Rating: ⭐⭐⭐-(3/5)
The Lake Michigan community of Gull Harbor is a town that has known and experienced nothing but peace and harmony. A dark turn of events unfolds, and a grim cloud drapes the locale. Soon, the town is in shock as the dead body of Rich Mallon is found washed up on the shores of the lake. A reporter for Gull Haven observer turned Investigator, Michael O’Brien, takes it upon himself to figure out the new mysteries in Gull Harbor. Along the line, he loses himself and is stuck obsessing over finding the culprits involved. There's a sweet turn of events as Michael also finds love. This death is just the beginning, as another mystery is discovered later in the story. However, this is Michael’s story.
Steven Arnett has composed a thrilling crime fiction, told using the first-person narrative, that arouses the same excitement as shows like Riverdale created because of its plot and genre. I was impressed with the dialogizing conversation style used. The language used to communicate was chatty and sometimes compendious and discursive.
Unfortunately, the sceneries were too complex for a novel and would be better suited for a short crime series set in the 1970s. There was an alarming addition of characters. It was like giving out questionable roles to people that do not matter to the story just because they came for auditions. I lost count of the number of new people I met, and rereading a paragraph to figure out who was speaking was tedious. Initially, the novel was slow-paced, giving so much mention to irreverent characters before getting to the plot. Later into it, the book felt rushed. Similarly, I encountered a few errors by omission.
This book has the potential to be a bestseller, but for now, it needs another round of editing and revising. Crime fiction and thriller enthusiasts would get the hang of this book. Finally, I am rating Death On Lake Michigan a 3 out of 5 stars.
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