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Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite
The Treacherous Wheels: An Oliver DeVille Short Story by Vetle Sivertsen centers on Oliver DeVille, an expert in religious extremism. He and his colleagues are enjoying their relaxing team-building event in the Belgian countryside when a radical right-wing French politician is brutally murdered at the hotel where they’re staying. DeVille is enjoying a drink at the bar with his friend, Danny Pearce, when the relaxing scene is disrupted by a bloodied Luc Beurret, stumbling through the entrance doors and ending up dead on the floor. It serves as an intriguing opening piece, as the plot moves on to where everyone is on high alert. The place is locked down by the police with the murderer lurking amongst the innocent and possible next victims. Unfortunately, DeVille is on the casualties list. The European Union is consumed with fatal conflicts and DeVille’s life is about to hang in the balance.
The essence of real political issues is well-reflected. The pace is good and there’s no ambiguity in characterization as protagonist DeVille and the others in the cast are well-developed and memorable. Readers who have less time to read than they used to would definitely enjoy getting into a meaty story that has a satisfying beginning, focus and conclusion, but doesn't take days or weeks to get through. No doubt, Sivertsen has achieved that with this short story. It was long enough for me to immerse myself in the story and keep me interested page after page, and at the same time short enough to be read in a sitting or two.
