Book Review: The Good Die Twice

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Good Die Twice     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Lee Driver
Class/Genre:   Mystery
Series: Chase Dagger
Full Moon Press, Nov 1999, $21.95, 315 pp.

Supermodel and wife to a very wealthy individual, Rachel Tyler simply vanishes while on the family yacht. Five years later, a hawk observes two individuals struggling with a woman before they cold bloodedly kill the lady. The hawk returns to the home of Sarah and her roommate Chase Dagger on the nearby reservation. Sarah tells Chase, a private investigator, what the hawk has seen, but by the time they reach the area, all evidence of foul play is gone.

Dagger receives an invitation to the Tyler home. He drags a reluctant Sarah with him because he fears dealing with his former fiancee Sheila. At the house, Sarah notices a portrait of Rachel and recognizes her as the murder victim seen by the hawk. Dagger refuses to acknowledge that this could have happened, but soon evidence leads him to conclude that Rachel just recently died. Sarah and Dagger continue to dig into the Tyler family where murder is considered a good business practice.

Chase Dagger is one of the more fascinating characters to grace a detective tale. He is an enigma wrapped inside a perplexing puzzle overlaid by a complex cipher. As Chase’s counterpoint, Sarah has otherworldly powers that make her a unique, but brave heroine. The story line is a mystery inside a who-done-it that works because of the interrelationship of the main characters. Fans of Laurel K. Hamilton’ wonderful works will adore this tale that will drive them to want more novels from Lee Driver.

Harriet Klausner

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