Review of The FBI Inspector
Posted: 02 Sep 2021, 07:49
[Following is a volunteer review of "The FBI Inspector" by Jay Dubya.]
The FBI Inspector is a collection of short crime stories featuring Inspector Joe Giralo and three federal agents: Arthur Orsi, Dan Blachford and Sal Valardi.
The book consists of a series of criminal cases that the inspector and his agents have to investigate and solve. The author begins each case with an intriguing title. The four men solve all types of cases that range from mansion robberies to terrorist attacks, and everything else in between them. The case I liked the most was 'A Concerted Effort.' In this case, the four gallant men were able to investigate and solve a case of mysterious mansion robberies. In most of the stories, the author, Jay Dubya, sets a major part of the plot in New Jersey—his hometown.
Inspector Giralo was really psychic. I was amazed by how he used logic to decipher codes through various TV shows and literature. He thought like a criminal in order to catch the criminal. His character was quite impressive; he had so much knowledge on a diverse range of topics, and we get to see how he used this knowledge in solving criminal cases.
I liked how the author developed each character. The character I liked the most was that of Sal Velardi; he somehow managed to add humor to every case—even the most intense and serious criminal cases.
However, there are a number of things I did not like about the book. The author did not narrate how most of the cases were solved. He would intensively narrate the details of a case, but not explain how the case was solved. I would read a particular story and look forward to how the case was going to be solved, only for the author to write that the case had already been solved by the inspector and his superior, Matt Riley. I also disliked the fact that Inspector Giralo held back so much information from his agents, only for him to reveal it after the case had already been solved.
Additionally, the author added a lot of unnecessary details. Most sentences were bombarded with adjectives, while other sentences run for too long, they could easily stand as paragraphs on their own.
There were a number of grammatical errors and random use of italics for some words. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. I give it a rating of 2 out of 4. I would have given it less, but I have to admit that some of the stories were really intriguing. Readers who love crime fiction may find pleasure in reading this book.
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The FBI Inspector
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The FBI Inspector is a collection of short crime stories featuring Inspector Joe Giralo and three federal agents: Arthur Orsi, Dan Blachford and Sal Valardi.
The book consists of a series of criminal cases that the inspector and his agents have to investigate and solve. The author begins each case with an intriguing title. The four men solve all types of cases that range from mansion robberies to terrorist attacks, and everything else in between them. The case I liked the most was 'A Concerted Effort.' In this case, the four gallant men were able to investigate and solve a case of mysterious mansion robberies. In most of the stories, the author, Jay Dubya, sets a major part of the plot in New Jersey—his hometown.
Inspector Giralo was really psychic. I was amazed by how he used logic to decipher codes through various TV shows and literature. He thought like a criminal in order to catch the criminal. His character was quite impressive; he had so much knowledge on a diverse range of topics, and we get to see how he used this knowledge in solving criminal cases.
I liked how the author developed each character. The character I liked the most was that of Sal Velardi; he somehow managed to add humor to every case—even the most intense and serious criminal cases.
However, there are a number of things I did not like about the book. The author did not narrate how most of the cases were solved. He would intensively narrate the details of a case, but not explain how the case was solved. I would read a particular story and look forward to how the case was going to be solved, only for the author to write that the case had already been solved by the inspector and his superior, Matt Riley. I also disliked the fact that Inspector Giralo held back so much information from his agents, only for him to reveal it after the case had already been solved.
Additionally, the author added a lot of unnecessary details. Most sentences were bombarded with adjectives, while other sentences run for too long, they could easily stand as paragraphs on their own.
There were a number of grammatical errors and random use of italics for some words. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. I give it a rating of 2 out of 4. I would have given it less, but I have to admit that some of the stories were really intriguing. Readers who love crime fiction may find pleasure in reading this book.
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The FBI Inspector
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
