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Review by Molly Martin (310310) Rating (9/10) Review
by Molly Martin It was actually on a Thursday, June 1 to be exact, that the date of their first tangible meeting after so many messages was to take place. Those messages between he and Emily which had begun innocently had soon progressed to messages that were more hot and steamy and a whole lot less commonplace and mundane. Cam was troubled with mixed feelings regarding the situation. He had been married for fifteen years to Julie, and Cam had strong belief that adultery is wrong. He had long felt there is no justification for such behaviour, plus it was time to face the fact that he could not go through with actually committing the act.
Cam did have the best intentions; he had made the decision to
break off the almost ‘affair’ with Emily. That was before he received
his morning email from Emily. Following that email; all his good
intentions disappeared.
Indistinguishable figures, Emily, Nemesis, are names found on the instant messages. Terrible decisions follow dire decisions leading to a spiral threatening to twist completely out of control. It is when Cam at last grasps that not only has he been set up, but he is only one person in a long line of others who have been similarly victimized, that he commences to become conscious that he is in the fight for his life if he is to break away from not only the extortion, but with his family undamaged and perhaps, hopefully, himself still living. Author Krumm has crafted a compelling tale devised to move the reader into the realm of intensity, misconduct and ill will. Cam Taylor is set up to bear all responsibility for a slaying he did not commit, while the authentic executors remain untroubled, and enriched.
The worst of it, as Cam sees it, is the fact that it is not he
alone who is caught up in this subterfuge, but like ripples in
a pond when a stone is tossed into it; the ripples seem to persist
outward to reach many more than just this one man. Taylor is compelled
into a situation where he must struggle to keep his life, shelter
his family and force Nemesis to leave him alone. He has little
hope that he can rely on anyone other than himself. Slowly the writer builds upon his premise that in these modern times many who would never think of straying can be mentally seduced long before physical seduction becomes a reality, and, that messages sent and received may or may not be from the person thought to be the sender. The saga draws to an agreeable finale leaving the reader hoping there will be more exciting works from this writer to be had in the near future.
Happy to recommend Walter Krumm’s Diary of a Dead Man
for those who enjoy a fast paced chiller of a mystery, as well
as those who just like a well written work packed with accomplishment,
captivating characters and a good bit of apprehension. |
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