Review of Wendy
Cartmell’s
STEPS TO HEAVEN
Reviewed by
Author Roy Murry
Ms. Carmell’s
writing kept me involved with the events of the first in her series: A Sgt. Major Crane novel. It would seem
to some that the novel was a military war story, but it isn’t.
This novel is an
after the war entanglement where a military police detective, Crane, has to
unravel a deadly problem - the physiological effects of soldiers returning from
war in a state of vulnerability. ‘Not a whodunit, but a why did they do it,’ is
the premise of Crane’s investigation.
When one soldier
murders in an unorthodox way, Crane wants to follow after the why, but his Commanding
Officer delays the investigation. It happens again and then another time at
other military posts. Crane is now given the go ahead to find out the reason
why a veteran could do what he did to another family member.
This is a detective
story with a military background and red tape influences of both the military
and civilian authorizes. Sgt. Major Crane, a hard nose senior investigator,
wants to get the religious manipulator who he thinks provoked the crimes
against veterans; and dam the rules that are slowing up his investigation. His
mindset, not others, rules the day in the end at a high cost.
Ms. Cartwell’s
novel is a plausible contemporary murder entanglement that detective lovers
will enjoy. Her characters come across as humans not super intelligent spoofs. They
have lives interwoven into the story that military police officers have to
contend with. This novel has a thrilling ending to boot.
Wendy’s
interview is below: http://bit.ly/1bFrynH
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