Melanie (MELNELYNN) reviewed on 3/19/2007 + 669 more book reviews

Shamus nominated (PBO), "The Poisoned Rose by D. Daniel Judson is a dark, hard-boiled, noir novel of what could have been, what is, regret, guilt and mayhem.
Part time PI Declan MacManus is morose, somber, troubled---his world is bleak and fueled by alcohol and vegetarian fare. At his core he is a decent guy who abhors injustice and is fiercely loyal to his limited number of friends.

A killer, the police chief and the past are after him---and who is the mastermind manipulating all this?

The whodunit turns on the past haunting the present---but more than a superb whodunit, the story is the mystery of MacManus.

Flowing with action, fast paced, a multi-colored cast of lawbreakers, "The Poisoned Rose" is perpetual motion. Mr. Judson's prose is lean and economical and the plot is completely unpredictable.

I finished it in less than twenty-four hours---could not put it down.

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