Title: False Witness
Author: Randy Singer
Rating: One cup of tea
I became a fan of Randy Singer’s books a few years ago when
I read By Reason of Insanity. I loved
the premise of that book and enjoyed how the plot developed. I expected the
same with False Witness.
Unfortunately, False Witness didn’t
hold my attention as well as By Reason of
Insanity. False Witness wasn’t
bad, it just wasn’t as good in my opinion.
Singer has a way of creating compelling characters. David
Hoffman is a likable anti-hero and despite his behaviors, I found myself
rooting for him. The rest of the cast of characters, especially lawyers Jamie
Brock and Isaiah Haywood also kept me engaged. I also enjoyed the way Singer
weaved faith into the book. I like the subtlety in which he presented the
themes of faith in this book.
As for the plot, I loved the idea of the secret code, but I
must admit, the math turned me off a bit since I’m horrible at math. I felt
like it was important that I understood what the algorithm did, that it was important
to the plot, and that I missed a part of the impact of the book because I
didn’t understand it (my brain shut down when I got to the sections about how
the algorithm worked). I do think that someone with a math/technology mind
would probably enjoy that section, but since I’m a primarily a pleasure
reading, that part seemed a bit like school for me.
The pacing was hard to get into. Again, not horrible, but a
little slow for me. I guess I expected for it to be much faster since this book
was a thriller. I found myself tempted to skim sections, but my interest in the
characters kept me reading. The switch between David Hoffman’s POV and the
lawyers POV was a bit jarring.
All in all, not a bad book, especially for readers who like
a slower paced book.
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