The Reflecting Pool is an exciting and suspenseful crime and
thriller novel written by Otho Eskin.
Homicide Detective Marko
Zorn, of Washington DC Metropolitan Police, knows that the body of a Secret
Service agent found in the Reflecting Pool is not a typical drowning victim.
For reason, unfathomable even to himself, Zorn knows the victim is murdered.
Fueled by his desire for
justice and his inherent disregard for rules and protocols, Zorn proceeds with
his investigation. Curiously, his effort to get to the bottom of the case is
met with discouragement, lack of cooperation, and even hostility from the
departments he believes should, at the very least, show more keenness in
catching the perpetrator.
This is a suspenseful
thriller that features a multitude of subjects including organized crime,
domestic terrorist group, long-buried crime, and secret liaisons. The author is
able to keep the plot interesting and suspenseful by throwing in seemingly
unrelated scenes and putting them together in one explosive climax and a satisfying
denouement.
Moreover, the author is
able to successfully describe, in detail, not only the scenes, ie police
interviews, confrontations, chasing, and fighting; but also the behavior and
personality of each character. Unlike other authors who use descriptive words
to portray characters, Otho Eskin depicts people through their attitudes and
manners of speaking. Finally, though Detective Mark Zorn is not my idea of an
ideal protagonist, with his vanity, materialism, and moral code, I would say I have
seen worse. And though it’s difficult to see past his character, I think that
is what makes him, somehow, realistic and relatable.
Congratulations to Otho
Eskin (@OthoEskin) on such an enjoyable
book! For more books by the author, click HERE.
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