The Marathon Murders-A Greg McKenzie Mystery

Reviewed by Ashley Merrill

Greg McKenzie and his wife Jill are asked by an acquaintance of theirs to look into the disappearance of a man who was supposed to deliver papers found from a supposed scandal back in the early 1900’s from a car company, marathon motor works. These papers were supposed to go to a living relative whose grandfather was accused of stealing money from the company. His grandfather was found dead and it was assumed that he died while hiding out. These papers supposedly proved that Mr. Liggett was innocent and that his death was really a murder.

The man who was supposed to deliver these papers to Author Liggett, grandson to the late Mr. Liggett is found dead inside his vehicle in a pond. Greg and Jill realize that they have not only an old mystery to solve, but a new one. The story continues on through a bunch of twists and turns to figure out who intercepted those papers and what it was they could possibly want with them that would be important enough to murder someone for them.

Two more people are found dead, and the story only gets more complicated. Will Greg and Jill find out the mystery of the Marathon papers, and bring the killer to justice, or will they be stopped in the process?

Chester D. Campbell uses very clear, simple language in his book and allows the reader to really get inside the characters heads. He makes them well liked and very down to earth. You can almost imagine that any of these people could be your neighbors. I think that is one of the things that make this such a good story. Because the characters are so believable, you find yourself sympathizing for them, rooting for them, and giving them a pat on the back when they do something well.

 For those who enjoy a good mystery story, this is one of those. The story twists at the right times, it bends at the right times, and you find out some clues at the right time. You never feel as though you are bored, and when it does end, you feel as though you got a full story, and that you weren’t feeling as though it was lacking in anything.