Review of "Monkeewrench" by P. J. Tracy

This is a delightful and bloody mystery that weaves in and out around the theme of a new computer game. The new game constructed by a group that calls themselves and the game "Monkeywrench." This is a typical game that uses a series of very violent murders. Violence is popular in computer games and even though the group had disagreed about using murders as games, in each level the killer is caught and brought to justice. The game is being tested in beta form and on the web.

The horror begins when someone starts to duplicate the game's murder scenes. The murders are duplicated in minute detail. Now the police enter and the mysterious programmers who invented the game began to be concerned that their own strange past is going to be uncovered.

There are twenty murder scenes in the game. When the police try to trace the members of this computer group to find out who they are, it becomes clear that it is impossible to trace any of them or how they got together to form this group. This part of the mystery as compelling as finding out who is committing these murders.

As I say, the plot revolves around a cast of fascinating characters. The authors, who are in reality a mother and daughter writing team, have done a terrific job of keeping the reader on the edge of whatever they might be sitting on. This team has written a winner. Trust me. Try this one.