Review of Cleopatra's Needle: Maelstrom
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Review of Cleopatra's Needle: Maelstrom
Four boys, basking in youthful exuberance, were armed with spray cans and an axe. What started as an act of vandalism fueled by racism turned bloody, leading to the death of a homeless Turk and a broken obelisk. After the dead body was discovered near Cleopatra's Needle obelisk in Central Park, Mayor Marcus Tippet was under pressure to take action, bearing in mind that the result of this action would definitely affect the next election. He made this clear to Commissioner Francis Xavier Donnelly, who set out a team headed by the Afro-American Captain Charles "Biggs" Mosley and called it "Operation Normandy." But it was soon noticed that they were dealing with something more than a murder mystery.
Robert Kraft was the first to report the dead body to the police as he found it while jogging with his dog, Maggie. Maggie soon died after the encounter, after vomiting a sand-like substance. The dead man also had traces of sand on his fingertips. Ramos, the forensics that examined the dead body, noticed it to be unusual as it seemed like something was drinking the man's bodily fluid. Animals around Central Park also started dying. What followed was the sudden and painful death of most people and animals who came in contact with the case. What could be this, ravaging any human or animal who comes in contact with it?
Set in New York, this crime thriller will scare you but not pull your eyes away. It was scary because it gave me a picture of what happens when there is a disease or virus outbreak just before doctors or scientists figure out what it could be. Just imagine the lives of the population that could be lost or the lives of those who are trying to contain it. Their lives, too, would be at risk. I loved how the team of investigators always tell jokes and talk about unrelated things while they are at a crime scene, busy doing their jobs. Just like in the movies, it lightens the mood and makes you anticipate what will be discovered. The humor was superb, and I have to give the author accolades for it. This is the sort of book that should be adapted into a movie.
As expected in most crime thrillers, there are a lot of characters. There are numerous doctors, officers from Wildlife Control, affected citizens, and police officers. I want to mention this so that the next reader will anticipate it and not be overwhelmed by it. However, one thing I admire about the characters is that they are all active, as the author took time to fully develop them.
This is my ideal book, and the author delivered more than I anticipated. I couldn't figure out what was going on for a long time, which made me not lose interest in the book until the end. The book deserves 5 out of 5 stars because I disliked nothing about it. Those who enjoy detective books and science fiction will love Cleopatra's Needle: Maelstrom by Tony Kayden. Hence, I recommend it to them. The book was also professionally edited.
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