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Engineered Murder
When Sharon came to clean the offices of a small mid-west engineering firm, she didn't expect to find the dead body of Caroline Moore in its library. Detective Bernard Knowlton's job is to pull the curtains in the book-shrouded room where a beautiful engineer lies murdered, poke under the bloody Oriental rug whereupon she lies, and sweep out evidence. It ranges from a fatal accident on Florida's I-95, north to Washington D.C., and back to the small Wichita, Kansas consulting firm engaged in designing a controversial building. The two partners of the firm both have lives that might not bear too much scrutiny, and it appears to Knowlton that they are desperate that he not open too many closets. The disingenuous husband of the victim has the best of motives, perhaps, but his grief at her death appears genuine. The wife of the senior partner has a strong motive for the killing but has an unbreakable alibi. Other employees of the firm, past and present, have reasons to dislike the victim. Of particular interest are the secrets of Caroline's past that possibly have returned as her Nemesis. When a second murder occurs, Knowlton vows to prevent a desperate killer from striking once more.
- GenresMystery
250 pages, Paperback
First published October 19, 2011
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March 27, 2019
2.5**
April 10, 2014
Brilliant and beautiful, these are what best describe Caroline Moore, a young and talented engineer in a small firm. She is a promising employee with lots to offer the company and one winter night she ends up dead.
First it was supposed to be an engaging night where Caroline has to dressed her best and go with her husband Kevin to a company dinner in honor of Mr. Czerny, a construction firm magnate whom the company is working with for a big project.
Caroline was late for the party and her colleagues think she is just being her workaholic self rushing some finishing touches for the project.
But things take an unexpected turn when she was found lying inside the company library bashed by a hard object.
There are too many suspicious co-workers; bosses, wives and even the husband have been thoroughly questioned by Detective Knowlton who is also facing a wicked reality of his own and his loyal partner Sgt. Corn.
There’s the senior partner Garrison Pollard who as Knowlton finds out knew Caroline from when she was still in college, the secretive junior partner Baxter Thorne whom irritated the detective and would intentionally leave out important details of the goings on that day of the murder.
Each detail proved to be critical especially when there are more people in danger and everybody thinks they know what happened. Plus there can be some who definitely hates Caroline enough to murder her.
The entangled lives of Caroline, her husband and the people around her made this story dangerously arousing not to mention that this book didn’t let me rest a bit.
It's hard not to feel for the characters especially if they have been through a lot and they just want to move on.
I wouldn’t say it is action packed but it kept me thinking a lot (but in a good way) all throughout because every page has a life of its own and every character is equally satisfying to get to know of. The more I read this book the more I get into it.
This is why I really liked Engineered Murder. And the best part of this book is the ending, it's not over the top and it's believable.
This is particularly intended for people who like to analyze every part of the story and would want to really feel the book as if it is really happening.
I received a physical copy of Engineered Murder from Ms. Virginia Benson in exchange for an honest review. You can reach her through her email vbenson@bellouth.net.
For my other posts and upcoming giveaways this week, please check out my blog http://goodnightcarolina.blogspot.com/
First it was supposed to be an engaging night where Caroline has to dressed her best and go with her husband Kevin to a company dinner in honor of Mr. Czerny, a construction firm magnate whom the company is working with for a big project.
Caroline was late for the party and her colleagues think she is just being her workaholic self rushing some finishing touches for the project.
But things take an unexpected turn when she was found lying inside the company library bashed by a hard object.
There are too many suspicious co-workers; bosses, wives and even the husband have been thoroughly questioned by Detective Knowlton who is also facing a wicked reality of his own and his loyal partner Sgt. Corn.
There’s the senior partner Garrison Pollard who as Knowlton finds out knew Caroline from when she was still in college, the secretive junior partner Baxter Thorne whom irritated the detective and would intentionally leave out important details of the goings on that day of the murder.
Each detail proved to be critical especially when there are more people in danger and everybody thinks they know what happened. Plus there can be some who definitely hates Caroline enough to murder her.
The entangled lives of Caroline, her husband and the people around her made this story dangerously arousing not to mention that this book didn’t let me rest a bit.
It's hard not to feel for the characters especially if they have been through a lot and they just want to move on.
I wouldn’t say it is action packed but it kept me thinking a lot (but in a good way) all throughout because every page has a life of its own and every character is equally satisfying to get to know of. The more I read this book the more I get into it.
This is why I really liked Engineered Murder. And the best part of this book is the ending, it's not over the top and it's believable.
This is particularly intended for people who like to analyze every part of the story and would want to really feel the book as if it is really happening.
I received a physical copy of Engineered Murder from Ms. Virginia Benson in exchange for an honest review. You can reach her through her email vbenson@bellouth.net.
For my other posts and upcoming giveaways this week, please check out my blog http://goodnightcarolina.blogspot.com/
March 25, 2013
It's a good premise with a lot of action but I was getting a little lost in some of the places. There were a couple of chapters where the investigators left the diner and went to the company to investigate, not once, but twice. Minor typos and a few grammatical errors took me out of the story often enough to dampen my spirits while reading it. I would give it a 2.5 because it was a good premise.
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