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A review by kadota
Five Minutes Alone by Paul Cleave
4.0
Lies moulded with truth aren't lies, right?
Yep, that's the book for me at the end.
This book is the last installment of the Theodore Tate series, and seriously I had forgotten how great this guy was. It has been long since I had read a crime novel (well oh my, who am I kidding; a novel). Plus, I had been missing in action in my life too (ha ha). And when I ended this book, I just sat on my bed thinking, this is it? Like really? What?! I NEED MORE!!! I NEED A CLOSURE!
LIKE COME ON!!
But, but, but I loved the location where it ended basically, from where it all started. (Nice touch there author)
Basically, in this book, Theodore is back in action, eluding coma, coming back to his wife and in police, trying his best to settle back in his life. Whereas, for his friend, ex-partner, Schroder, things aren't looking too good, he has a bullet in his head somewhere, stuck, saving him a few days of life. This bullet snaps something in him, causing him to become emotionless, and now this leads to a dead rapist, then two, then... Well, dead innocent people. Theodore tries to connect the dots, Schroder tries to find some balance in his life leading them both to stand, face to face against each other.
But the real question is who is this so called five minute man, who is giving five minutes alone to the loved one's of the victimized?
I must say, I was really excited for this book, it was different than the rest of his books, less mysterious, a bit slow at times but all the more it felt like I was watching a crime season, a really good one. It had precise amount of darkness, humour, and detective work. Plus, the book in the beginning was like keeping me on the edge, the middle was moderate, but for the ending I expected totally different outcome, and well come on there was the great plot twist. If that twist hadn't had happened I would've been crying right now. Otherwise, it was a book filled with coffee, detectives, forensics, investigation, plus lots of sleep deprivation.
Besides, I really enjoyed the humour of the main character (MC), seemed like he had gotten it after his wake from coma. Plus, the inner monologue of the both characters was a treat to read. Theodore, being the MC really was done with his job, the city, and the people, he just wanted to go to home to his wife so bad. (That was sad
Yep, that's the book for me at the end.
This book is the last installment of the Theodore Tate series, and seriously I had forgotten how great this guy was. It has been long since I had read a crime novel (well oh my, who am I kidding; a novel). Plus, I had been missing in action in my life too (ha ha). And when I ended this book, I just sat on my bed thinking, this is it? Like really? What?! I NEED MORE!!! I NEED A CLOSURE!
LIKE COME ON!!
But, but, but I loved the location where it ended basically, from where it all started. (Nice touch there author)
Basically, in this book, Theodore is back in action, eluding coma, coming back to his wife and in police, trying his best to settle back in his life. Whereas, for his friend, ex-partner, Schroder, things aren't looking too good, he has a bullet in his head somewhere, stuck, saving him a few days of life. This bullet snaps something in him, causing him to become emotionless, and now this leads to a dead rapist, then two, then... Well, dead innocent people. Theodore tries to connect the dots, Schroder tries to find some balance in his life leading them both to stand, face to face against each other.
But the real question is who is this so called five minute man, who is giving five minutes alone to the loved one's of the victimized?
I must say, I was really excited for this book, it was different than the rest of his books, less mysterious, a bit slow at times but all the more it felt like I was watching a crime season, a really good one. It had precise amount of darkness, humour, and detective work. Plus, the book in the beginning was like keeping me on the edge, the middle was moderate, but for the ending I expected totally different outcome, and well come on there was the great plot twist. If that twist hadn't had happened I would've been crying right now. Otherwise, it was a book filled with coffee, detectives, forensics, investigation, plus lots of sleep deprivation.
Besides, I really enjoyed the humour of the main character (MC), seemed like he had gotten it after his wake from coma. Plus, the inner monologue of the both characters was a treat to read. Theodore, being the MC really was done with his job, the city, and the people, he just wanted to go to home to his wife so bad. (That was sad