"Fantastic historical police procedural"
Fourth grader Cathy Lake was supposed to meet her mother in
the lobby of her friend's apartment building but failed to
show up. Shortly after she was reported missing her
twisted bloody body was found in the park near the duck
pond. The police questioned several of the homeless that
live in the park before arresting twenty-six years old
Albert Jay Smalls, a vagrant who resides in a drainpipe. After holding him for almost two weeks, the police have no
evidence or witnesses that can place Smalls in direct
contact with Cathy. The police have only twelve more hours
to charge the homeless man with the crime or release him,
something they are loath to do since the lead detectives,
the chief of detectives and the chief of police are
convinced he's guilty. They intend to use their remaining
twelve hours to try and break him so they can get at the
truth. THE INTERROGATION takes place in 1952 before Miranda and
Gideon at a time when the police had more latitude in
dealing with a suspect involved in a heinous crime. This
crime thriller is a fantastic historical police procedural
due to the dynamic interactions of the characters and their
personal perspectives on the crime. Thomas H. Cook is a
mesmerizing storyteller, who knows how to create and
sustain suspense throughout the story. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 2, 2002
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