Twenty-one Year Rule (Rule Series Book 3)
Alaine Stanford
The story opens as Amy’s drunken father is choking the life out of her. Her younger brother, Bash, gets his father’s gun, shoots and kills his father. He’s arrested despite the saving his sister’s life. After years in juvenile detention and on parole, Bash goes to live with his sister and her cop husband, Randy. He meets a young ski instructor named Grace, and quickly falls in love but his checkered past soon catches up with him. When Randy is wounded in a struggle with drug dealers and the head of their gang comes after the family Bash is plunged back into a world of crime he tried to escape.
Twenty-one Year Rule is the third book in a series but stands well on its own. It’s an enjoyable fast-paced crime thriller with a touch of romance. I could not bring myself to give this book a top score, however, because of poor editing and writing. Grammatical and spelling errors pepper the work to the point of distraction. The point of view changes frequently, making the interesting story hard to follow. This tendency also dilutes to author’s voice.
The plot is a good one. With some high quality editing it should be first rate as it has the requisite twists, irony and several attention grabbing scenes. If you enjoy crime novels and a quick read this is the book for you.
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The story continues centering around Amy as her brother, Bash appears bringing his bad choices from the past to her small mountain town. ( )