About Face: A Bill Damen Mystery

Bill Damen #2

by James Calder

Gene therapy that can stop skin from aging is a breakthrough technology, but before it can lead to eternal youth it leads to murder. In the second book in Chronicle's exciting new Bill Damen mystery series, the filmmaker-turned-detective's investigations again draw him into the dark side of high-stakes science and finance. The players include an executive escort service with a hidden agenda, a biotech company on the verge of either fortune or collapse, and venture capitalists with shady backers. Juggling old and new girlfriends and a car that still won't start, relying on his eye for the telling detail and instinct for danger, Bill must unravel both a double helix and a double identity to solve this murder.

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical mystery, but set in Silicon Valley where the protagonist, Bill Daren, lives. The plot has sufficient twists, but I find myself trying to cast the characters for a movie. Who should play the beautiful escort, Alissa? Or her evil mother, Wendy? This is an average read.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Uhmmm

Just a so so read. I found the plot plodding, character development minimal and the solution to the crime contrived. Thought about not finishing the read, not sure why I did.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the story had good bones, it wasn't fleshed out well. It was an okay read. If you already have it, go ahead and read it. If you don't, don't bother.