Afterimage

Chris Sinclair #2

by Jay Brandon

District Attorney Chris Sinclair has never really forgotten his first real love, Jean, a college girlfriend from the era of free love, a wild young woman who introduced him to a world of sex and drugs and alcohol drastically unlike is own. But she left his life in college and he's never seen her since, until a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on the outskirts of San Antonio. Through forensic reconstruction of the decomposed skull, a face takes shape. A detail or two is different, but there's no doubt the face is Jean's, like an after image in his mind, he sees her face in the young girl's and he knows. What he doesn't know is why Jean wouldn't have reported her own daughter's disappearance; the body had been buried for months.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

352 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 2000

Reviews

[RESHMA PRASAD · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not necessary that every murder stories will come into a clear climax. After image by Jay Brandon is such a book making the readers to complete it.

The District Attorney, Chris Sinclair, in between one of his cases, comes to know about an unidentified face of a girl (recreated by forensic specialist) which reminds him his old girlfriend, Jean. This new case is having a connection with the existing case and Chris finds Jean after a long time and her two daughters, Clarissa, the elder one and later depicted as Chris's daughter and younger one Kristen, the victim.

The major plot of the story and progression happens in a courtroom. And later it ends with alternative solutions which has same scope of possibilities.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

liked this book but somehow confused at the ending.. not sure it all tied up ... although I didn't think much of Jean I didn't think her capable of (spoiler).....................
knowing her daughter was killed and then covering it up..

[Spd]

Chris Sinclair #2

[Jackie Simons]

Read 7/00

[Jim Moffett · Rating 3 out of 5]

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