The May Day Murders

Amateur writing. Immature plot. Not worth the time when there are so many well written books available.

My first impression is that May Day reads like a first attempt at writing, pulled together by someone who is not quite put together. A chronicle too simplistic like it belongs to the case study by a psychoanalyst sans analysis. Lengthy explanations and prose-like recitations make me want to skip the rest and move on to the next episode. Idioms sprinkled throughout make me think ‘for lack of a better term’ should explain them. An imaginative and inquisitive reader would find it wanting. The structure gets better organized nearly halfway through, a complete contrast from the beginning and sounding like authored by an entirely different person . It really takes off onto an ending that a serious mystery reader can appreciate and applaud. Kudos to Scott Wittenberg.

Poor grammar made me stop reading after 1 page.

but an intense plot with interesting cast. Profanity and sexual situations (most unnecessary to plot development).

When a slighted teen becomes a vengeful man, no one could discover the links. While the body of the book was somewhat logical, I didn’t think that the end made any sense. In terms of flow and how the mystery ended, it was very unsatisfying and unbelievable.

Easy read, entertaining, good plot. Not a Grisham or a Balducci, but definitely a good writer.

I did not like the perverse language. It detected from the plot. The identity of the villain was no surprise.

This story told a lot of truths regarding divorced families, from the independently lonesome parents to their only child. It touches on the problems all three face. The psycho killer, who had serious plastic surgery was not quite believable.

A middle of the road mystery. Predictable, but nice characters.

First book i've read in a few years & i'm glad i chose this one. loved it. like i love these hoes.