Crime of Privilege

by Walter Walker

Pitted against a powerful family when he reopens the scandalous case of a young woman's unsolved murder, George Becket is forced to confront a haunting mistake from his own past while outmaneuvering wealth-driven corruption.

• ISBN10: 0345541537
• ISBN13: 9780345541536
• Publish Date: 18 June 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Out of Print: 25 August 2016
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Ballantine Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 413
• Language: English

Reviews

[Lianne]

The premise of this novel sounded interesting--a mix of a murder mystery and an influential family involved--and was happy to have been approved of a galley copy to read.

While the premise of this novel was intriguing, the overall story fell flat and boring for me. This was mostly because of the narrator and protagonist of the story. I found George to be far too…blank, passive and lacking in some sort of strong or particular characterisation to define him that would in turn compel me, the reader, like him and root for him as he investigates further. The writing and narration also felt awkward at times that I never really connected with the story. I only read it to the very end to see whether the truth would surface and the perpetrators brought to justice.

Fans of the mystery genre may enjoy this novel but I was left feeling indifferent about it.

My complete review of the novel was originally posted at eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2013/06/14/review-crime-of-privilege/