Reviews for A Case Of Infatuation

The average rating for A Case Of Infatuation based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-05 00:00:00 Rondalyn Rogers Murder, Mystery and Suspense with a Touch of Romance A Case of Infatuation. Mitch Malone is a crime reporter and he is very good at his job. The reason he is so good is that he has no emotions. He never allows himself to feel anything for the victims and he works alone. All he cares about is getting a good story. Until he is forced to team up with rooky reporter, Petrenka - beautiful, laconic and incredibly desirable. She is also very good at her job, and for similar reasons. Despite resenting her presence, Mitch finds himself becoming increasingly obsessed with her. Their first case is a very nasty murder which has all the hallmarks of a contract killing. But the killer has overlooked something. Petrenka finds a small child hiding in the house where the murder took place. For reasons of security, the child is temporarily put in Patrenka's care and this is when Mitch breaks all his own rules. He, who has never liked children, falls in love with the little stranger and all his priorities shift. The story has now taken second place to ensuring the safety of the child. There ensues a frantic race against time to get to the child's mother before the killer finds her. I really enjoyed this story. The author's use of language and imagery is masterful. I particularly liked the image of the dead woman's hand lying exposed on the porch. Haunting! Ms Gager is able to create real, believable characters and I found myself caring about them. Even the secondary characters like Daisy from the Roadhouse are well-rounded and enduring. The plot is intriguing. I thought there were a couple of weak points. I find it hard to believe that the police would hand over custody of a child to someone whose only connection with the case is that they happened to arrive early on the scene and discover the child's hiding place. I also thought it was unlikely that the master criminal was unable to find his traitorous ex-employee, despite having unlimited resources, whilst Mitch was able to find him with relative ease. But these are minor points and hardly detracted from the story, which was fast-paced and kept me guessing right up to the end. It also did what only the best stories do - left me wanting more. I shall certainly be reading the other books in the Mitch Malone series.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-08-25 00:00:00 Sarah Rosindale I'll admit I approached W.S. Gager's debut novel A CASE OF INFATUATION feeling hesitant. The cover and title seemed to have "romance novel" written all over them. But I started reading and, while the book has romantic aspects to it (or at least a healthy dose of lust on the main character's part), I wouldn't describe this as a romance novel. It reads much more like a suspense-thriller with dashes of romance and police procedure folded in here and there. The protagonist Mitch Malone is a crime reporter. I'll quote the back of the book here: "He never lets the blood and guts he covers bother him. He always works alone. And he hates kids." Okay--I already like this guy. Loner reporter who hates kids. Yeah, but things get a bit screwed up for Mitch in that department with the grand entrance of Petrenka Peterson, who bowls Mitch over from the first chapter's opening line. Petrenka is so gorgeous and mysterious, that Mitch finds himself simply smitten with her despite all his loner bachelor instincts, which he often reminds readers about. (Quite a bit--perhaps trying real hard to convince himself?) Petrenka has come to the paper to work as an intern. And she's assigned to work with Mitch. Which is fine with him, even though it's difficult for Mitch to keep from panting and stay focused on his job when she's near. Mitch ends up covering a double murder. Petrenka tags along, showing fine investigative reporting instincts for an intern. (Hmm . . .) And, at the scene of the murders, they find (guess what?) a kid. The child is found sleeping in a cubbyhole. And Mitch ends up taking the kid and Petrenka under his wing to protect the child, who's a potential witness, and--well--to possibly score with Petrenka. Things get very interesting when the local cops are taken off the case and the FBI steps in. This gets Mitch's radar buzzing. This double murder has much more to it than meets the eye. Something that could be said about almost every character in this story. Read the entire review at