Review: Dead Man's Wake

Dead Man's Wake by Paul Doiron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Doiron is the master of fore-shadowing! Ora's gut feelings have weight. Stacy's observations at the airport in Massachusetts should have given her pause. And at least one other, early in the book, which gave me the answer immediately as to who the murderer was. How the boating accident fit into the plot was problematic and once the operator was found the punishment was sadly lacking. Still, unraveling the two crimes was interesting and thank goodness ole Mike and Charley insisted on being in on the crime that was not theirs to solve. Otherwise, the reader would have had a very short book to read. In the end, the only thing lacking was a viable motive--thought it was pretty shaky myself. Still, whatever the reason, the captive was at least partially responsible for the deaths. If nothing else Doiron always gives several strands to follow and keeps his Warden and family busy. Interesting, now that Mike is in his 30's he is all of a sudden a font of wisdom and some self control--lol

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