Deadfall
Summary:
Mac is dealing with three difficult cases, two dead bodies . . . and a decision of the heart.
It’s been just three months since Detective “Mac” McAllister solved his first homicide case with the Oregon State Police. Now he’s working the search for a ski instructor who has mysteriously disappeared. The man’s parents claim their son wouldn’t have committed suicide, but they suspect his girlfriend of something sinister.
The case gets more complicated when Mac and his partner, Kevin, are called to investigate a homicide nearby that may or may not be related. A few days later, a body turns up in the Columbia River, and the autopsy reveals surprising information about the victim’s suspicious death.
When their investigation seems at a deadend, Mac is determined not to let the crimes go unsolved–even if it means putting his life on the line to catch the killer. [summary from https://www.amazon.com/Deadfall-McAllister-Files-Patricia-Rushford/dp/1591451507]
Group Reviews/Comments:
Thumbs up: 3
Liked the twist
Fine for a cozy
Police procedural part ok, just not character development
Stayed entertained through the whole thing
Liked the setting—Oregon felt real.
Didn’t “magically” solve the murder…got solved procedurally. Gave it a certain level of realism.
Girlfriend’s character did develop and eventually her behavior made sense.
Thumbs down: 6
Very pedantic on the procedural stuff.
No character development.
Lots of “tell don’t show.”
Too flowery, too long, too much filler.
Christian hook not well done and felt very preachy. Felt forced.
Characters were flat. And didn’t make sense how the parents felt about the girlfriend progressed.
Lots didn’t feel true to the time.
Felt like a “harlequin mystery.”
Cozies are ok, but this was just boring.
There were huge plot holes.
