302. The 4th Man

Rating:  ☆☆1/2

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Author:   Lisa Gardner

Genre:  Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

47 pages, published December 27, 2016

Reading Format:  Audio Book

Summary

A young woman is found strangled in the stairwell of a college library.  The only thing missing are her sneakers.  With no physical evidence, no signs of sexual assault, and no witnesses, all the police have to go on are the three men who were in the library with her: her boyfriend and two campus security guards, all of whom have secrets.  Five years later, ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his wife, former police officer Rainie Conner, agree to investigate this cold case.  The question is whether they be able to build a case against one of the three suspects, or is there a fourth man out there?

 

My Take

At 47 pages, The 4th Man is really a short story rather than a book.  Even so, I found it hard  to focus as the it was not particularly compelling.  There is a twist at the end, but it too was underwhelming.