Surprise ending by Jeffrey Deaver

This was a short eminently enjoyable book. Seybold is an author of Crime Stories who is asked by Baltimore police to help take down a crime lord.  The cops think that Seybold’s devious mind can create a scenario that will result in the downfall of the criminals.

Things don’t work out exactly as Seybold expects or the cops either.   There are a couple of nice plot twists that keep the story fresh.

Deaver does a nice job creating his characters and that doesn't necessarily mean characters that you like. 

The plot was quite clever and the title was eventually made quite clear. I enjoyed the book.

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.