Review of Veterans Day

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 07 Sep 2021, 01:09

[Following is a volunteer review of "Veterans Day" by J. J. Jorgens.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Veterans Day is a detective and mystery novel by J. J. Jorgens. This is my first time to read a detective novel and it turned out to be a fascinating read. Its plot is built in Washington D.C. It has themes which include corruption, love, bribery, murder, and racism. It is divided into small chapters, which makes it easy to read and understand.

Mary Jane Morris is a thirty-eight-years-old detective who is devoted to justice. David McHale (Davy) was Mary Jane's detective partner. Both were devoted to enforcing the law by providing evidence against criminals which made them have a number of enemies. On Halloween's day, Davy calls Mary Jane and tells her that he needs her help. Mary Jane rushes to his partner's office but finds him when he has committed suicide. She observes the crime scene and finds clues that show that it was not suicide but her partner was murdered. She embarks on a mission to find the people who killed her partner and bring then to face the law. Their is a conspiracy that Mary Jane gets to know about and you can know it by getting yourself a copy of this mystery novel.

The thing that I liked most about the novel is that the author starts by writing a statement which causes the reader to predict how the novel will end. The author builds the storyline in a way that the statement is right but the predictions of the reader are not right. This made the novel totally unpredictable and fascinating. The characters are well developed even those that are not so important in the storyline. The author mentions a brief history of each character about how they are related to the protagonist.

The thing that I disliked about the novel is the author's style of narration. The novel is narrated from a first-person point of view by the protagonist and the author uses reported speech to record words of characters. This causes confusion about which character is exactly speaking the words. The scenes are not well developed. Some events in the novel change abruptly which leaves the reader wondering how the following events come about.

The novel was professionally edited. I rate the novel 4 out of 4 stars because it has scenes that create suspense in the reader's mind. It has few instances profane words and lacks erotic scenes. I recommend it to readers of mystery and detective novels.

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Ruchi Raina · Post by **Ruchi Raina** » 22 Sep 2021, 02:17

I really like unpredictable novels. Who killed David? How will Mary find the culprit? What kind of clues did she find? I would love to read this book to know the whole story. Thanks for the great review.

Medhansh Bhardwaj · Post by **Medhansh Bhardwaj** » 22 Sep 2021, 06:41

I really like the author's detailed scene setting in this book. And the suspense is also correctly delivered. Great review!

addicted reader · Post by **addicted reader** » 22 Sep 2021, 09:45

Veterans Day sounds like an action-packed detective and mystery novel that I would like like to read. The review is well-written and gives a glimpse of what the novel entails. Thanks for this great review.

Kaushiki Parihar · Post by **Kaushiki Parihar** » 22 Sep 2021, 09:58

What is the conspiracy that Mary Jane finds out? Oh god! This book sounds an amazing detective story. I neither have read this type of story and I'm intrigued to find out. Thanks for the amazing review.

DyanaFl · Post by **DyanaFl** » 22 Sep 2021, 11:40

The clues are all there and still the reader reaches a wrong conclusion? Sounds like worth a read! Good character development is always a plus. Thanks for the review!

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 25 Sep 2021, 16:46

Ruchi Raina wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 02:17 I really like unpredictable novels. Who killed David? How will Mary find the culprit? What kind of clues did she find? I would love to read this book to know the whole story. Thanks for the great review.

It is really unpredictable and a fascinating read. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 25 Sep 2021, 16:47

Ruchi Raina wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 02:17 I really like unpredictable novels. Who killed David? How will Mary find the culprit? What kind of clues did she find? I would love to read this book to know the whole story. Thanks for the great review.

It is really unpredictable and a fascinating read. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 26 Sep 2021, 23:44

Medhansh Bhardwaj wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 06:41 I really like the author's detailed scene setting in this book. And the suspense is also correctly delivered. Great review!

Right the suspense makes it very intriguing. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 29 Sep 2021, 04:46

addicted reader wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 09:45 Veterans Day sounds like an action-packed detective and mystery novel that I would like like to read. The review is well-written and gives a glimpse of what the novel entails. Thanks for this great review.

Its is also thrilling and really fascinating. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 01 Oct 2021, 07:57

Kaushiki Parihar wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 09:58 What is the conspiracy that Mary Jane finds out? Oh god! This book sounds an amazing detective story. I neither have read this type of story and I'm intrigued to find out. Thanks for the amazing review.

Just get this book to find out. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 04 Oct 2021, 00:43

DyanaFl wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 11:40 The clues are all there and still the reader reaches a wrong conclusion? Sounds like worth a read! Good character development is always a plus. Thanks for the review!

These aspects made the novel very fascinating. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 04 Oct 2021, 00:43

DyanaFl wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 11:40 The clues are all there and still the reader reaches a wrong conclusion? Sounds like worth a read! Good character development is always a plus. Thanks for the review!

These aspects made the novel very fascinating. Thanks for the comment.

Ethan Howe · Post by **Ethan Howe** » 04 Oct 2021, 00:49

DyanaFl wrote: ↑22 Sep 2021, 11:40 The clues are all there and still the reader reaches a wrong conclusion? Sounds like worth a read! Good character development is always a plus. Thanks for the review!

These aspects made it very fascinating. Thanks for the comment.