Wrong Place Wrong Time (Thriller)
By Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
ISBN #978-0615805597
Linden Tree Press
400 Pages
Price $12.74
Rating 5-Stars
“Well
Written. A Page Turner!”
The
story had a slow start, and could have used a hook early on to catch the
reader’s interest. However, once it does kick off we enjoy the ride. Tsara
Adelman, a mother of two, is attending her uncle’s party, whom she hasn’t seen in
25 years. After the party she is in her room when two men come through the
door. They are not dressed for the party, and she knows something is wrong.
There is a short fight, and she is captured and carried off on horses with the
men. She learns that she has been kidnapped to exchange for the son of one of
the men, who is a prisoner of her uncle’s.
The
main body of the book is the kidnappers holding her in the rugged mountainous
country, while two crooked policemen are searching for her and the kidnappers.
If they catch them, she will surely be murdered along with her captors.
This
was a long story, but well written and kept my interest to the end. I felt that
the author used way too much gutter language, and not just during stressful
periods, but in every day life, including talks with a rabbi. The language
would have had more impact if just used during the hostage situation, but with
it thrown around everywhere it lost its punch. I’m not sure why today’s writers
feel they need to pepper a story with gutter language. It left me wondering if
the author’s family spoke like this in every day settings, or has the author
just watched too many current movies where language makes the story?
Regardless, it wasn’t needed. This is a better story than mere gutter language
would imply, and personally I wish a lot of it had been left out. The readers
will appreciate the protagonist, and even find sympathy for the kidnappers. I
was also pleased with the handling of the FBI. They were not inept, and carried
the investigation in a professional manner. Everything was done right, and the
final rescue of the hostage was realistic. The author did her research, and we
get a better story for it. Highly recommended.
Tom
Johnson
Detective
Mystery Stories
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