Person of Interest

Person of Interest
Author: Theresa Schwegel 2007 372pp
My rating 2.5*
Started January 24 2008, Finished January 25 2008.

Way better than Grisham, about equivalent to lesser Cruz Smith, but not at the level of such paragons of the mystery genre as Presumed Innocent or Gorky Park. The protagonist is the cop’s wife, an interesting angle; the female POV was a nice change of pace. I didn’t really buy the complete lack of communication between Leslie and Craig or Craig’s obsession with the undercover operation or the entire character of Niko. The book scores a decent five out of ten for suspensefulness, but the ending was a somewhat abrupt and a little bit of a letdown, particularly the way the villain is revealed and dealt with.