Redlined: A novel of Boston by Richard W. Wise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A book with two main plots that are interestingly intertwined as such things often are. One the one side, the banks who decide to redline Jamaica Plain and therefore crashing the affordable housing and opportunities for lending in that area. On the other side, a mysterious entity who is using arson to burn down all the buildings that are being abandoned and amidst those ruins the body of a local activist, Sandy Morgan is found. Who killed her, was it a coincidence? Who is setting the fires? Jedediah and Alex are the only two who are currently fighting the redlining, and then they hear about Sandy’s death and begin working on that as well. But are these all two separate occurrences? Or is someone trying to profit off the misery and misfortune of others?
A crime, thriller with suspense that is somewhat rooted in historical truth. The main premise of the book is fiction however, so some factual errors from the author, are to be forgiven. Well written and certainly suspenseful, there are plenty of villains to blame, but there is really only one who is ultimately pulling all strings.


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