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Reckless Indifference

Julie Bigg Veazey
BookSurge Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781439203255
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (11/08)

The definition of “Reckless Indifference” provided by Veazey in the opening pages is “The conscious disregard of the consequences of one’s acts or omissions against the protected legal rights of an aggrieved individual.” (Wikipedia/New Jersey Law)  The author could not have picked a more perfect title for her novel.  These two simple words sum up the entire book to a tee!

The Prologue begins mysteriously with a nameless woman and a man named “J.P.” carefully making preparations to pull off an undefined heist.  The first chapter then switches settings to the fine jewelry counter at Gordon’s department store in Parkdale, New Jersey tended to by a young woman named Mary.  A nicely dressed man walks up to her engagement ring display and closely examines one in particular.  That afternoon he returns with his fiancée and after taking the ring over to look at it by the window they decide that it is not the ring for them and give it back to Mary.  Later, during a routine inventory, it is found that the ring is a fake and has been switched.

The manager of the new Gordon’s store in the mall in Radcliff calls the police and asks for an officer to watch the store because of the other Gordon’s locations that have been robbed.  The chief, after a nudging by the mayor, sends the mayor’s son, Tony DeLuca, to handle it.  What follows next is the targeting of an innocent man by a cop who is seeking to prove himself, and the resulting ramifications on the man’s life. 

“Reckless Indifference” is a well-written novel that will have you hooked from the first page.  The characters are very well developed and their personality traits and actions will definitely evoke strong feelings from the reader.  The book really makes you think about how the fabrication of evidence can have such devastating and life-altering effects on one man and his family’s being.  It will also make you question whether or not the phrase “innocent until proven guilty” really means anything.  The story flows smoothly and will hold your interest until the last page is turned.  I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological and legal fiction!    

    

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