Joe Sharkey

I was given a copy of an ARC of above Suspicion by Joe Sharkey for an honest review. I would like to thank Open Road Integrated Media as well as NetGalley and the author. I do find it a privilege to be able to read things in advance. When I choose this book on Negalley all I knew about it was that it was true crime, and that was really all I needed to know. I find it fascinating that there are many authors who are able to translate truth on paper and Mr Sharkey does a really good job making this a page turner that makes you feel sorry for Susan and Mark.
The story is about the tragic Case where an FBI agent kills his pregnant girlfriend who started as his informant. I think the story is beautifully put together and I feel sorry for everyone involved. I personally had a hard time starting the book but once you get going it’s a smooth ride. I think where things go wrong for Susan is that through the book it really does read like she is head over heels in lust with Mark. Poor Mark all he really wanted to do was find a place to call his own so he can make a name for himself in the FBI. This was a truly heartbreaking read but worth the time if you are a lover of true crime. Mark did not have to confess but he is ruined by killing Susan. He loses thirty pounds. Every time his boss calls him in for a meeting he thinks here it comes. It is really no way to live. He was released from prison in 2000 and is living in the south with his two kids. I look forward to seeing how this translates to the big screen in 2017! Well done.
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Many thanks to Edelweiss-Above-the-Treeline and Open Road Media for the ARC of this Kindle e-book.
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This was excellent coverage of an FBI agent who tried to play by the book, but as a rookie was thrown into a corrupt little town that had their law enforcement just the way they wanted it. Mark Putnam did all of the things he was taught to do but ended up a criminal who lost everything.

This is the second such story I have read about in the last month where law enforcement who use C.I.'s or confidential informants create relationships that are bound to end badly for someone. Generally, it is the rule-followers and those who put their faith in a fallible system.

Mark Putnam was a rare person who did not lose his conscience in the end. He was not power-hungry or greedy. If he was he could have risen to the highest offices of trust in the land.

The writing was good, but due to space and time some of the characters like Mark's wife who since passed away, and several of the other players had to be left hanging and without resolution.

It is a good read unless you are a little too familiar with the type of corruption and greed in this story. Then, it is a reminder that positions of trust are often a stepping stone of evil.

I will recommend this for readers advisories.
… (mais)

Definitely an interesting read. I've gone back and forth between three and four stars and am settling on four. Really, the story of John List/Robert P. Clark is sort of fascinating. I mean, this guy is a massive piece of shit on so many levels but he's also a mild mannered, unassuming dweeb that most people who came in contact with him on a regular basis had to think about long and hard before coming up with anything of note to say about him. But he managed to avoid being apprehended for the murders of his mother, wife, and three kids for nearly 18 years.

If you're a fan of true crime books - or documentaries about murderers - you'll definitely enjoy this book.… (mais)