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Axel Blackwell

Autor(a) de Dead Reckoning

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The new sheriff of St. Joe, Evan Caldwell, has his new case. Jake Bellamy, an insurance agent, as been stabbed and with no motive the investigation is not progressing well. Then another body is discovered, stabbed. Still no motive pointing to any guilty parties.
An enjoyable and well-written crime story
 
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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
Detective Darren McDaniel is woken during the night to be called to a crime scene - a young girl has been found dead, dressed in a white dress and a long chain attached to her ankle.
Can they find where she came from and the guilty party.
An interesting crime story
 
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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
My actual rating for this book is 3 ½ stars. I’m rounding up my Goodreads rating to 4 because it hit me on so many levels. I’ve lived a bit north of Port St. Joe all my life, so I know these places and people quite well. Even more, my dad is a retired cop from this area, so, oh man, do I know these people well. (He was a little disturbed by this book, since he knows several of the characters’ IRL counterparts, lol.)

It was by turns fun and difficult to read 'Dead Reckoning', since I started it just after the one year anniversary of Hurricane Michael, which severely damaged or even destroyed many of the places in the book. I laughed, I cried. #850Strong

You don’t have to know the area so intimately to get a pretty good sense of the place, however. The authors did a great job ‘translating’ the Panhandle. (It would be a good idea to use Google Maps, though. There is no other way to wrap your head around the geography.)

I loved the humor, which popped up in the most random places and was very… law enforcement. The descriptions of N FL weather were also hilariously accurate: “The sun was right overhead and Evan felt his hair melting before he’d made it halfway across the lot.” True story.

From the viewpoint of a semi-insider, the interaction in the LE community was very well done, as was the investigation itself. I’m really fascinated by Evan Caldwell. The ending, however, wasn’t 100% convincing. Not the resolution, sometimes that just happens. The ending itself was too abrupt and a little too easy. Once an investigation rolls, it rolls fast. But that was more “Law & Order” than most real cases.

If you’re from N FL, this is a must-read. If you’re not from N FL, read it anyway, because it’s really good.
… (mais)
 
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tiasreads | Dec 11, 2019 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
A unique and well written "what if" story with plenty of suspense. The plot is about love and redemption. The book starts slow due to character development, but has a fast paced finish. Plenty of twists and turns make the book hard to put down. The characters are well developed and very realistic. A highly recommended and enjoyable book.
 
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jimphillips8 | Mar 31, 2016 |

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Obras
9
Membros
126
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#159,216
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
5
ISBNs
9

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