The
Plot:
Cook
County forensic pathologist, Dr. Claire O’Shaunessy is an advocate for her
patients, even if they are all dead. When the body of an unknown male
discovered behind Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is linked to the remains
of her childhood friend recently discovered in a rural cemetery, Claire is
driven to solve these two murders. Although the blood of her police family
lineage runs deep, her involvement in this investigation soon places her in
mortal danger as she begins to discover a plot where money and power override
human life. Can her brother, Detective Patrick O’Shaunessy and his partner,
Jack Miller, keep her safe or will Claire become the next victim of this
ruthless killer’s deception?
About the Author:
Sue
(Schreck) Myers was raised in Libertyville, Illinois, and lives in the next
town over with her husband, Gene, their cats, and a backyard full of birds and
squirrels. Her first encounter with a dead body was in third grade. Whenever a
classmate lost a relative, the nuns would march them up to the funeral home to
say prayers over the deceased. Sue would stare at them, daring them to wink.
Lucky for her, none did.
In
her twenties, Sue worked as an ER Tech in a Chicago hospital between Rush
Street and the projects. Because of the ER’s interesting clientelle, she was
exposed to a whole array of situations involving the 18th District Police.
Years later, Sue became a registered nurse, but her experiences in the ER never
left her. She spent her nursing career in Labor and Delivery, Neonatal ICU and
infertility. Her career in the medical field fueled stories which begged to be
told. When Sue isn’t writing, she can be found in her garden or quilting.
Review:
Ms.
Meyers tells a good story, but she does so with stilted dialog and the
occasional misused/misspelled word. In fact, I changed one in her plot summary
at the top of this review.
However,
Deception caught and held my
interest. Claire O’Shaunessy is a strong, feisty character with blue blood
running in her veins. I don’t mean the watered-down noble kind. I mean the kind
of strong blood passed down by generations of cops, including her big brother,
Detective Patrick O’Shaunessy who raised her and her older sisters after her
mother died when she was quite young and her father was killed a few years
later. So when a body shows up on her table and she believes the murder is
linked to the death of her childhood best friend, she just has to
investigate—even if that’s the last thing Patrick and his partner, Jack Miller,
want her to do.
Again,
the book was fast-paced and the characters compelling and familiar. As a
Chicagoan, I could have grown up with Claire, Patrick, and some of the other
characters. In fact, Patrick works at Area One Homicide, and I know a detective
in that office. There’s humor, too, as Claire enlists the help of other
childhood friends, who may have some…connections. But, that’s Chicago. The guy
on my block with the best fireworks was a cop. Just sayin’. In the future,
maybe loosen up your dialog and get a better editor, Ms. Meyers. Meanwhile, Deception’s still well worth reading.
Author Website: http://www.suemyers-mystery.com/
Warnings: Dead
Bodies & Autopsies
Length: 240
Pages
Print: $14.95
Digital: $2.99
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