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Heartstone by Phillip Margolin
Heartstone by Phillip Margolin: a mystery involving the murder of a young couple in 1960.
In November of 1960, Richie Walters and Elaine Murray are brutally murdered. Roy Shindler, one of the detectives on the case, is convinced that two brothers, troublemakers and gang members, are behind the crimes. It becomes his life's mission to bring them to justice, no matter what the cost. In the process, the lives of several people are changed irrevocably, most of them not for the better.
Since the novel is done as a flashback, we know that Bobby Coolidge, one of the brothers was brought to trial. This, however, just makes the journey that much more interesting, in my opinion, and I definitely was surprised by how the book ended. I always appreciate a book that can lead me down one path and still surprise me that way. I also enjoyed the trial, especially the glimpse into some psychological beliefs of the era.
All in all, the book was solidly written, the characters very believable, and the plot really well done. Well worth a reading.
(Finished on July 8, 2004 for Zuly's Reading Room.)
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