Help me congratulate D.J. Maughan on his new book – Idaho
Fall. Here’s the blurb:
An entrepreneur with a startup valued at one billion
falls from a balcony on the eve of the company going public. Was it an
accident? Or was she pushed?
Rita Burch is a rising star. The founder of a huge clothing brand, she is on
the brink of financial nirvana. Her company is set to go public with a
valuation of over one billion dollars when her body is found broken and
unconscious, a victim of an apparent accident. Comatose, and fighting for her
life, determined to wake, she learns she can leave her body.
Following the detectives as they investigate her accident, probing for clues,
Rita learns disturbing details about herself and others.
Shocked by her life, she faces a dilemma. Even if she could, would she want
to live?
My Review:
I like having the opportunity to read books by new-to-me authors, so when the opportunity to read this one arose, I jumped at it. I was not disappointed. I could’ve easily read this one in a day, time permitting.
As the blurb suggests, Rita has a terrible accident and
finds she can leave her body. This definitely adds a ‘paranormal’ aspect to her
story, but it was intriguing to me that she could actually do this, focus on a
certain person, and then ‘be there’ in an instant. She discovers what people
think of her and has to take a close look at herself, even comatose, and was
surprised at what she discovered. The biggest questions – who pushed her and
why. You’ll have to read the book to find out the answers.
I liked the writing style, the short chapters, the pacing
which was quick and kept me turning pages. I really enjoyed Hank and Joyce, the
detectives assigned to Rita’s case. I liked their relationship. Joyce is the
seasoned detective of the two of them; she seems to have a way of seeing a
scene and picking up on the mildest of clues. She seemed to be stuck on one
particular but odd question. She got her answer, though, and some pretty
quizzical looks … the question was so bizarre and seemed misplaced in an investigation.
If you’re looking for a new author who lets his imagination
take over, give this one a try. A bit of paranormal, for lack of a better word,
sure, but what would you do if you could float around at will?
