A Death in Pilsen
A Death in Pilsen
Robert Goldsborough
Reviewed by Ashley
Merrill
In his mystery
book, Robert
Goldsborough does a great job at including both an entertaining story
line as
well as some great historical facts. Based in the 1940’s, Tribune
police reporter Snap Malek winds up doing some detective
work that touches close to home. His cousin’s wife, Edwina, is stabbed
to death
in their apartment and the cops are convinced it is her husband that is
the
guilty culprit so they do not lift much of a finger to indict anyone
else.
Malek is convinced that his cousin would never do such a thing so goes
out of
his way to interview some likely suspects, only to find himself in a
bit of a
pickle, and an ending that causes your eyes to go wide with surprise.
While this book was
very well
written and entertaining to read, I did not find it overly so. I got
through it
very quickly and took frequent breaks due to a few dry spells. I particularly liked how the back few pages
discuss some of the actual historical references that were made
throughout the
book. It gives the reader a chance to read up on some events that
really took
place in history. Another positive point
was the chapter lengths. I think that
having them as short as they were really helped to minimize some of the
more
dry aspects of the story.
I found that Robert
Goldsborough has a unique style for dialoguing in his writing. I felt
that when
characters were talking to each other, they were using words that one
would
actually say in a face to face conversation, making it more enjoyable
and
believable to read. This is something most readers may not pick up, but
in a
lot of books I find that the dialogue is fine for the story, but is
something
that would not run as smoothly if it were an actual face to face
conversation.
I would definitely
recommend
this book to anyone who is a mystery fan and looking for a good, quick
read.
There are two other Snap Malek mystery books which I have not had the
opportunity to read and may find myself seeking out at some point in
time!