Title: An almost indecipherable plot
Review: In Miami, a serial killer is stalking the streets. The murders appear to be ritualistic and are quite bloody. Detective Jimmy Paz is assigned the case. Jane Doe, a young black woman with a mysterious past, is drawn inexorably into the case as the murders appear directed to her. She is hiding from her past. Why?TROPIC OF NIGHT is one of the most audacious and complicated books I have read in quite some time. The author is trying to write mainstream fiction under the guise of a serial killer novel. In my mind, the novel doesn't work on any level. The pace is meandering as the writer tries to exercise artistic freedom and perhaps to "rise" above the genre. The plot is almost indecipherable. Characters? Who really cares. Many say this is one of the year's best. I feel quite the opposite.
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