Choice Cut Book Review Book 3 of the Cut Series

The third book in his penetrating “Cut” series, author Arnold Eslava-Grünwaldt’s Choice Cut offers readers another intensely exciting and fast-paced addition to his well-received crime thriller series, within which he deftly continues to delve into the activities of the debauched criminals in Yonkers, New York, and the skilled team of detectives who hunt them down and bring them to justice.

Keeping pace with the excitement, drama, and emotions, author Grünwaldt artfully continues the overarching story of book two, populated with most of the same characters, particularly the tough and tough Detective Sergeant Hamilcar Hitchcock and the members of his hit squad. overall assignment. With a challenging mystery looming, the story seamlessly and quickly transitions into twisting new scenarios that require Sergeant Hitchcock and his team into action.

This time, the story begins with members of the General Assignment Squad finding themselves coming to terms with the bottom line of their previous investigation that led to the near-fatal shooting of a revered comrade and the unfortunate and temporary loss of another valued officer. However, the thrills and twists only begin with the discovery of a recently deceased man who is possibly the victim of a serial killer known as “The Butcher”, whose victims are known as “one of the butcher’s cuts”.

Meanwhile, the mystery intensifies when somewhere in a hospital bed, artist Jerome Samuels dies clinging to the knowledge of a dark secret from his past, one filled with regret and betrayal. Initially famous for his tattoo art, Jerome Samuels leaves clues to his secret past within his artwork. Specifically, his tattoos leave indelible clues to his filthy past and well-endowed stash. Also, leaving behind two sons who are not doing well, Paske Samuels and his half-brother Ben-Moon Wallis, the two plan to find the clues to their maligned father’s hidden treasure. Also, unbeknownst to them, they’re not the only ones looking for clues to Samuels’ stash. Someone else has his eye on the same prize and lurks in the shadows willing to go to any length to get what he wants, and murder is no exception.

Ultimately, as the criminal elements intersect, the excitement continues to build within the story as the butcher’s presence in Westchester escalates into ever greater terror, sparking an intense race against time and time. crime for Detective Sergeant Hitchcock and his team to unravel this web of evil and greed. .

Essentially, I really enjoyed Choice Cut, by author Arnold Eslava-Grünwaldt. In fact, I have also enjoyed the other books in the series. Each book so far has turned out to be a riveting mystery with multiple perspectives, populated with great characterizations, most notably Detective Sergeant Hamilcar Hitchcock. Overall, the story is packed with clever literary twists that take you into the heart of darkness, the mind of a murderer, and the backstory of the heroic detectives who do the really hard work. Consequently, this book, like the others, are worth reading that I personally think would make a great TV series or movie.