Just A Little Too Weird For Me
Review by Kim Cantrell
I’m always excited about discovering new authors and Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award site is one of the best places to do so.
That is where I first learned about J. Gregory Smith, so I was excited when I was offered an advance reading copy of his suspense thriller Final Price.
The plot centers around Paul Chang, a rather unique Asian-American who has recently re-entered law enforcement with the Delaware State Police after leaving a New York department following a personal scandal.
Chang’s best friend, former law enforcement colleague, and psychically gifted, Nelson Rogers, also takes a job with Delaware as a computer technician.
When people who seem to have nothing in common with one another began dying in brutal scenarios, Chang is front and center to catch the killer.
With Nelson’s help, of course.
What J. Gregory Smith has produced in Final Price is a terrifying plot that’ll make you think twice about trying to negotiate with a car salesman again.
While the plot is a great one, the writing is choppy and difficult to get into. Each time I began to read again after a break, I had to go back a few pages and start over just to get the rhythm again.
And I could never figure out if some kind of phenomenon was going to take place when Paul Chang’s character mentioned “the dragon,” which is, at least in this book, only symbolic for his rage.
Toss all this in with loads of meditation and feng shui, and Final Price just wasn’t my cup of tea. However, the majority of Amazon reviewers disagree with me.
But I’m not ready to put J. Gregory Smith on my list of “do not read” authors just yet, because I think he has great potential.
I’ll let you know if I feel the same after his third or fourth book.
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