Jay Johnson's life has been turned upside down. Forcibly placed into the Witness Protection Program, Jay is told he must remember what happened that put him there... but Jay has no idea what the government thinks he knows.

FIFTY MICE has an intriguing premise. I like that we know upfront that Jay is an unreliable narrator so we can filter through what he says and does. The aura of mystery and suspense is quickly built as the almost staccato style writing amps up the tension.

Unfortunately, FIFTY MICE begins to lag action-wise somewhere in the middle as we get stuck in the mundane, daily routines of the characters. Jay is assigned a wife and child as part of the Witness Protection Program, and thus the interactions between Jay, Ginger, and Helen begin to consume more of the storyline as the pace slows down quite a bit.

FIFTY MICE is the sort of story that reads as if it is a movie or television show. The premise is a fascinating one and I enjoyed the majority of the story. Readers who like a good character-driven thriller will appreciate FIFTY MICE.