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Christopher Valen is the award-winning author of four previous works of fiction featuring Colombian born, St. Paul Homicide Detective John Santana, White Tombs, The Black Minute, Bad Weeds Never Die and Bone Shadows.
Christopher is a graduate of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy and has many contacts and resources in the law enforcement community. He lives in Minnesota with his Colombian-born wife, Martha. To learn more visit his website at www.christophervalen.com.
Reviewed by Dr. Oliva Dsouza for Readers' Favorite
There is something fishy about the apparent suicide of an escort and St.Paul Homicide Detective, John Santana is determined to find out the truth. He and his partner, Kacie Hawkins, start their investigations which seem to get murkier and murkier. When a young girl claiming to be the reincarnation of another similarly murdered victim turns up at Santana's office, the case takes a turn. With the Costa Rican connection thrown in, the very existence of John Santana is threatened. Secrets from the closets of the rich and famous tumble out to reveal skeletons that make the case take a totally different angle. As Santana goes deeper into the past and connects the dots, people start dropping dead like nine pins around him. Who is covering their tracks? Is it just coincidence or is there really a serial killer out there?
Wow! Christopher Valen has done an extremely good job of making sure his latest offering, Death's Way, keeps you glued to the book till the end. The methodical way in which John Santana goes about piecing together the evidence in the case holds the reader's interest all the way. The author has researched his story well and ties up all the loose ends beautifully. The track on reincarnation is woven into the plot effortlessly and the idea seems almost believable. Kudos to Christopher Valen for having come up with a character like John Santana. The plot is like a potboiler that throws surprises at the reader and comes to a logical conclusion with facts that support the story.
