- Pomare has written a very intriguing story. It's a rather complex drama but unfolds in a very controlled and satisfying way. It’s an old fashioned page-turner, gripping, and hard to put down.
- There are many characters in the novel, many of whom are family-related in a rather same-father, different-mother, or reverse, way. We're in mid-America. Katie Marshall, a politician’s assistant, is shot dead by a local, well-known and liked, woman at a rally. But the shooter is then shot dead by a young man called Jason who was embracing Katie and was carrying a gun. They were, apparently, early in a relationship.
- Central to the story is a very elaborate scam operation where people are messaged by an unknown person named 'Enigmas' who predicts sporting outcomes before the match. And he is always right. So the victims make a lot of money. All they have to do is send relatively low amounts of money to this mysterious person, in order to place their bets.
- Vincent Reid, a private investigator, has been persuaded by a friend to investigate the shooting. At every stage he's flummoxed. What on earth is happening here? Who was this 'Enigmas', and how did he always predict the sports game winners? And who was this mysterious Jason guy? And what on earth did the local Amish community have to do with it? There were events in the past that seem now relevant.
- I was very impressed by Pomare's deep dive into the world of high tech, AI, and the dark web. As readers we're thrown in deep. And the way all the threads in the story are brought to a resolution at the end is very satisfying.
- This is an extremely enjoyable and well-constructed novel. One of Pomare's best for sure.
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