Till Death do Us Part

Al Pennyback Mystery #10

by Charles Ray

Another Al Pennyback mystery. Set in Washington, DC and Jamaica.

Genres: Mystery

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 11, 2012

About the author

I've been writing since my teens. In addition to writing for several newspapers and magazines in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa, I've written two books on leadership and a number of fiction works. I'm also a published poet, photographer, and artist. I write in several genres, reflecting my broad reading tastes. I spent 20 years in the army, retiring in 1982 and becoming a diplomat. I've worked in about 10 countries and traveled to about 30 more, mining each for material to write about.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this book. Al Pennyback is a Private Investigator in Washington D.C. He is a tough, flirtatious man who I think follows the golden rule. You know, treat others how you want to be treated. A friend of his gives Al his next client, a man named Jacob Treworthy. Mr. Treworthy needs Al's help to prove that his son-in-law had his daughter killed in Jamaica. It's a long shot, but Al gets intrigued and takes the case.

Al finds himself a quite puzzler, digging his way to answers and evidence. Throughout the book, there are some minor twists, but nothing too complicated for the reader. You are reading from the main character's point of view, first person. It helps you understand HIS logic fairly well, and keeps some details kept away until further in the book.

As always, I think it only fair to say why I only gave it three stars. I personally found some continuity issues. Others might not notice it, but I tend to be a stickler for that. The main character was also a bit too perfect for my liking. He didn't have any flaws besides one minor detail that apparently everyone is completely ok with. Just doesn't scream I can imagine this as a real guy.


All in all, I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in a nice book, that has a good story line and interesting characters. There's a good mixture of people in this book that make it a nice, easy read. You've got murder, a prostitution ring, rap label issues, and just a dash of sensuality and blood pumping action.

[bex]

This is one of very few books I failed to complete. To be honest, I only got into chapter 2 before I gave up. I should have known better than to download it with the improperly capitalized title, but I tried to be fair. I just couldn't cope with the copious overuse and abuse of semicolons.