Best Heist Crime
When family man and war veteran Russell loses his job as a quarry worker, his life suddenly seems more like a waking nightmare than a chance to finally live the American dream. Randall Silvis is the internationally acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels, one story collection, and one book of narrative nonfiction.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Had I not downloaded it before going to work, I absolutely would have read it in one breathless, barely blinking, madly swiping sitting. It's an interesting literary technique that allows him to merge past and present seamlessly, mixing in antecdotes that the friend knows and filling in Russell's back history as well. It rings true, allowing for a more casual, honest tone with a single narrator not wasting space on excessive descriptions of places or people, giving an immediacy and intimacy to the book."
"INTRO: Only The Rain is a powerfully written suspenseful drama that I found compelling, even though I did not love the character. To give a feel for the editing, and the style and flow of this work, I am posting a brief excerpt below. The music has stopped and there’s this three-way conversation going on between that crazy dog and the pattering rain and my heart thumping like the wings of a flushed grouse. I say to her, “If I put you down, can you walk inside?”. Her grip around my neck tightens and she pushes herself up tighter against me. “Doan’ pu’ mee down.”. This whole description I’m giving you is probably coming off a lot funnier than it actually was. Either that pit bull was going to rip its chain loose and come flying at me, or some burly boyfriend was going to appear with a shotgun in his hands, or somebody who knew Cindy was going to drive by and think, isn’t that Russell there with that naked girl in his arms? So I’m standing in the living room now, bare plank floors and a ratty old couch and matching chair and a coffee table covered with water rings and cigarette burns and empty beer bottles."
"This is an engaging tale of a man struggling with the results of choices he's made and how he works to make things right."
"Man steals money to support his family, and for about a hundred pages the internal monologue focuses on his guilt. Finally, the action ramps up and two thugs come sniffing around and this army trained personnel can't deal with them? This disrupts the immersion and is really bizarre that seems to encounter no real purpose other than reminding the audience he's writing an email (that he deletes?)."
Jack Knifed is part of the Detective Jack Stratton Mystery-Thriller Series which has more than 3,000+ five-star reviews and 900,000 readers and counting. If you love a page-turning thriller with mystery, humor, and a dash of romance, pick up Jack Knifed today. Look for other mystery thriller books featuring Jack Stratton, including Girl Jacked, Jack Knifed, Jacks are Wild, Jack and the Giant Killer, and now Data Jack. Here is what people are saying about Jack Knifed : * "This is the real deal and the Greyson style is exciting and crisp and all the right choices were made in 'Jack Knifed'..." - Paul Little, Amazon Top 4000 Reviewer * "If ur a fan of kick-ass, good guy makes things right novels, then this book is for u!" - Amazon Customer * "Just getting better!...The story is tight, action flowing and Jack and Alice are so good together." The Detective Jack Stratton Murder Mystery Series is featured in a number of Kindle Unlimited categories, including: murder, mystery books, thrillers, new mysteries, detective books, best sellers fiction, crime fiction novels, murder kindle unlimited books, crime thrillers, best mystery novel, murder mysteries in kindle books, mystery thriller novels, kindle crime novels, new books, paperback book series and kindle unlimited books. Please visit ChristopherGreyson.com to learn more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The night he was killed leads the reader on a well written and edge of your seat reading the rest of the book. Along with the flash backs of Iraq Jack is having; Replacement life was also a mystery together they overcome obstacles to find out who killed Steven Ritter."
"You can't help but embrace these character and the story line starts out like nothing but terms into these twists and turns that keep leading you deeper and deeper into the mystery."
"As though that might help Jack. Looking forward to reading the other books about Jack."
"This book continues the saga of twenty-something Jack Stratton, unsettled Iraqi vet and small town cop, and the attractive, tenacious Replacement, his recently attained nineteen year old sidekick."
"Jack is a very interesting character -- a talented cop, emotionally scarred by his troubled past and fractured family. Greyson also allows a few pages to round and fully flesh out the story, giving the reader a true feeling of satisfaction at it's end. Again, I really enjoyed this novel, recommend it highly, and have already "borrowed" the next book through Amazon's Prime Lending Library."
"Though the story line is a detective mystery, the interactions between Jack and Alice playfully add to the story."
"I enjoyed the first book that introduced the characters and I thought that the eventual build up will lead to better things - I was right. This book is better than the first as I feel I know the characters better and Understand more of what Jack had gone through and somehow I feel I could relate to what and why he was doing things."
She certainly doesn’t think the prime suspect is as guilty as everyone thinks. Just as she’s about to make a breakthrough, everything is turned upside down by a fatal development in another case she is working on . It's proximity by train to both London and Birmingham make it a very desirable place to live indeed, and both the Oxford canal and the river Cherwell run close to it, making it haven for walkers, boaters and wildlife. Consequently, she knows how the system works, and is fiercely loyal to the force without being blinkered to its faults. She is a long-standing friend of her immediate superior officer, 'Mellow' Mallow and enjoys a rather enigmatic relationship with the steely Superintendent Marcus Donleavy. Known for his sartorial elegance and laid-back manners, he has a sharp mind, and an eye for the ladies. DI HILLARY GREENE SERIES BOOK 1: MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL. BOOK 2: MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY. BOOK 3: MURDER OF THE BRIDE. BOOK 4: MURDER IN THE VILLAGE. BOOK 5: MURDER IN THE FAMILY. BOOK 6: MURDER AT HOME.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I just started reading this writer I enjoyed the series so far I do like the character with Hillary green I believe there's a few more in the series I will be done it's worth the read."
"Love Faith Martin."
"Good page turner, but weak ending."
"Great English mystery with a good plot and interesting characters."
"Hillary is a dedicated DI and is still dealing with the fallout from a bad marriage to a bent copper who died leaving Hillary with his mess to clear up. This story is very intriguing and moves along pretty quickly with many twists and turns and unexpected events popping up to keep you turning the pages."
"Her team are a mixed bunch from Janine who is having a relationship with the Hillary superior to Frank who can’t really be relied on but has a good set of “nouses” to keep him informed. They have a solid plot line, believable characters and a little humour along with enough background to keep the reader interested without overdoing things."
"Lee was the subject of a police raid involving Hilary`s Superintendant Raleigh, a man she has had a bad feeling about since his arrival."
Best Noir Crime
As three more sex workers in the Black Country are murdered in quick succession, each death more violent than the last, Kim and her team realise that the initial killing was no one-off frenzied attack, but a twisted serial killer preying on the vulnerable. At the same time, the search begins for the desperate woman who left her newborn baby at the station – but what at first looks like a tragic abandonment soon takes an even more sinister turn. When another young woman goes missing, the two investigations bring the team into a terrifying, hidden world, and a showdown puts Kim’s life at risk as secrets from her own past come to light. ‘With an opening that will have you gripped from start to finish, I devoured it in a matter of hours - I simply couldn't put it down…I was literally on the edge of my seat with anticipation wanting to know what was going to happen next.’ Chelle’s Book Reviews. ‘Angela Marsons is one of the most immensely talented writers out there ; she has an exceptional skill in creating a cast of characters and a spider web of plots that will keep you glued to the book until it is finished.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It isn't always a comfortable subject, but it exists."
"I'm currently reading my way through Angela Marson' Kim Stone series."
"The "usual sidekicks"" are involved in this case too and I enjoy their contributions to the outcome."
"Ms. Marsons characters so real with genuine feeling, emotional quirks and goodness mixed with hard core dedication to their boss and the job."
"I highly suggest this book, the whole series honestly!!!"
"Even down to the medical examiner Keats who, although has small appearances in the stories his banter with Kim is so amusing."
"DI Stone is a tenacious leader who seeks justice and yet is compassionate with her team."
"I simply had no interest in the second stoy line running through the book about the Romanian people and wound up skipping over those pages to follow the story of the murdered prostitutes."
Best Organized Crime
I was put here to wipe out every last member of the damn Abandonato mafia, to pay them back for my mother’s death. When I find a strange girl hiding, beaten, under my bed, I don’t let her live out of compassion.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The brokenness of the characters force the readers into the role of cheer leader became so much pain must lead to great love and joy."
"I'm stingy and rarely buy even the 99c books but I one clicked book two right after finishing this story."
"Part one: as I accidentally found this story and bought it on my kindle I gave it a try."
"Pretty interesting start but a bit repetitive and predictable towards the end."
"The story line is decent and flows really well, my opinion is that this series probably could’ve been written in two books instead of 3."
"My first book from this author and I loved it, loved the characters and their story line."
"I did not know what to expect but I had to get book two What Ayala went through and she's still here, I see her as a fighter and she doesn't even know it."
"A page turner, love, obsession , violence. Expect the unexpected. An emotional roller-coaster. Will read I again, I might have missed something."
Best Kidnapping Crime Fiction
As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. Dot Hutchison is the author of A Wounded Name , a young adult novel based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet , and the adult thriller The Butterfly Garden .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This review does not contain spoilers, however, I do discuss points included in Amazon's summary description; if you consider those spoilers, avoid this review. -o-. 'The Butterfly Garden' is told in alternating first and third-person-limited perspectives: the main character relates her story to FBI agents following her rescue from the Garden. When used by experienced writers (Rothfuss' 'Name of the Wind' is a good example), a nested story can be very effective. It was hard to believe in the setting, both that it could exist (how do you find contractors to build this sort of thing?). The third person portions tended to exposition, which made those times in the story feel like they moved more slowly. The 'twist' at the ending was unnecessary, without adequate foreshadowing to make it satisfying for the reader."
"The first problem is the setting; It's hard to picture the "butterflies" ( The kidnapped girls) being kept in some kind of enormous greenhouse (big enough to hold a pond for swimming, a waterfall, a cliff, a glorious garden, a kitchen, rooms, hallways, essentially and entire compound) inside an even bigger greenhouse on the killer's private house grounds. Such a colossal structure wouldn't slip by prying eyes for the nearly 30 years that the Gardener has been abducting girls. You're led to believe that the survivor, Maya, may or may not be on the right side but then she starts singing like a canary right after that and the mystery is lost. Maya was protecting her former roommate who was the one butterfly who had escaped 10 years prior, pregnant with the Gardener's child. That's all.The author seemed to be more concerned with reminding the reader every few pages that a butterfly was being raped or beaten by the Gardener and his son instead of moving the story forward at an even pace. The fact that the only time Maya shows any emotion is when she's developing affections for the Gardener's other son, Desmond (who discovers the truth and doesn't go to the police until 6 months later) is infuriating."
"I reread the end 3 times to make sure I was reading it correctly because it made so little sense."
Best Serial Killers
As the anniversary of the murders approaches, Faith Winters is released from the psychiatric hospital and yanked back to the last spot on earth she wants to be—her hometown where the slayings took place. Wracked by the lingering echoes of survivor’s guilt, Faith spirals into a black hole of alcoholism and wanton self-destruction. Finding no solace at the bottom of a bottle, Faith decides to track down her sister’s killer—and then discovers that she’s the one being hunted. From the mind of Wall Street Journal bestselling author Christopher Greyson comes a story with twists and turns that take the reader to the edge of madness. exhilarating ending with a few surprises... Sharp characters enmeshed in a mystery that, particularly in its final lap, is a gleefully dizzy ride.” – Kirkus Reviews.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I am a huge fan of the Jack Stratton Series, by Christopher Greyson, so I was excited to receive The Girl Who Lived. The Girl Who Lived is a bit darker, it deals with survivors guilt and addictions that manifest themselves after a horrendous crime and the aftermath. I think anyone reading this book that can relate to her anxiety, despair, and emptiness will appreciate her struggle."
"This was quite a thriller but she seemed so stupid when she knew someone was after her - get drunk??"
"Liked this book very much."
"Wow what a read."
"If you enjoy psychological thrillers and reading at a fast pace, not wanting to stop, The Girl Who Lived is the book for you."
"I liked the twists and turns."
"Not one of my favorites."
Best Murder
His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him. "Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Other writers will use long descriptions of what the landscaping is like as someone enters a driveway to a house, or a long paragraph describing what a woman is wearing and the scent of her perfume and the necklace she is wearing. And that is exactly what Scott Pratt avoids and makes his books such a delight to read. Each of his books in this series has a great plot that makes them a such page turner."
"Joe Dillard is a criminal defence attorney, that is he defends murderers, thieves, drug dealers, prostitutes and rapists among others. Having now saved a considerable amount of money, he wants to quit the legal profession permanently but before that he wishes to defend at least one innocent client. On checking the whereabouts of the preacher, Landers finds that the victim, although a man of God, had visited a strip club the night before. The club's wealthy owner, Erlene, being a close friend of Angel and knowing Joe Dillard to be one of the best attorneys around, pays him a hefty sum and hires him to defend her employee."
"I am a trial lawyer myself, so I enjoyed this one."
"Scott Pratt's "An Innocent Client" is a typical Scott Pratt book! His hero Joe Dillard is tough as nails, but you just want to smother him in a big hug."
"A fabulous story about a criminal defense lawyer who is tired of dealing with guilty clients and decides it is time to find a different way to make a living."
"I am not sure how I happened upon this book initially, but I'm glad I did."
Best Vigilante Justice
As the anniversary of the murders approaches, Faith Winters is released from the psychiatric hospital and yanked back to the last spot on earth she wants to be—her hometown where the slayings took place. Wracked by the lingering echoes of survivor’s guilt, Faith spirals into a black hole of alcoholism and wanton self-destruction. Finding no solace at the bottom of a bottle, Faith decides to track down her sister’s killer—and then discovers that she’s the one being hunted. From the mind of Wall Street Journal bestselling author Christopher Greyson comes a story with twists and turns that take the reader to the edge of madness. exhilarating ending with a few surprises... Sharp characters enmeshed in a mystery that, particularly in its final lap, is a gleefully dizzy ride.” – Kirkus Reviews.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I am a huge fan of the Jack Stratton Series, by Christopher Greyson, so I was excited to receive The Girl Who Lived. The Girl Who Lived is a bit darker, it deals with survivors guilt and addictions that manifest themselves after a horrendous crime and the aftermath. I think anyone reading this book that can relate to her anxiety, despair, and emptiness will appreciate her struggle."
"This book is enjoyable and an interesting read."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book."
"Entertaining for the most part, just short of a 5 star rating."
"Excellent read, page turner, who to believe, great characters."
"I have really enjoyed all of his books and this one kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing."
"I have not yet read it but my daughter said it's good."
"Well written kept me guessing to the end!"