My Book Reviews: ‘It’s a Sin’ to Kill by Day Keene
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.22, 2023, under Books
It’s a Sin to Kill by Day Keene
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very good tale of somewhere along the central gulf coast of Florida.
The story draws the reader in immediately and the mystery is intriguing.
A few pages later, a similar action that opened the book is repeated in a different way.
After that, the action takes off and it’s not nearing the end that a resolution seems to be occurring.
I believe Keene was dressing Ames, the main character, as a dopey guy who is caught in something he can’t figure out. Suddenly he does. Why was law enforcement not looking into what Ames did? Keene used that loop-hole to move the plot.
The story is still fun to read.
The Florida part: Keene is not specific as to the location in Florida. He titles it Palmetto City and then confuses municipalities and county government. I’ve read quite a number of writers doing this of Florida in books of the ’50s and ’60s.
The location swings to Tampa and there’s mention of Boca Granda Pass, that waaaay south of Tampa. The setting is somewhere in between.
Keene’s writing of the fishing village is excellent. Barnacles and all.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 7 out of ten points.
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