NetGalley: Crime Paradise #3 by Gene Desrochers
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Published: 12/12/2023
Pages: 305
Genre: Mystery/murder
Review: NetGalley
Three dead bodies. One prime suspect.
Boise wakes up after his latest adventure in drinking to find that he’s the prime suspect in a murder atrocious enough to startle even the hardened citizens of St. Thomas.
The road to salvation lies on a dark path into his past that leads him from the Virgin Islands’ prison system, to Los Angeles, where his beloved wife, Evelyn, was killed.
Along the way, Boise enlists the assistance of his long-time mentor, a cagy volunteer from the non-profit organization, and a self-involved attorney who specializes in defending drug dealers. As Boise uncovers hidden facts about the victims and their connection to his life, he realizes that to get to the truth, he’ll have to confront both his personal demons and the sins of his family from long ago.
Boise wakes up after his latest adventure in drinking to find that he’s the prime suspect in a murder atrocious enough to startle even the hardened citizens of St. Thomas.
The road to salvation lies on a dark path into his past that leads him from the Virgin Islands’ prison system, to Los Angeles, where his beloved wife, Evelyn, was killed.
Along the way, Boise enlists the assistance of his long-time mentor, a cagy volunteer from the non-profit organization, and a self-involved attorney who specializes in defending drug dealers. As Boise uncovers hidden facts about the victims and their connection to his life, he realizes that to get to the truth, he’ll have to confront both his personal demons and the sins of his family from long ago.
I did not know that this was book three in this series, so even though it could be read as a standalone, there were some parts and characters that I wanted some background on. It felt flat to me as far as the story went. I wasn't entertained, so finishing this book took me a long time. It just didn't have a really good crime feeling; I honestly can not place what was bothering me as it is hard to explain.
I did enjoy the I am going to say voodoo part that popped up. I know voodoo is a religion, but I wasn't sure how to word that practice in this sentence. I was inquisitive about why he was getting married to someone in the story, and I may have missed the meaning behind it, but it felt weird to me. Like a quid pro quo was happening, but I could be wrong. In the end, the whole thing with Boise is he is trying to figure out who framed him as well as handle the trial of his mother in the States. Would I read the other books in this series? I might later on down the road.
Growing up in an 18-room guesthouse/wartime hospital in the Caribbean isn’t for everyone, but it proved just the right atmosphere for bestselling author Gene Desrochers to hone a sense of story, mystery, and scene that would prove critical in his writing career.
Born on a tiny dot called “St. Thomas” (somewhere in the Caribbean), Desrochers migrated steadily west over the years until he found a home – with a wife who loves him, kids who are young enough to still think he’s pretty cool, and a cat who tolerates him – in the continental United States. He also found the time to earn a JD and become a practicing lawyer, run a tennis club, and publish award-winning short fiction in publications across the US and beyond.
Now settled in the mysterious and exotic land known as Los Angeles, Desrochers splits his time between the loves of his life: his family, his writing, his tennis, and his ability to impress strangers with his St. Thomian accent.
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