EPITAPH (James Siegel) - August 8/10

It's hard to believe that this interminable mystery is from the same writer of crackerjack thrillers like Deceit and Derailed. Siegel's hard-bitten style grows tiresome almost immediately and it becomes impossible to work up even an ounce of interest in the protagonist's efforts to track down a prolific serial killer. The convoluted narrative ensures that the whole thing is often a lot more confusing than one might've expected and I certainly found myself glazing over whole paragraphs. *1/2 out of ****