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Delayed Exposure: A Nick Falco mystery
Twenty-seven years have passed since the fateful night on Fripp Island when two Beaufort High School students were murdered on a secluded beach. Nearly three decades have gone by and the case remains unsolved. But then, by a twist of fate, Nick Falco and Shelby Lee Pickett discover devastating evidence that could blow the cold case out of the water! Despite the fact that it’s winter in the Lowcountry of Beaufort County, South Carolina, and the weather is colder than normal, things heat up as Nick and Shelby Lee begin to uncover what really happened that night on Fripp and who the killers are!
565 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 11, 2016
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August 28, 2021
Needs an editor!
As someone who has visited Fripp Island for almost 40 years I was excited to give this book a try. I appreciate the authenticity of incorporating real island geography and businesses into the story.
Though I will point out that they wouldn’t have seen the lights of the Cabana Club the night of the murder since the Cabana Club wasn’t built until the mid nineties. Which brings me to my long list of issues and concerns with this book. According to Kindle it is 555 pages long, which is about 300 pages too many.
The first thing I noticed right away was the long winded dialogue. As a reader I never had to wonder about what a character was thinking because the character was sure to tell me and include as much detail as possible.
The next thing was the incorporation of more of what I assume was the story in Lowcountry Burn. I didn’t read that book, and while I normally wouldn’t mind having parts of a previous work incorporated in, the writing was so long winded and needlessly detailed, it was a major distraction from the story in this book. I finally ended up just skimming the pages and would only read when actual plot points were taking place.
SPOILER ALERT: and the plot point I had the hardest time with was when Nick & Shelby agreed to help destroy the lives of Miles, Brad, and Tim. While I of course agreed these men should face consequences for their crimes, the idea of destroying them, their businesses and lives would have had consequences to the innocent people around them. This made Nick and Shelby unsympathetic and unlikeable characters.
I am not an author, but I am a reader and I have two suggestions for Mr. Yeagle. 1. Get a better editor. 2. Trust your readers, we are capable of recalling the relationship between the three men without you reminding us that the were the three musketeers every other chapter. We are also able to infer characters feeling and motivations based on their actions, they don’t have to spell it out verbally in so much detail each time. I actually think there was a decent story hidden inside this book, but I will not pick up another one of Mr. Yeagle’s books unless it is less than 300 pages long.
As someone who has visited Fripp Island for almost 40 years I was excited to give this book a try. I appreciate the authenticity of incorporating real island geography and businesses into the story.
Though I will point out that they wouldn’t have seen the lights of the Cabana Club the night of the murder since the Cabana Club wasn’t built until the mid nineties. Which brings me to my long list of issues and concerns with this book. According to Kindle it is 555 pages long, which is about 300 pages too many.
The first thing I noticed right away was the long winded dialogue. As a reader I never had to wonder about what a character was thinking because the character was sure to tell me and include as much detail as possible.
The next thing was the incorporation of more of what I assume was the story in Lowcountry Burn. I didn’t read that book, and while I normally wouldn’t mind having parts of a previous work incorporated in, the writing was so long winded and needlessly detailed, it was a major distraction from the story in this book. I finally ended up just skimming the pages and would only read when actual plot points were taking place.
SPOILER ALERT: and the plot point I had the hardest time with was when Nick & Shelby agreed to help destroy the lives of Miles, Brad, and Tim. While I of course agreed these men should face consequences for their crimes, the idea of destroying them, their businesses and lives would have had consequences to the innocent people around them. This made Nick and Shelby unsympathetic and unlikeable characters.
I am not an author, but I am a reader and I have two suggestions for Mr. Yeagle. 1. Get a better editor. 2. Trust your readers, we are capable of recalling the relationship between the three men without you reminding us that the were the three musketeers every other chapter. We are also able to infer characters feeling and motivations based on their actions, they don’t have to spell it out verbally in so much detail each time. I actually think there was a decent story hidden inside this book, but I will not pick up another one of Mr. Yeagle’s books unless it is less than 300 pages long.
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