THE INTERROGATION by Thomas Cook April 2002 Bantam Books ISBN 0-553-80095-7

In Thomas Cook’s new book, The Interrogation, we have a murdered girl, two primary detectives, a police chief, his priest, two criminals a prime suspect and twelve hours to get a confession before said suspect must be released because of lack of evidence.
In this “beat the clock” book Mr. Cook proves yet again why he has become one of the Mystery genre’s most anticipated novelists. As we all know in a good mystery things are never as cut and dried as they seem. Mr. Cook’s sense of urgency in this book is conveyed to the reader easily. He provides us with 20 years of background on all the characters, follows the leads with a speedy authority, gives us periodic glimmers to the truth of the case while involving us in the grim realities of the principal players existence. And the clock ticks. Well written words travel from your eyes as you turn the pages waiting for the next surprise in this wonderful book. The Interrogation has but one drawback, Mr. Cook promised us twelve hours and I only got three.