Burned - A Tragic Mystery by J A Nevling - Book Review
J.
A.
Nevling's "Burned" is a sad tale indeed.
It is a story of sad, small people dealing with the big, bad world and wickedness of people far more experienced and ruthless than them.
It is a story of decent, hardworking people, whose one small mistake haunts them until it nearly destroys them.
It is a story about pettiness and hurt feelings, about unlimited greed and lust and unfaithfulness.
Above all, it is a story of the modern world.
Jim and Sharon Nagol were very happy in their small, simple world.
They were not reaching for the stars, but were content with what they had.
Their house might have been modest, but it was cozy and all theirs.
Sharon quit work to raise their infant daughter, Anna.
They loved each other and their child dearly.
They had good friends and they enjoyed their simple lifestyle.
Then one day it all changed - in a flash, both figuratively and literally.
Jim, who was supposed to watch Anna, took his attention away for a few moments to watch the football game.
That moment of inattentiveness cost the Nagols dearly.
Sharon found herself unable to forgive Jim for the role he played in their daughter's incident, so she moved out and took Anna with her.
She also returned to work, finding employment in a large accounting company, Prescott Inc.
, where she briefly fell under the spell of her handsome and very virile boss, Cam.
After having been asked by Cam to review some paperwork before an upcoming audit, strange things seem to start happening to Sharon, and one night she's involved in a nearly fatal hit-and-run accident.
The two detectives put on the case start believing that Sharon might be in real danger, and they set up a scheme to unmask the villain.
But this sets in motion a whole series of ugly revelations, and the whole drama comes to a deadly end.
Overall, I enjoyed the plot and the story in "Burned" by J.
A.
Nevling and admire the author's attempts to deal with real moral dilemmas and bravely try to understand female mind.
Outskirts Press (2008) ISBN 9781432724436
A.
Nevling's "Burned" is a sad tale indeed.
It is a story of sad, small people dealing with the big, bad world and wickedness of people far more experienced and ruthless than them.
It is a story of decent, hardworking people, whose one small mistake haunts them until it nearly destroys them.
It is a story about pettiness and hurt feelings, about unlimited greed and lust and unfaithfulness.
Above all, it is a story of the modern world.
Jim and Sharon Nagol were very happy in their small, simple world.
They were not reaching for the stars, but were content with what they had.
Their house might have been modest, but it was cozy and all theirs.
Sharon quit work to raise their infant daughter, Anna.
They loved each other and their child dearly.
They had good friends and they enjoyed their simple lifestyle.
Then one day it all changed - in a flash, both figuratively and literally.
Jim, who was supposed to watch Anna, took his attention away for a few moments to watch the football game.
That moment of inattentiveness cost the Nagols dearly.
Sharon found herself unable to forgive Jim for the role he played in their daughter's incident, so she moved out and took Anna with her.
She also returned to work, finding employment in a large accounting company, Prescott Inc.
, where she briefly fell under the spell of her handsome and very virile boss, Cam.
After having been asked by Cam to review some paperwork before an upcoming audit, strange things seem to start happening to Sharon, and one night she's involved in a nearly fatal hit-and-run accident.
The two detectives put on the case start believing that Sharon might be in real danger, and they set up a scheme to unmask the villain.
But this sets in motion a whole series of ugly revelations, and the whole drama comes to a deadly end.
Overall, I enjoyed the plot and the story in "Burned" by J.
A.
Nevling and admire the author's attempts to deal with real moral dilemmas and bravely try to understand female mind.
Outskirts Press (2008) ISBN 9781432724436