"I did what I thought was right."

When first we meet Mark Adler, just retired as Detective Lieutenant after 30 years in in the police department, he is being read his rights by one Detective Howard, but for what we do not know. The first half of the book, delivered in the first person by Adler himself, switches between his current status of being under arrest for something, alternating with his story of how he came to be in police custody and his concerns for his only daughter. The whole section brings Adler alive, persoable, but flawed, his character writ large. The second half recounts the trial as well as looking further at the wider implications of the death.

Written with deceptive simplicity, this police procedural murder mystery has the feel of truth, and the characters are real, alive. Narrator Scott Cluthe expertly becomes the just retired Detective Adler, voice, emotion, pacing and modulation perfectly pitched. A fine performance enhancing the written book. Complete in itself, the ending is, nevertheless, initially unexpected: one which has no fairytale finish.

I was very fortunate in being freely gifted with a complimentary copy of Finding Carson by the rights holder at my request. Thank you so much. I very much enjoyed this first book in the new Mark Adler series and very much look forward to book two. Definitely recommended

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