The Incident Under the Overpass
by Anne McClane
I read a review of The Incident Under the Overpass on a fantastic blog I follow, Cravenwild. It perked my interest, and when I read the first chapter on Amazon, I was hooked: A woman wakes up naked next to a stranger under an overpass, with no memory of what happened. While it sounds a bit creepy, it’s clear from the beginning, the woman isn’t worried about a possible violation to her honor. She is worried about the man next to her, who was beaten very badly and seems to have very bad men following him.
Anne McClane is a talented suspense writer, and while sometimes I got the timeline of the chapters confused, I was interested enough in the story to keep reading. The heroine is very likable and has many facets to her personality, which aren’t always present in typical suspense novels. I thought the story would be a normal thriller, but it turned into a supernatural story—the lead developed magical powers and spent a great deal of the story trying to understand her new gifts. If you like that genre, you might really enjoy this book, but I don’t generally care for it. I don’t usually like fantasy or unrealistic elements in a story, so when this part of the book dominated the main mystery portion, I lost interest. Still, I’d absolutely be interested in reading another book by this author, as it’s always nice and refreshing to find real talent out there.
Anne McClane is a talented suspense writer, and while sometimes I got the timeline of the chapters confused, I was interested enough in the story to keep reading. The heroine is very likable and has many facets to her personality, which aren’t always present in typical suspense novels. I thought the story would be a normal thriller, but it turned into a supernatural story—the lead developed magical powers and spent a great deal of the story trying to understand her new gifts. If you like that genre, you might really enjoy this book, but I don’t generally care for it. I don’t usually like fantasy or unrealistic elements in a story, so when this part of the book dominated the main mystery portion, I lost interest. Still, I’d absolutely be interested in reading another book by this author, as it’s always nice and refreshing to find real talent out there.