Back on Murder by J. Mark Bertrand

I was given this book because I enjoy Steven James. (The Bishop).
 
Back on Murder (Roland March Mysteries) reads like an episode of CSI, Law & Order, etc... It's a police, crime procedural with many characters and a number of dead ends.

The main character is Roland March. He's known as the Suicide Cop because he is the one the department calls on to investigate police officers who kill themselves.

He wants to get back into homicide, but there are many hurdles to jump through. Of course, he isn't friendly with his superiors and his relationship with his wife is on the fritz. You get to connect the dots as you read.

As March attempts to make it back on the homicide scene, a girl is abducted while a drug gang is wiped out. March discovers a clue that might link the two cases. However, no one believes him.

Is this started to sound familiar? Just like every crime television show right?

The book is decent. If you like that sort of procedural and guessing who the bad guy is. Bertrand will keep you guessing as he allows March to be wrong. Dead ends are to be expected. I suppose this makes the story more realistic.

My biggest issue was the number of characters in this story. The case is so wide, that there are too many people to follow. Whenever March talked with someone on the phone it took me awhile to remember who this person was in relationship to the case.

This is the first of a Roland March Mystery series. So if police/crime procedurals are your cup of tea, you will enjoy Mark Bertrand and his conflicted cop, Roland March.


This book was provided for review by Bethany House Publishing.