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The Sound of Sirens |
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| The Sound of Sirens by William Brasse Rough Magic Press 314 pages, 1999 ISBN 0966730100 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Carter Cambell is an unlikely hero - a cab driver, trapped in the mellow, marijuana-hazed 60s until he’s jerked painfully into the present by the murder of an old college buddy. When Scott first approached him about a mysterious, encrypted diskette, he’d felt a little surge of excitement at the thought of playing detective. But when the bullet landed between Scott’s eyes, he ran home to hide, thinking detective wasn’t much of a game anymore. But the game is for keeps, and Carter soon meets a man wielding a gun pointed straight at him. Apparently quitting isn’t an option. Enlisting the aid of his daughter and her boyfriend to determine what’s on the disk, Carter hopes to put an end to the nightmare, but things only get worse. Everyone he turns to suddenly seems suspicious and he fears the police will soon be arresting him. Hoping that inexperience can be overcome with persistence, Carter embarks on a desperate quest to find Scott’s killer before the killer finds him. Brasse may be a new name in print mystery, but it’s quickly apparent that the genre isn’t new to him. Like Carter, THE SOUND OF SIRENS takes standard mystery fare from early years and propels it into the present with technology and ambiance readers immediately recognize. Carter’s world is harsh. He’s a man with flaws and imperfections, yet with an innate honesty and a loyalty to his friends that’s appealing. The strength of the book is found in its departure from the norm. For those who like a dose of reality, THE SOUND OF SIRENS is boldly entertaining. I suspect we’ll be hearing more from William Brasse. |
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