Mystery/Thriller -- 3 stars
Teenager Wesley Keener was just goofing around with some friends when he fell and hit his head. After what should have been a simple surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, Wesley wakes as a silent, pacing shell. He doesn't talk, he doesn't eat, he doesn't sleep. He just walks in circles. Ambulance chaser Jay Shenk takes what he believes is a slamdunk medical malpractice case. Wesley is still pacing when his father pleads guilty to killing one of the trial's expert witnesses. But Atty. Shenk's son/investigator isn't so sure he's guilty. And why is a gang of new-age hippies searching for Wesley? ----- This is what happens when a book tries to be too many things at once. Is Mr. Winters writing a court procedural? A murder mystery? A piece of sci-fi? Each of the aspects are well written, each is interesting; but none come out on top resulting in an almost good story weakened by being too diffusive. There is a nice twist near the end, but without a resolution for Wesley, it lacks oomph.
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