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Very Simple Crime
Very Simple Crime | Grant Jerkins
1 post | 3 read
A twisting debut novel of murder and dark family secrets from a riveting new voice in crime fiction. A murdered woman. A grieving husband. And their son-a mentally handicapped adult with a history of violent outbursts. A very simple case. Or is it? Leo Hewitt, an Assistant DA once blamed for setting free a notorious child-killer, is eager to redeem himself with this intimate and grisly crime. As he digs below the surface he discovers more than he ever anticipated-including an emotionally disturbed wife, a husband who'd do anything to escape his disastrous marriage, and an accused young man with no apparent means of defense. But with each shocking new revelation, Leo is only led deeper and deeper into the darkness-an inescapable trap of blood bonds and twisted family secrets.
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abookishbutterfly
Very Simple Crime | Grant Jerkins
Mehso-so

I totally get that the first person narrator came from the mind of a very disturbed individual and the third person perspective reflected views and language that some people likely have and use. But I do wish he‘d inserted something to actually counteract the perspectives. I wasn‘t impressed with the lack of nuance concerning mental illness, either. Due to the imbalance, the story seemed to be a minefield of harmful stereotypes.

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