Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Since I wasn't interested in a historical family drama or a book set in the boxing world and the science fiction selection (which would normally be my first choice) committed the unpardonable (to me) sin of being written in the present tense (why, oh why is that becoming so common?), I chose "My Sister's Grave" as my Kindle First pick this month. It also already had almost uniformly positive reviews which, for an as yet unreleased book, must have come from actual Vine reviewers not the author's friends and family. I have to say that I liked "My Sister's Grave" as much or more than any of the Kindle First books I've read this year. It is a solid mystery written by an accomplished author. Unlike more traditional mysteries, the book focuses on a crime from twenty years ago that has already been "solved" with the main character being the victim's sister. Part police procedural, part amateur detective, part courtroom drama this is very much a modern mystery but not as involved as a Grisham or Connelly. The main characters are interesting and likeable. And I thought the author did a good job portraying a sister relationship and the power of guilt. He did try to create some nuance and question of good guys/bad guys but I thought he was less than successful there. Can't say that I found the end very surprising but it was still an enjoyable read. The book did have some editing fails, but not enough to have me foaming at the mouth or to completely derail the book. Note to the publisher- editing is more than proof reading. Exposition sentences shouldn't end with a preposition when it can easily be rewritten, there shouldn't be long conversational strings with he said/she said/he said/she said. And if a character makes even a passing comment that sounds jarring- take it out! Fortunately, these fails were not that frequent so they didn't ruin the book but were a little distracting. I know that some people are bothered by vulgar language and there is some here. Limited to "the f and s" words being used a couple of dozen times but not out of context or beyond what anyone would expect in a modern thriller.