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Review by Daniel Stallion-Keys -- An Imperfect Crime
[Following is a volunteer review of "An Imperfect Crime" by Fred G. Baker.]
When a trio of underachieving university students consistently fail to get their literary works published, they plan a fake murder to draw public attention to themselves. This is done all in the name of getting the publicity to be published authors. The “perfect” crime scene is orchestrated and the composed pseudo-perpetrator hands himself over to the police. But when the accomplice and the allegedly murdered “victim” do not appear in court, things go horribly wrong when he is executed for a crime that he did not commit.
Unlike everyone else, his prison priest, Father Montero, believes that he is innocent. The crime was too flawlessly and meticulously set up. The man also never seemed capable of committing a homicide and maintained his innocence until death. Subsequently, the man of God teams up with the courageous, intelligent, and saucy señorita, Detective Sanchez of the Phoenix Police Department, to find the other two missing conspirators and what had happened. Instead, they stumble upon something even more disturbing and find out that this case is just the tip of a titanic and eery iceberg that is ghostly drifting under the scorching southwestern sun…
An Imperfect Crime is a book by Coloradan writer, Fred G. Baker. It falls under the mystery, crime, and action genres of fictional literature. This is the first book of the Father Montero and Detective Sanchez series. At just over 250 pages, the book is a short read. I gave the book 4 out of 4 stars. The characters had very believable names. The book was also well edited. I loved that there was no unnecessary information dumping as there were a lot of important details to remember about crime scenes and characters already. The action scenes were brilliantly depicted. I felt like I was reading the script of a Quentin Tarantino movie. The fighting scenes were violent and vividly gory. Being a horror fan, I enjoyed it.
I loved the Mexican and Spanish theme that was omnipresent throughout the read. The need for Baker to capture a Latin American feel was evidently below the number of every chapter. See for yourself. The arid atmosphere of the landscape added to this. It also came in the forms of the character, place, and food names. The story developed depth as the plot slowly darkened and thickened like a bowl of abandoned guacamole (though in a more consumable, tasteful, and better-looking manner).
The mentioning of well-known brands such as FedEx and Walmart still gave the book an American feel. The only dislike I had about the book was that I wished there were more memorable and quotable lines in it. I love deep (and relatable) quotes. However, the sentences did come together well enough to tell a story. I never gave the book a 3, because it was more than good. I would commend this book to only adults as there are scenes where sexual assault takes place. I would recommend this book to lovers of the crime, mystery, and action genres of fictitious literature. I would also prescribe this book to lovers of medical-detective books and television shows. Admittedly, at first, I thought the plot was shallow and ridiculous, but I ended up liking how the story was executed and written. In short, Baker took the cake and I ate a little humble pie...
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An Imperfect Crime
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When a trio of underachieving university students consistently fail to get their literary works published, they plan a fake murder to draw public attention to themselves. This is done all in the name of getting the publicity to be published authors. The “perfect” crime scene is orchestrated and the composed pseudo-perpetrator hands himself over to the police. But when the accomplice and the allegedly murdered “victim” do not appear in court, things go horribly wrong when he is executed for a crime that he did not commit.
Unlike everyone else, his prison priest, Father Montero, believes that he is innocent. The crime was too flawlessly and meticulously set up. The man also never seemed capable of committing a homicide and maintained his innocence until death. Subsequently, the man of God teams up with the courageous, intelligent, and saucy señorita, Detective Sanchez of the Phoenix Police Department, to find the other two missing conspirators and what had happened. Instead, they stumble upon something even more disturbing and find out that this case is just the tip of a titanic and eery iceberg that is ghostly drifting under the scorching southwestern sun…
An Imperfect Crime is a book by Coloradan writer, Fred G. Baker. It falls under the mystery, crime, and action genres of fictional literature. This is the first book of the Father Montero and Detective Sanchez series. At just over 250 pages, the book is a short read. I gave the book 4 out of 4 stars. The characters had very believable names. The book was also well edited. I loved that there was no unnecessary information dumping as there were a lot of important details to remember about crime scenes and characters already. The action scenes were brilliantly depicted. I felt like I was reading the script of a Quentin Tarantino movie. The fighting scenes were violent and vividly gory. Being a horror fan, I enjoyed it.
I loved the Mexican and Spanish theme that was omnipresent throughout the read. The need for Baker to capture a Latin American feel was evidently below the number of every chapter. See for yourself. The arid atmosphere of the landscape added to this. It also came in the forms of the character, place, and food names. The story developed depth as the plot slowly darkened and thickened like a bowl of abandoned guacamole (though in a more consumable, tasteful, and better-looking manner).
The mentioning of well-known brands such as FedEx and Walmart still gave the book an American feel. The only dislike I had about the book was that I wished there were more memorable and quotable lines in it. I love deep (and relatable) quotes. However, the sentences did come together well enough to tell a story. I never gave the book a 3, because it was more than good. I would commend this book to only adults as there are scenes where sexual assault takes place. I would recommend this book to lovers of the crime, mystery, and action genres of fictitious literature. I would also prescribe this book to lovers of medical-detective books and television shows. Admittedly, at first, I thought the plot was shallow and ridiculous, but I ended up liking how the story was executed and written. In short, Baker took the cake and I ate a little humble pie...
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An Imperfect Crime
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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