Official Review: Unsolved Since 1918 by Jack Coey

Post by **Bertha Jackson** » 23 Nov 2020, 09:19

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Unsolved Since 1918" by Jack Coey.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Unsolved Since 1918 by Jack Coey is about the unsolved murder of Mr. Dean in a small community in 1918. Mr. Dean had gone to the village, came home, milked the cow, and disappeared. The next day his body was found in a water cistern. Although the law required an autopsy to be performed, he was buried before it was completed. Mr. Dean’s friend, Mr. Rich, is a prominent citizen and a local banker. He has a black eye and scratches on his face and says a horse kicked him. There is speculation that he committed the murder. Mr. Rich starts rumors that Mrs. Dean, who has dementia, killed her husband to get the focus off him. Then there were the Colfelts who occasionally rented the farmhouse. During WWI everyone had to work but not the Colfelts, and over time gossip went around about their German sympathies. A couple of months before, Mr. Dean had given them twenty-four hours to evacuate the house. So, who killed Mr. Dean? Was it Mrs. Dean? Was it Mr. Rich? Was it the Colfelts? Was Mr. Dean part of WWI espionage? Hence the title, you will have to read the book to draw your own conclusions as this case has never been solved.

The author has made this a very intriguing story involving WWI, espionage, corruption, murder, lies, deceit, and loyalty. He shows how friends, who don’t know the truth, will believe and trust in you. And friends who do know the truth, but will do anything to justify it. To what lengths would your friends go to protect you? Reading this book will demonstrate to you how easy it is for government officials to be corruptive and fool their constituents. You will learn from this book how German espionage was done with the use of lights and postcards.

I liked how the author described the characters and their motives. I felt like I was there and thought I had the answer multiple times but then would change my mind. The use of pictures allowed me to visualize the characters. The thing I disliked most about the book was the number of formatting and punctuation errors that I found.

This short book is an easy read that flows smoothly and I recommend it to anyone who likes a good crime mystery, or if you have an interest in WWI espionage. This is no profanity or sexual content in the book which makes it appropriate for any age group. There is a conflict between the Catholic and Protestant faiths, but nothing I consider offensive.

This is a well-written book that you will be hesitant to put down. Unfortunately, due to the errors, I can only give the book 3 out of 4 stars. Once the book has been professionally edited, it will deserve more stars.

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Unique Ego · Post by **Unique Ego** » 30 Nov 2020, 03:55

Sometimes I wonder how crimes got solved before the advent of cameras, phones, the internet, and other great strides we've made on medicine, tech, etc. I'd definitely love to find out who killed Mr. Dean