives photos in the mail that may offer a different view of her mother's murder, she delves into the past in hopes of discovering what really happened that night.
Janie's research into the case turns up a number of possible suspects for the Haiku Killer and allows for the possibility of her father's innocence. But she may be putting herself in danger as she seeks the truth.
The book is told from different perspectives and alternates between past and present, so the reader's perception is skewed as well.
My favorite character is another minor character (I seem to keep finding minor characters that I think should have their own books)...Sophie Andricola. "She does loopy stuff with photos, computer forensics, and random clues. Like an idot savant or something." Sophie would make a great (quirky) protagonist.
Read in February. Blog post scheduled for March 5, 2015.
NetGalley/Thomas & Mercer
Crime/Mystery. March 5, 2014; March 24, 2015. Print length: 334 pages.
This is an interesting premise. It is funny how we sometimes find minor characters the most compelling. :)
ReplyDeleteSophie has so little space in the novel that it interesting how memorable and intriguing she becomes. If this becomes a series, I will expect her to gain more back story and more space. Or just take over the entire novel. :)
DeleteYes, I find this an interesting premise too. I hope Sophie has her own story the next time! :)
ReplyDeleteJanie Perkins is interesting, but I was just so curious about Sophie!
DeleteThis book does sound interesting, but the "Haiku Killer"? Really? How can anyone be afraid of someone nicknamed the Haiku Killer? ;-)
ReplyDelete:( I know. And the Haiku Killer wasn't all that plausible, either. I did like the idea of skewed perspectives, though.
DeleteThis sounds so familiar. I wonder if it's the plot or maybe I have heard of the book before . . . I like the premise though and am curious to know what the truth really is. Is it bad that I already have a theory? Haha
ReplyDeleteSome of the elements didn't work all that well for me, but it kept me curious about what had actually happened. The part photography plays when preserving a crime scene is interesting, and a new twist to crime novels that I haven't noticed before.
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