Albert Jay Smalls is the prime suspect in the investigation into Cathy Lake's murder. The cops have no evidence or witnesses, but they're convinced he's hiding the truth and they've got just twelve hours to find out. Each cop has his own motive for wanting to nail Albert Jay Smalls. Jack Pierce is consumed by the murder of his daughter and his own promise to Cathy's mother. Norman Cohen is haunted by the terrible things he saw at the liberation of a concentration camp, Thomas Burke, Chief of police, has a dying son who he ...
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Albert Jay Smalls is the prime suspect in the investigation into Cathy Lake's murder. The cops have no evidence or witnesses, but they're convinced he's hiding the truth and they've got just twelve hours to find out. Each cop has his own motive for wanting to nail Albert Jay Smalls. Jack Pierce is consumed by the murder of his daughter and his own promise to Cathy's mother. Norman Cohen is haunted by the terrible things he saw at the liberation of a concentration camp, Thomas Burke, Chief of police, has a dying son who he lost a long time ago. Cook deftly weaves the tragedies of all their lives into the last twelve hours of their interrogation of the suspect, after which, unless they have a confession, they must let him go. Cook's skill at delving into the psychological depths of his characters turns an otherwise ordinary police procedural into a tense, haunting, and resonant novel.
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The Interrogation" primarily takes place over a 12-hour period in the early 1950's with flashbacks to another time. As the name suggests, during this period Albert Smalls, a drifter and loner who has been accused of murdering a young girl, is being interrogated by two police officers. At the end of this period, they must either get a confession from Albert or release him due to a lack of evidence. The pressure to prove Albert guilty or extract a confession in this short period of time is the driving force of the book.
There is hardly a character in the book who is not carrying a heavy personal burden. ..the Jewish police officer who cannot forget the concentration camps he came across while at war; the police officer whose own young daughter was murdered; the police captain whose son is dying from drug abuse and general neglect. At times it is difficult to differentiate between their spiritual bankruptcy and that of Smalls. Added to these three, there are an assortment of other characters, each dysfunctional in his own way. Although the book focuses on the questioning of Small, the story is primarily told through seemingly disparate story lines that occur outside of the interrogation room. Throughout the book, you never really know if Small is the guilty party which only adds to the suspense.
There are very few parts of the book that drag. These sections are soon overlooked and forgotten when you reach the ending which goes on until the very last line on the last page. Folks, it ain't over until it's over. All in all, I would consider this book a page turner. Just be prepared for a very dark ride.
