The one ‘format’ difficulty with WAKING THE DEAD was the fact that the cold cases had obviously all happened in the past – they were essentially BACK-STORY – and this necessitated a lot of expositional unpacking of this back-story. So the investigation of the cold case always had to work alongside an investigation in the present – usually a new murder committed in an attempt to cover up the truth of the cold case murder!
Your post brings the novel Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille to mind. The protagonist is being prosecuted in the present for events that happened in the past, and the events of each carry equal weight.
Thank you so much for this – love getting book recommendations and I have never come across DeMilie before. Just looked up Word of Honor and I gather the past criminal events relate to an atrocity during the Vietnam War. Interesting subject rises loads of issues…I will check it out.
The book is, of course, much more than a Vietnam War book. The details of the atrocity are slowly revealed, and in the end prove to be very emotional and moving.
Now you have really whetted my appetite Larry – I count this as a very nice Christmas present, thanks again
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