Need To Find You by Joseph Souza is an intriguing crime
drama, proving that Souza is just as comfortable with this genre as he is with
the horror genre. Joseph Souza is well-known for his zombie series such as The
Living Dead and The Liger Plague. However, after releasing his award winning
novel, Unpaved Surfaces (and, no, that’s not just a blurb, he really did win
multiple awards for his first crime drama), Souza is well on his way to
becoming the next big thing out of Maine.
Souza avoids the cliché of violence as a plot device, and
slowly weaves a story based on a hidden manuscript that might destroy the
reputation of a classic author. Mikiela, investigating the memoirs of Robert
Cornish, is abruptly kidnapped, but she manages to give her phone to Yasmine.
As luck would have it, Yasmine has a history with the kidnappers and plans on
using the phone’s contents to exact revenge on a man known only as The Viking.
Whip is a former undercover detective struggling to overcome his alcohol
addiction, but he accepts the task of finding Mikiela. Haskins is the corrupt
assistant police chief who is trying to tie up all the loose ends to pay his
debt to The Viking, but both Whip and Mikiela have a score to settle with the
dirty cop.
The setup is slow, and there are several more characters to
keep track of…to be honest, I wasn’t sure this book was going to be to my
liking. I shouldn’t have doubted Souza’s ability to draw readers into one hell
of a mystery. I would never have believed a crime drama could be centered on
something as simple as a manuscript. Patience is required, but rewarded with
the electrifying ending of Need To Find You.
I can’t wait for the next book in The Liger Series, but I’m
thinking Souza needs to leave the undead behind and consider giving Whip his
own detective series.
As always,
AstraDaemon
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