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Guilty Until Proven Innocent
In the small town of Carringwood, Doug and every other resident turn out to watch the drama as the Gabarski home burns down. Luckily Shana and the kids got out. And her husband Peter is mysteriously absent.
Speculation runs rife through the town, why are arson investigators here? Did Peter do it? But why would he?
That's not the only question on Doug's mind. What if it WASN'T Peter? But if it wasn't Peter, who was it?
Speculation runs rife through the town, why are arson investigators here? Did Peter do it? But why would he?
That's not the only question on Doug's mind. What if it WASN'T Peter? But if it wasn't Peter, who was it?
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First published February 2, 2012
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Sarah Billington
24 books126 followersSarah Billington is an Australian writer and editor who likes to write stories with love, laughs, suspense and zombies. Sometimes all in the same story.
She writes predominantly light Young Adult fiction under her name, Sarah Billington, but if you're interested in something a bit darker and scarier she's got some of that for you too.
Sarah loves a variety of random things, which include Swing Dancing, Ice Hockey, fly ball and is a bit obsessive about paranormal investigation shows and channel E!. She has also become known as "the zombie girl" because of her fascination with all things zombie. She doesn't quite know how that happened, but she's going with it.
She writes predominantly light Young Adult fiction under her name, Sarah Billington, but if you're interested in something a bit darker and scarier she's got some of that for you too.
Sarah loves a variety of random things, which include Swing Dancing, Ice Hockey, fly ball and is a bit obsessive about paranormal investigation shows and channel E!. She has also become known as "the zombie girl" because of her fascination with all things zombie. She doesn't quite know how that happened, but she's going with it.
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August 26, 2012
The Good...
The story kept me turning virtual pages, wondering "who dunnit."
I also enjoyed the small town banter at the local cafe because it felt so realistic. Being from a small town myself, it really irritates me when an author leans on caricatures of town folk rather than actually doing their best to portray them as real people. That's something that's difficult to do, especially in a short story, but Edwina Ray pulls it off.
The Not-so-good...
While the writing is great and the story is interesting, there were a couple things that bothered me.
Going back to the small town life, I was jarred out of the story when several characters order fancy coffees like macchiatos and lattes. Where I'm from that's a possibility if you hit the local McDonald's, but nowhere is a cafe serving such fancy drinks. This little town had only 203 people with no tourist attraction nearby. Would they really serve something you'd buy at a Starbucks?
The other thing that bothered me was the abrupt ending. Given the first person point of view it was impossible for it not to end as it did. However, it turned a good mystery into a horror story, something I'm not fond of happening. Stick to one or the other, please.
The Overall...
If you don't mind a few less-than-likely drink choices and an abrupt ending, Guilty Until Proven Innocent by Edwina Ray is a fun read that fits great in short amount of free time.
The story kept me turning virtual pages, wondering "who dunnit."
I also enjoyed the small town banter at the local cafe because it felt so realistic. Being from a small town myself, it really irritates me when an author leans on caricatures of town folk rather than actually doing their best to portray them as real people. That's something that's difficult to do, especially in a short story, but Edwina Ray pulls it off.
The Not-so-good...
While the writing is great and the story is interesting, there were a couple things that bothered me.
Going back to the small town life, I was jarred out of the story when several characters order fancy coffees like macchiatos and lattes. Where I'm from that's a possibility if you hit the local McDonald's, but nowhere is a cafe serving such fancy drinks. This little town had only 203 people with no tourist attraction nearby. Would they really serve something you'd buy at a Starbucks?
The other thing that bothered me was the abrupt ending. Given the first person point of view it was impossible for it not to end as it did. However, it turned a good mystery into a horror story, something I'm not fond of happening. Stick to one or the other, please.
The Overall...
If you don't mind a few less-than-likely drink choices and an abrupt ending, Guilty Until Proven Innocent by Edwina Ray is a fun read that fits great in short amount of free time.
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