Kevin G. Chapman

I really enjoyed this book. The authors know how the police work when working a murder case and was very detailed and portrayed what they have to go through to catch a murderer and how the department sometimes gets in the way. This showed a racial basis in how people perceived others. You have two murders in the same night, it doesn’t appear to be the same murderer so it is treated differently, one is given full coverage by the news and the police and the other is not really looked at. I really liked how the author has each person involved looking inside themselves and their basis’s. A really good read that I would recommend. I received a free book and my views and opinions are my own.… (more)

The story is set in NYC following the murder of a female college student. We witness the aftermath of the police investigation (as in a usual crime novel) but the book goes a step further and we see how the media deals with the information, and the subsequent public response to it. It is an interesting look at how the media influences public opinion, but also how public opinion drives what is (and what isn’t) covered by the media. Naturally racism comes into play here. A related side story deals with police brutality. The book feels very topical. I found it interesting and well-written.
I was provided with an ARC (thanks to the author & publisher!) and I am voluntarily posting my honest review.… (more)

This book is thrilling, captivating, and gives a lot of insight into how much one event can shape and connect the lives of many different people. This book provides a much more complete and well-rounded perspective than the average mystery novel which I greatly appreciate! While it was a tad bit confusing to try to sort out who was who at first, it was absolutely worth it for the depth of the two murders in the book. (At least seven different characters all get the spotlight put on their perspective throughout the book). There were a few moments that were startlingly in the modern present which took me out of the case for a brief moment so do keep in mind this book does briefly discuss the pandemic.… (more)

The Other Murder by Kevin G. Chapman is an excellent police/journalism procedural novel. One team of police investigators, Dru and Mariana, and another team of investigative journalists, Paulo and Hannah, set out to solve a double murder one night in Washington Square Park in New York City. The two murders involve very different victims (Angelica and Javier) in terms of racial and socioeconomic characteristics. Initial assumptions about the crimes are made by the teams using these assumptions. Both teams are interested in details that will help solve the murders. The cops focus on carrying out the procedural orders of their law enforcement and political leaders. The journalists are more interested in following the direction of their editors to get the news out to the public via television and print media. Interaction of personality characteristics of the teams, their bosses, the victims, and the perpetrators determine priorities of investigations and actions. The novel is very well-written for good character development and exciting action.… (more)