Michael W. Sherer

If you haven’t read a Michael Sherer book yet, MISTAKEN IDENTITY would be a good place to start.

This is, essentially, a story of a great chase from Washington DC to Wisconsin. That description, though, is quite a simplification of a novel that presents itself from several different points of view, with more than one pursuit to keep track of.

Jenny, a veteran and an FBI agent put on leave for unfair reasons, is temporarily leaving her home in Washington DC for the home where she grew up in Wisconsin. Her father and brothers are all policemen, and her mother and another brother are dead. She has a husband but hasn’t seen him or her family in more than 10 years. You’ll learn snippets of her background throughout the book, but you won’t know her whole story until you get closer to the end.

Then there is Dana. She noticed that someone was stealing money from the charitable foundation she worked for, so she made copies of the files and decided to get out of town with them. This is how Dana and Jenny are on the same train. And this is where the mistaken identity begins.

Dana is a witness to a murder on the train. But the murderer, Sykes, mistakes Jenny for Dana. So, in his attempt to rid himself of the witness, he and his chauffeur chase after Jenny. Eventually, a couple of Russian thugs join the chase.

At the same time, Dana’s former boss,Toby, is after her. We learn more and more about the two of them as the chase continues.

You should know that MISTAKEN IDENTITY is the second book in a series. The first is STOLEN IDENTITY, which you may wish you had read first, although MISTAKEN IDENTITY can easily be read as a standalone.… (plus d'informations)

This book is the second in the series and although it can be read as a stand-alone however, this reader felt as though I was missing something with the constant references to Cole.

Initially I found this book was confusing because the first chapter read like it related to a female where in fact the main character is in fact a male (confused you will be!). What did make a change to other books was that the main character was the only one written in the first person and the remaining characters were rightfully written in the third person.

The main characters and their relationships are detailed and the back story is revealed piece by piece as the lengthy detailed plot calls for it … which is intriguing. There are many twists and turns before the culprit is revealed. Intrigue and danger are rife in this novel.

The principal character is not particularly likeable and he is complicated, certainly flawed making do by working two menial jobs. He suffers from ADHD which is only mentioned when it impacts on him and the story.

The author has a lovely turn of phrase but at other times was verbose, especially in the description department. There are also a great many characters which makes this book difficult to follow. So much so that at about half way through this reader felt as though there was very little happening and yet the story was still going strong. It seemed to this reader that it was taking ages to get anywhere with this novel.

Finally, answers to get answered but this reader found the ending rather a let-down after all that hard work.

Full Disclosure: ARC received from Netgalley for an honest review.… (plus d'informations)