A 'Thriller/Murder Mystery' with an added twist! I really enjoyed this book, loved the pace of the story, the uncomplicated prose; pushed along nicely with the short chapter structure; including an intrinsic focus on time and dates. This provided orientation to the narrative and gave the reader the impression of the events happening in real-time.
The sequence of events played out in this chilling story bring together the main characters of 'Moving Screen', Dennis and Merlot; the High School buddies who played in the same Basket Ball Team. Dennis the Police Detective, and Merlot the Private Investigator start working on this case albeit it for differing reasons; and eventually brings them to a meeting of minds after their chance meeting in the same locality. This unlikely partnership works to solve this case and bring a killer to justice.
This is a good read, and yet I would of liked to have had a little more descriptive narrative in some of the scenes, but this may be a personal preference rather than a weakness in the writing style of the Author. The plot provided plenty of twist and turns, and kept me guessing as to whom is really responsible for the murders; and the underlying reasons for dishing out this type of malevolence.
'Moving Screen' leads to a climatic ending that did not disappoint, but may have been made even better; by teasing the reader with a little more of a chase. Even so, well worth a read.

A 'Thriller/Murder Mystery' with an added twist! I really enjoyed this book, loved the pace of the story, the uncomplicated prose; pushed along nicely with the short chapter structure; including an intrinsic focus on time and dates. This provided orientation to the narrative and gave the reader the impression of the events happening in real-time.
The sequence of events played out in this chilling story bring together the main characters of 'Moving Screen', Dennis and Merlot; the High School buddies who played in the same Basket Ball Team. Dennis the Police Detective, and Merlot the Private Investigator start working on this case albeit it for differing reasons; and eventually brings them to a meeting of minds after their chance meeting in the same locality. This unlikely partnership works to solve this case and bring a killer to justice.
This is a good read, and yet I would of liked to have had a little  more descriptive narrative in some of the scenes, but this may be a personal preference rather than a weakness in the writing style of the Author. The plot provided plenty of twist and turns, and kept me guessing as to whom is really responsible for the murders; and the underlying  reasons for  dishing out this type of malevolence.
'Moving Screen' leads to a climatic ending that did not disappoint, but may have been made even better; by teasing the reader with a little more of a chase. Even so, well worth a read.

A 'Thriller/Murder Mystery' with an added twist! I really enjoyed this book, loved the pace of the story, the uncomplicated prose; pushed along nicely with the short chapter structure; including an intrinsic focus on time and dates. This provided orientation to the narrative and gave the reader the impression of the events happening in real-time.
The sequence of events played out in this chilling story bring together the main characters of 'Moving Screen', Dennis and Merlot; the High School buddies who played in the same Basket Ball Team. Dennis the Police Detective, and Merlot the Private Investigator start working on this case albeit it for differing reasons; and eventually brings them to a meeting of minds after their chance meeting in the same locality. This unlikely partnership works to solve this case and bring a killer to justice.
This is a good read, and yet I would of liked to have had a little  more descriptive narrative in some of the scenes, but this may be a personal preference rather than a weakness in the writing style of the Author. The plot provided plenty of twist and turns, and kept me guessing as to whom is really responsible for the murders; and the underlying  reasons for  dishing out this type of malevolence.
'Moving Screen' leads to a climatic ending that did not disappoint, but may have been made even better; by teasing the reader with a little more of a chase. Even so, well worth a read.

A 'Thriller/Murder Mystery' with an added twist! I really enjoyed this book, loved the pace of the story, the uncomplicated prose; pushed along nicely with the short chapter structure; including an intrinsic focus on time and dates. This provided orientation to the narrative and gave the reader the impression of the events happening in real-time.
The sequence of events played out in this chilling story bring together the main characters of 'Moving Screen', Dennis and Merlot; the High School buddies who played in the same Basket Ball Team. Dennis the Police Detective, and Merlot the Private Investigator start working on this case albeit it for differing reasons; and eventually brings them to a meeting of minds after their chance meeting in the same locality. This unlikely partnership works to solve this case and bring a killer to justice.
This is a good read, and yet I would of liked to have had a little  more descriptive narrative in some of the scenes, but this may be a personal preference rather than a weakness in the writing style of the Author. The plot provided plenty of twist and turns, and kept me guessing as to whom is really responsible for the murders; and the underlying  reasons for  dishing out this type of malevolence.
'Moving Screen' leads to a climatic ending that did not disappoint, but may have been made even better; by teasing the reader with a little more of a chase. Even so, well worth a read.

A really good thriller with a little added twist to keep the reader guessing. A good plot and great mix of characters with Detective Dennis and Merlot the P.I. working the case in partnership. I would recommend this book to lovers of thrillers and murder mysteries. Thanks to Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads and Amazon.

Thank you to NetGalley for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Talk about suspense from start to finish! I loved the pace of the novel and the ending was definitely not one I came up with as I tried to solve the case as I read. I didn't feel the twists and turns in the story were overkill and I definitely look forward to more from this author.

I was completely hooked from the very first page. Some lovely twists through the book to keep it interesting. My one negative opinion was that sometimes too much description was given to pointless things.

This book was humorous, thought provoking and suspenseful. The characters were believable. I couldn't put it down. Great book.

Thoroughly enjoyed this murder/mystery. Excellent character developement. Enjoyed the different perspectives: Merlot the private investigator, Dennis the homicidedetective and highschool basketball team mate of Merlot. Intertwining of new and past victims. I read this at one sitting, riveting evenly paced and wonderful lead in to a series I will definetly purchase.

A colorful private detective and a small town homicide detective are forced to join forces to identify and capture a serial killer. These characters are quite well described, as are many others in the book. Suspense builds throughout the story, but the writing wanders off into trivial details enough to make the story less engrossing. Hopefully another book is in the offing to finish the story. The final chapter in this book reads like a "gotcha," as all the loose ends are tidily bundled up. A prologue is used to describe the lack of closure.

This was a story with a twisted ending that I didn't see coming. Good writing kept me wanting to read and an unpredictable storyline that kept me guessing!

A MOVING SCREEN BY KRIS ALLIS- is a fast paced police thriller. The book just speeds along with a non stop thrill ride!

Det.Dennis Cane of homicide knows there's a serial killer but he's having a hard time convincing his superior of this. He has figured out that the killer is burning women to death on the dates of June 16th and 24th. For the last three years Cane's only lead is a black thread found at crime scenes in different jurisdictions. One night he gets a break, a survivor. Follow Det.Cane as he tracks down this person who's burning women alive!

I found the research that the author did very indepth. I have been in a burn unit so I know from first hand knowledge the look, the procedure and the smell that's there (my brother was the patient) The author captured that very well. I was so immersed into the book I didnt want to tear myself away from it! I cant wait for more books from this author. For fans of page turning thrillers A MOVING SCREEN is a MUST READ~

I received this book free from goodreads/netgalley in exchange for a review.

A decent story. Death by fire has always been a fear of mine. Worse I think would be survival after severe burns. There is some of that but more so the search for the demon who is committing these depraved acts. A colorful collection of characters set out to solve these acts of murders. A meeting of individuals by happenstance lends the clues needed. It kept me guessing right up to the ending. But wait, there was no ending. Not sure but what some pages were missing. Seems not so I assume or guess or wonder and maybe hope there will be a follow on. Kris, don’t toy with me.

Good book. I've never heard of this author before. I really enjoyed immersing myself in this book. (4-star review on Amazon)

This was unpredictable and thoroughly enjoyable. Great characters.