CJ West

Randy Black series book 1

Mr. West has created quite a twisted character in Randy Black and along with a scary personality to give us nightmares. I can’t imagine such an evil man could ever exist...thank goodness this is a storyline right out of the author’s imagination.

It opens in France with a threesome having a tryst in an old farm house when to their surprise the woman’s husband walks in... a fight follows resulting in the death of the man. This is the first move setting the stage for a series of revenge and weird happenings. When things got too hot in France for Randy he flees to USA where he will entertain us with a cat and mouse game that will last throughout the book.

The plot weaves more twists and turns and more layers of bizarre acts. This story has a good blend of intrigue and suspense and grabs us and holds our attention hostage and refuses to let go till the very last page is read. The pacing is short of genius it slowly enmeshed us into evil machinations and erratic behaviours. Randy is clever, vindictive and unpredictable. Did he have a motive behind his action...yes he did and following him is the fun we are into even if it is gruesome at times. The narrative flows well and is vividly said, you can picture every moves.

If you like bad guys that are just too bad to be likeable and good guys that fall prey to the bad guy’s evilness give this book a try.

You will find “The Winemaker’s Son” to be mostly entertaining.

On a side note:

While I was reading this book I had a sense of déjà vu, I was certain that I had read something similar before and to this day this feeling still nags me....… (plus d'informations)

(Received free from author, reviewing was optional.)

Wow, I don't know where to start. First of all, I'm marking this review as containing spoilers before I even know exactly what I'm going to write. I'm doing this because I think there is something to be gained by going into it knowing as little as possible about the situation you are walking into.

Often when we read a book that takes place in a different world, we have a character that "guides" us, shows us what is "normal" in that world. Here, our character is learning everything as he goes along. Where he is unsure, we are unsure. When he gets into trouble, we don't know any better either. We have no idea where we are going or what the "right thing to do" actually is.

Many times I thought, "That's not such a bad idea" or "That's insane!" about something only to be thinking the opposite later. Sometimes the question was, "To what lengths would we go to be safe?" and other times it was, "What is 'too far' when intentions are (supposedly) good?" Eventually, there was no question of "good guy" or "bad guy" because everyone was neither or both.

There are some who believe that all criminals should be treated mostly equally, but at what point does a property crime justify the taking of a life? Does it ever? And how much must one change before it "counts"?

Many questions, few answers, except "Be careful what you wish for."
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