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By Andy JW Davie
John Joiner asks for and finally receives paper and pen. Sitting down he scribbles, at first, only anger and frustration onto the pages. But, soon the writer in him takes over and he begins the Diary of a Curtain Twitcher. Recording on the pages, the sequence of events that have put him: Under suspicion as a terrorist; under lock and key in a military holding cell; under the supervision of the unsympathetic military police.
John Joiner's deep emotional guilt over his part in the violent death of his fiancé Sara has escalated into a debilitating case of agoraphobia. It has been 3 years since he has been able to step from the confines of his house. Now, with an impressive array of technological equipment, and his computers, John lives vicariously through his neighbors. Monitoring their lives and actions, he develops characters and plots for the books he writes as Jack Jenior.
Maria enters his life in a rustle of silk stockings, and from the first moments of frustrating aggravation, his rapidly developing feelings and desire for her begin to change John's life. Maria is hooked into his occupation with his equipment when he notifies the police and foils a robbery at a neighbor's house.
When they uncover a murder plot, John, concerned how his "spying" will be perceived, and convinced the police will never believe them, they decide to investigate on their own and warn the victims. But it is not a simple murder plot they have stumbled into, and John must battle international terrorists, and his own fears, if he is to save Maria.
Andy JW Davie has a strong voice and riveting writing style. The characters in Diary of a Curtain Twitcher become alive and real for the reader, pulling you deeper and deeper into the intrigue and action. I found myself anxiously turning the pages for the next twist and turn the author weaves into the attention grabbing plot of this MUST READ thriller.
-Charlene Austin (chars@writersandreadersnetwork.com)
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