Before we get into today's review, I'd like to offer my condolences to the families affected by the tragedy in Orlando this past weekend. As a sci-fi fan and writer I have many friends and even a grandchild in the LGBTQ community. But even so, terrorism must be stopped in whatever form it takes, whether it comes from Isis or the Klan. I once took an oath to defend this country from ALL enemies, foreign and domestic, and I still take that oath seriously.
Blurb:
Sex scandals in high
places…
An
exposé on the murky world of high-stakes politics...a depiction of the
life-and-death struggle of a young female lawyer who goes to great lengths to
outwit a diabolical trio in order to save her lover from a murder rap.
The
conscience of a town steeped in sexism, vanity, and hypocrisy is pricked by the
brutal murder of a mysterious woman in an LA park. But the shock is transformed
into a steamy, seductive scandal when the corpse turns out to be Susan
Whitaker, the flamboyant wife of the governor of California.
A
secret lover/blackmailer theory leads to the indictment of Hollywood’s most
influential black celebrity. It is only the beginning, for Susan Whitaker, in
fact, did not exist.
Little
does anyone realize that this colossal fraud is a mere curtain raiser to a
chilling world of ugly skeletons dating back to the assassination of a U.S.
senator in a Washington hotel sauna, skeletons connected to riveting sex
scandals in high places, skeletons the FBI and political kingmakers will kill
for.
About the Author:
Augustine Sam is a
journalist by profession, a novelist by choice, and a poet by chance. A member
of the U.K. Chartered Institute of Journalists and the international society of
poets, he is a bilingual writer, an award-winning poet, and the author of three
books.
He was the winner of
the “Editors' Choice Award” in the North America Open Poetry contest, sponsored
by the National Library of Poetry, and was invited to be inducted into the
International Society of Poets. He won the Merit Award from this society, as
well as having two of his poems published in two international anthologies.
His poetry collection, Flashes of Emotion, was the 2015
finalist in the International Book Award Contest and is permanently listed on
BookAwards.com. Augustine lives and works in Venice.
Review:
Conspiracy
of Silence is the kind of book that grabs you on the first page and won’t let
you go until it’s done, except for one thing. Some of Mr. Sam’s stilted dialog
and strange word usage drove me nuts. In fact, I almost gave this book one
rose. I kept thinking, Someone needs to
teach this guy how normal people speak. Does
he even speak English? The answer is yes, but not as a first language. If I
tried to write a book in Italian, it would be extremely short. “Grazie.”
Rita
Spencer’s lover has been arrested in the murder of the governor’s wife. The
police believe he was having an affair with her, and killed her during an
argument. The host of a wildly successful celebrity tell-all TV show, Benjamin
Carlton swears to Rita that Susan Whittaker was a source, not his lover. Rita
finds Susan’s diary, which reveals Susan Whittaker did not exist, and links her
to the assassination of a U.S. Senator. And the very diary that can clear
Carlton can also get Rita killed.
Again,
Conspiracy of Silence had a
page-burning plot, but was a somewhat slow read for me because of the stilted
dialog and unusual word use. Still, I do recommend it. The ending had a couple
of twists I never saw coming.
Heat Rating: PG-R
for Violence
Length: 288 Pages
Prices:
Print: $10.99
Digital: $2.99
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