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Reviewed by Jean Hall for Readers' Favorite
Like being on an elevated train and lurching from one stop to another, "The Green Line" by E.C. Diskin takes the reader on a scary but productive journey. Abby is the lawyer in a Chicago firm who finds herself in jeopardy when she gets on the wrong train. She finds a murdered prostitute's bloody body in a grimy bathroom stall in a rough part of the town. After that defining moment, the hunt begins. The murderer needs to eliminate Abby who may have seen too much. You get to feel her terror when she is eyed by thugs in a desolate train station. She eventually finds her way back to the safe and more prosperous area of town where she lives. You get to see diverse neighborhoods through Abby's eyes. But you don't need to be from Chicago to understand that each train line, described by a color, carries its own personality and reputation.
Abby's reputation at her law firm is that of a hard worker but not as a career climber. She describes some ambitious partners as "...up-and-coming, hundred-hour-billing, born-to-schmooze go-getters." Abby is described by third-person, personal narration which is at the heart of this suspenseful story. There is also plenty of snappy and well-done dialogue between characters. Abby encounters her former boyfriend David, a life-saving business owner named Ali and an assortment of colorful characters. The unusual format distracts from the steady flow of suspense in Abby's life. There is some romance in Abby's life but the suspense is the driver of this story.
