Crime Spree Magazine
Wolf Point is a character study. A man travels north hoping to escape his life. Outside of Syracuse he picks up two hitch hikers. “T” Thomas Walker knows better but he’s bored and the young couple may prove a diversion. Lester and Jenny. From the beginning their story doesn’t gel. When the threesome arrives at the Thousand Island region of New York State the narrative takes on a surreal quality. All three of out lead characters have an agenda. All three are more than capable of lying, to each other and themselves. The meeting is volatile. Falco explores narcissism with a run down cabin and on the chilly waters of this part of our country. Truth and tragedy are stripped away and then reintroduced in a plot as murky as the waters surrounding our characters. Is there any hope for these lost souls?
While the writing is quite strong and the climax of Wolf Point is chilling, getting to the end takes a perseverance. For while Falco’s character study is extremely well done to get his reader there he throws in too much that is cliché and never allows himself the free reign that both these characters and his writing deserves.