A Mysterious Review of Two for the Show by Jonathan Stone.
Review summary: This is definitely an ambitious story, but one that may be trying to accomplish too much. There is a lot going on here. The scope of the storyline certainly has potential and how it develops and plays out is intriguing, but it doesn't quite come together cleanly in the end. (Click here for text of full review.)
Our rating:
Two for the Show
Jonathan Stone
Thomas & Mercer (May 2016)
Publisher synopsis: Chas is a detective who doesn't stake out cheating husbands, track down missing persons, or match wits with femmes fatales. Instead of pounding the pavement, he taps a computer keyboard. He can get the goods on anyone, and it's all to make sure superstar Las Vegas mind reader Wallace the Amazing stays amazing. Thanks to Chas's steady stream of stealthy intel, Wallace's mental "magic" packs houses every night.
But when someone threatens to call the psychic showman's bluff, the sweet gig takes a sour — and sinister — turn. Who's the clean-cut couple gunning for Wallace with an arsenal of dirty tricks? Why does Wallace keep upping the ante instead of backing down? And just how much does Chas really know about his mysterious boss's life … or his own? The tangled truth — of blackmail, kidnapping, and false identities — quickly becomes the biggest case of his strange, secret career.
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