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Casey Herringshaw
, February 03, 2012
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“Accused” gives a glimpse into the life of a cop from the perspective of a cop author, which is what drew me to the novel.
Carly is an extremely tormented character. A fresh divorce, a conspiracy theory that the agency she works for is corrupt and a cop-related shooting has taken her off the streets and put her behind a desk. Her bitterness drove me away from her a bit. For the first quarter or so of the book she is very much against a faith in Christ and makes that very clear to the reader and those in her life. I was searching for something that would make her more likeable and struggled until just about half way when she started to soften.
There was much going on, both on an emotional level for Carly and a greater story level for the suspense of the story. A part of the ending did surprise me (in that it actually happened), but there is certainly much to keep the book from being dull ��"I would have liked a faster pace through the middle of story, but that is my personal opinion in what I want in suspense.
“Accused” is a pretty quick read, I thought parts of the actual writing could be improved, but at the close of the novel, it makes me wonder how Carly will become a stronger character in later books.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers for my copy to review.
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