The Deep Dark
Descending. Allen Eskens. Prometheus Books. October 2017. 272 pp. ISBN #: 9781633883550.
Max
Rupert is a detective tormented by the death of his wife and child she was
carrying. After a certain amount of time
passes, Max is not allowed to have anything to do with the investigation of his
wife’s passing. However, Max discovers
that she didn’t die in an accident but was deliberately murdered! It doesn’t take much to imagine his fury and
resultant reaction!
Max
has it on tape, a voice clearly indicating his wife was deliberately
murdered. Now he has to figure out who
the Planner, the Henchman and the Boss are! The remainder of the story proceeds with Max
figuring out the identity of the men responsible for Jenni’s death. Somehow she discovered facts that could
materially indict certain people over a crime involving Russian woman brought
to America to serve as prostitutes.
This
novel is harrowing as Max confronts the chief perpetrator and plans to kill
him. This is the essence of this
story. It raises questions of moral
integrity. When is it okay to wreak
revenge on a killer? Why should the law
be the one to punish a murderer or murderers?
The laying out of these questions becomes clear when we see how Max
begins to distance himself from everyone he knows, including a partner Niki,
who cares for Max more than she should
The
reader will be shocked by the end of this story and will certainly wonder what
lies ahead in Max’s future. This reader
has the feeling that this will become clear in future novels. For now, The
Deep Dark Descending is nail-biting, tension-filled reading that lovers of
crime thrillers, adventure tales and mysteries will thoroughly enjoy! Well
done, Allen Eskens!
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