Peter Pan Must Die
By John Verdon
Are you still a part of this crazy, twisted ride? If you've been here for the whole story, you haven't seen anything yet. If you're just joining this ride, prepare for something shocking.
Dave Gurney is still continuing his investigation of the murder of Carl Spalter. As he becomes closer to finding the truth, more people are getting hurt or have been found dead. Gurney could either keep digging deeper into the case, or die trying.
Where we last left off, Gurney has only discovered that there was a secret visitor in Kay’s apartment. House fires, an attempted murder, and a decapitation later, Gurney almost has the pieces of the puzzle put together. Gurney can almost taste the truth, but someone is willing to cut off his tongue to keep the truth hidden.
From the clues that Gurney and Jack found out together, the death of Carl, and his mother, was planned by someone. Carl was hated because of his money and power, and that leaves many suspects for Gurney to investigate. To help them with this case Jack invites another agent, Esti, into the investigation. Gurney meets with Carl's daughter, Kay’s lawyer, and other suspects in the case. After house fires and a near death experance that was described as “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” (193), Gurney and his team believe they have found the murderer. But before they can find this person, a dead body that is: “not just a body, but of a headless body.” (265) is found and sends a shocking message to the trio.
I have said this once before and I will say it again, this book is incredible. The further you get into the book, the more unpredictable it becomes. The reader could be convinced about something in this book, but then be completly proven wrong. John Verdon continues to amaze the reader page by page. Also, Jack’s dry humor is always something that can cause a smile to appear on your face.
A theme that keeps occurring in this book is the idea of karma, or receiving what you deserve. Towards the second-half of the book, the reader sees some characters in the book receiving karma, ether good or bad, for their actions.
As said in my previous blog post about the book, the characters and the plot make this book so enjoyable. The characters can relate to someone in our everyday lives and the book ropes you in with its twisted plot. Even if you don't like the characters, you can't help but follow this story.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure, mystery, danger, or even to someone who is looking for a good read. This book can be enjoyed by anyone because it takes place in a world that is familiar to everyone.
If you wanted to, you could drive straight to the nearest library and read this book. But, I would not force you to do anything of that matter. However, I highly recommend that you should read this novel. After reading the book, the ending might make you die of shock.
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