4 out of 4 stars
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The Broadcast by Liam Fialkov is a wonderfully surprising mystery thriller. The book gets its name from a television show that is a bit of a mystery itself. It begins with some crime solving videos that surface years after the crimes. The video footage is an accurate record of the events from these crimes and leads to the arrests of the guilty parties. The series moves on to display accurate videos of historic events as if they were each filmed at the time they occurred.
The book is much more than just the television broadcasts. It is written as a present-day story about three main characters Sarah, Jonathan and Michael. Each character has come from different backgrounds and different life experiences that have made them who they are today. Sarah is suffering with infertility in her adult life after a teen pregnancy and is hoping to reconnect with her child. Jonathan was 2 years old when he lost his parents in a car accident that he survived. Michael was adopted at birth and was loved very much by his adoptive family but is curious about his birth parents.
There are numerous other characters throughout the story, like Jonathan’s brother Walter and Sarah’s sister Julie. The reader is given enough information for the supporting characters history that you know them and what role they play in the main characters’ lives and with the story.
I like the way the author organized the book. It was easy to get to know each character and kept me intrigued to the very end. I found myself trying to figure out who was responsible for the videos. And although I did figure out who, I did not have the method figured out so was surprised at the end. It was also a nice touch that the author gives you some closure at the end of the book with the Epilogue. There is nothing I disliked about this book. I recommend this book at anyone that loves a good mystery.
I give this book a 4 out of 4 stars because it is well written and appears professionally edited. I did find a few errors but they did not take away from the story. I believe this would be a good read for all ages. The not so nice pieces of each character’s story are explained well but not in a graphic way. I also believe it would be a good book for anyone that believes in a higher power whether they like the mystery genre or not.
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The Broadcast
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