Review of Charlie's Diner
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Review of Charlie's Diner
Charlie Winters is a successful businessman but a sad one on the inside. A couple of years earlier, he had lost his only daughter to an accident, and his wife followed over the next few years, leaving Charlie on his own and without a family. He fell into a work routine and ate at the diner, where a longtime friend, Flo, worked as a waitress.
On one faithful day, as he sat at his regular spot, he observed a family he hadn't seen before in town, and as he watched them, he was reminded of his loss. As the family was leaving, he gifted them a thousand dollars to assist them financially. However, that gift did more harm than good. Paul, the husband, used the money to buy a bike instead of paying the bills. This action caused Ann, Paul's wife, to return to Charlie, seeking more money to pay the bills. Charlie gave her some cash in exchange for some minor sexual gratification. Paul catches them in the act one day. He stabs Charlie to death, and Ann stabs him in self-defense before he can kill her too. Shocked at the events, Ann picks up her children, packs her bags, and moves away. The police take over the investigation and are met with dead ends at a certain point. What next would they do? Meanwhile, Ann is now in Nebraska and seems to have started life afresh. How well would things turn out for her? Will her past catch up with her?
Charlie's Diner by Dennis F. Killeen was a simple and exciting book. From what I had in mind, the plot turned out to be very unexpected, and I'm sure the audience would love it. The story was written from the third-person point of view, which puts the readers on the pedestal of the action in the story as it unfolded. The character development in this book was commendable; it contained few well-developed characters could, and I'm sure the audience would have no difficulty understanding. My favorite character has to be Ann; her resilience and intelligence were something that I found pretty impressive. Molly Raintree was another character I liked. I admired how committed she was to fight crime and solving cases. My favorite part of this book was when Ann went to help Tony during his recovery; I found myself laughing a lot during that period.
The only thing I disliked about this book was the numbering method of its chapters. I don't know if it was meant to appear interesting; however, it only reduced the book's quality; for instance, moving from Day 0 to two years later sounded quite unbelievable. However, this is just my subjective opinion of the book. This book was generally worth the time spent on it. It was a beautiful combination of action, humor, and mystery, as I had never envisioned that plot twist. Another thing worthy of commendation was the editing. I only encountered one error throughout the entire story length; the book was professionally edited.
Charlie's Diner by Dennis F. Killeen receives 5 out of 5 stars from me due to its engaging plot, mystery, and exceptional editing. I recommend this book to audiences interested in murder mysteries, detective stories, and action thrillers.
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