Beneath the Surface (Sentinel story)

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Title:	Beneath the Surface
Author(s):	Sue Pokorny
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Genre(s):	gen
Fandom(s):	The Sentinel
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Beneath the Surface is a Sentinel story by Sue Pokorny.

Reactions and Reviews

The first good thing about this story is the title. I like titles which have resonance and double meanings and this one did. So what was beneath the surface? Well, spooky things, naturally (given this was written for a Halloween zine). And of course, things at an archaeological dig are beneath the surface. And the evidence of the crime (yes there was a crime) was also beneath the surface. And the criminal was not the kind of person he appeared to be, on the surface. All of that makes for all sorts of things going on in this story; a touch of this, a touch of that -- spooky things, archaeology, crime senses-use, bad guys -- toss it all in the pot and stir. Some of the flavours seem a bit odd together, but it was solid home-cooked dish.

There are two good supporting characters here, John Whitefeather the tribal cop, and Two Eagles, the tribal shaman. (Though I admit I found John calling Blair "chief" to toss me out of the story for a moment, because I don't think an Indian would use that word carelessly as a nickname). I did like the insightful (and sometimes cryptic) words of Two Eagles, especially his comment that if the way of the Shaman were easy, then everybody would follow it.

So... what do *you* think?