Official Review: A Rose From The Executioner by Edward Izzi
Posted: 26 Apr 2020, 18:13
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "A Rose From The Executioner" by Edward Izzi.]
The Archdiocese of Chicago is on the brink of bankruptcy due to all the lawsuits it has to pay to the victims of paedophile priests. The only way to survive is to start selling off property. The administrative chief of staff, Joseph Kilbane (Fr. Joe), second in charge to the Cardinal has a brilliant idea. How about killing off all those retired paedophile priests and collect on their life insurance policies which were forced on them by the previous Cardinal when they retired? Fr. Joe takes his brilliant idea to Little Tony, his childhood friend who is also a notorious mob boss. Little Tony will have none of it and they both agree that it is a bad idea. Now there is a serial killer on the loose killing off all the paedophile ex-priests. All the evidence is now pointing to Fr. Joe. Who is the person performing all these executions? Can Fr. Joe be proven innocent? This is the intriguing story of A Rose From The Executioner by Edward Izzi.
The author doesn’t waste time but dives right into the story. The chapters interchange between characters, events and timelines. The author shows us the history of the targets and their present lifestyles. He also lets us into the progress made by police. The writer skillfully serves us with different suspects. It is only later that the author revealed the true culprit to the reader and the reader becomes privy to the schemes of the culprit. Most of the story is told in the third person but Detective Dorian is allowed to narrate in the first person. The case is very frustrating for him at first and I got to experience the stress and pressures of the job of police officers.
I enjoyed the steady pace of the book. The interweaving was confusing at times, but the switching of stories helped to keep me interested in the story. There were many twists and turns which kept me on the edge of my seat. The book was very enjoyable. I also enjoyed the descriptions of different facets of the investigation such as departmental rivalry, politics and managing journalists.
I would advise the author to provide dates at the start of each chapter; it would help to lessen some confusion. The book can use another round of editing. There were just too many errors. These are the two things that I didn’t like about the book. I would like to warn other readers that the book contains incidences where characters use profane language. It also contains a few erotic scenes which were not described in detail.
I would have rated this book 4 out of 4 stars were it not for the poor editing. I now rate it 3 out of 4 stars. Anyone who enjoys crime-thrillers will enjoy this book. I do not recommend it to children due to the graphic details of the murder scenes as well as the subject of child abuse. Members of the Catholic Church may find it offensive although the writer tried to keep everything in balance.
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A Rose From The Executioner
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The Archdiocese of Chicago is on the brink of bankruptcy due to all the lawsuits it has to pay to the victims of paedophile priests. The only way to survive is to start selling off property. The administrative chief of staff, Joseph Kilbane (Fr. Joe), second in charge to the Cardinal has a brilliant idea. How about killing off all those retired paedophile priests and collect on their life insurance policies which were forced on them by the previous Cardinal when they retired? Fr. Joe takes his brilliant idea to Little Tony, his childhood friend who is also a notorious mob boss. Little Tony will have none of it and they both agree that it is a bad idea. Now there is a serial killer on the loose killing off all the paedophile ex-priests. All the evidence is now pointing to Fr. Joe. Who is the person performing all these executions? Can Fr. Joe be proven innocent? This is the intriguing story of A Rose From The Executioner by Edward Izzi.
The author doesn’t waste time but dives right into the story. The chapters interchange between characters, events and timelines. The author shows us the history of the targets and their present lifestyles. He also lets us into the progress made by police. The writer skillfully serves us with different suspects. It is only later that the author revealed the true culprit to the reader and the reader becomes privy to the schemes of the culprit. Most of the story is told in the third person but Detective Dorian is allowed to narrate in the first person. The case is very frustrating for him at first and I got to experience the stress and pressures of the job of police officers.
I enjoyed the steady pace of the book. The interweaving was confusing at times, but the switching of stories helped to keep me interested in the story. There were many twists and turns which kept me on the edge of my seat. The book was very enjoyable. I also enjoyed the descriptions of different facets of the investigation such as departmental rivalry, politics and managing journalists.
I would advise the author to provide dates at the start of each chapter; it would help to lessen some confusion. The book can use another round of editing. There were just too many errors. These are the two things that I didn’t like about the book. I would like to warn other readers that the book contains incidences where characters use profane language. It also contains a few erotic scenes which were not described in detail.
I would have rated this book 4 out of 4 stars were it not for the poor editing. I now rate it 3 out of 4 stars. Anyone who enjoys crime-thrillers will enjoy this book. I do not recommend it to children due to the graphic details of the murder scenes as well as the subject of child abuse. Members of the Catholic Church may find it offensive although the writer tried to keep everything in balance.
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A Rose From The Executioner
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
