Review of Murder in the Garbage

[Sarah Zweigenbaum]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Murder in the Garbage" by Jerry A Greenberg.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Murder in the Garbage by Jerry A. Greenberg is a more interesting story behind the life of a garbage man. Raoul Martez just got out the US service, and is looking to go to night school for a degree while finding a place to work. He is recommended to work as a garbage man from a friend. The boss of the company lets out his anger towards his employees. Raoul and his partner found a brightly colored bin containing the body of the former owner of the Trinity Waste Management. Hank Boucher is a recently retired US Navy Seal, and wants to join the CIA. He is assigned this case, to find the murderer of Charles Thornton. He jumps through hoops to find information about Thornton, the workers, the new boss, and the motive behind the murder; all while maintaining his composure.

I have never read a book about a murder surrounding a waste management facility. It is very unique, and very worth a read. The characters go through major changes as the chapters go on. Jerry A. Greenberg does a great job in switching back and forth between the characters in each chapter; and describes the US service and after in much detail. He also describes the characters in detail, such as height and weight. The description of the neighbors finding the odd trach bin and the body inside is long and I was able to picture every detail. The stolen items from the weapons depot are a part of the plan of the murderer. Hank Boucher is very knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the US Navy and uses it to his advantage to solve this case.

I did not find anything that I did not like while reading Murder in the Garbage. It remained suspenseful throughout, and is a fairly quick read with the chapters being relatively short. The characters are well-rounded, and well-developed. The book also puts the murder, and who is involved together wonderfully. The new boss of the TWM is rather hot-head, and does not seem to take ‘no’ for an answer.

I give the rating 5 out of 5 for all my reasons above.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in ex-US service people and the life of a garbage man changing forever. The detail of the murder would be much for young readers, as would the borderline profanity.

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Murder in the Garbage
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