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THE RHYTHM OF EVIL BY DENNIS KOLLER

Consistently true of cop/detective novels everywhere, The Rhythm of Evil by Dennis Koller begins quickly enough, engages the reader’s attention immediately, and plunges off down its plotline track like a freight train let loose to roll. The writing is succinct, concise, and controlled; told from the first-person perspective of a cop detective who answers his physically dependent nephew’s plea to solve the cold case murder of a woman instrumental in his care while transporting him as a youth. And to answer an apparently misguided but hugely popular twitter attack on the local police by an unknown tweeting assailant referring back specifically to that particular murder. Good plotline, great start – promising ongoing investigations, revelations, and threatening situations. Marred only by dialogues filled with awkward, stereotypical man-speak and over-tasked attempts at humor.

That aforementioned, metaphorical freight train describing Dennis Koller’s ‘perp’-filled novel, The Rhythm of Evil, crashes through some rather coincidental and hyperbolic territory, including some credulity-challenging, neck-wrenching turns threatening imminent derailment, but the reader’s interest is never seriously threatened, and this powerful, exhilarating ride toward solving a strange and seemingly pointless murder races toward a mostly satisfying end. One where the very bad guys have been identified, one’s karma dealt with perfectly, a mother’s grief informed, a primary plotter nabbed, and a young nephew’s personal plea fully answered, and a promise met. Freight train back safely in the station. Good guys left to thump and pump their chests and dog their closest pals. Good times for all. One bullet in the ass remains. 

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Joel R. Dennstedt – Top Reviewer for Readers’ Favorite

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