A review by librarylove4eva
Cane and Abe by James Grippando

3.0

I liked the story, obviously well enough to read in basically one sitting. Our main character, Abe, is a prosecutor who is attached to a serial killer case: the Cutter has been murdering white women who were in interracial relationships in Florida using a machete. But the latest murder is someone he used to know - a young brilliant Black lawyer. Is she a victim or not? He is a recent widow and a newlywed. He lies whenever cornered. His new wife is petulant and jealous. She has a temper. Does she have something to do with this last murder? Does he? And here's where I don't know if I'm being fair in my review. Am I taking points off because I don't like the characters? Are they so well written as unlikable that I am punishing the whole book? I couldn't tell you. I just I can't see myself giving it more than three stars after finishing it. Unreliable narrator and unresolved plotlines round out the story. It reads fast. 

Other things I would take into account -- story completely fails the Bechtel test. Women and their presence/conversation are used to either further the needs of the male characters or fridged, again to further the male narrator's story. Boo. 

Recommended for fans of Gone Girl. But, not strongly recommended.