The Heathens by Ace Atkins

 

The Heathens by Ace Atkins

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: A young girl and her brother are orphaned after there mother is murdered. They flee Mississippi with there criminal boyfriend and Quinn needs to find them soon. As they flee they meet a girl who’s house they are staying in and she turns TJ Byrd into a social media sensation claiming her innocence. 

Comments: Told from multiple perspectives, leaving Quinn with little room in this novel, it’s a solid page turner. Atkins has hit his stride here and Quinn carries little of the story which was fine with me. Great book. Some great creepy characters that smell bad. 

https://www.amazon.com/Heathens-Quinn-Colson-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B08L9ZJTXW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6NDM6H8UPFE0&dchild=1&keywords=the+heathens+ace+atkins&qid=1627295395&s=digital-text&sprefix=The+hea%2Cdigital-text%2C183&sr=1-1

The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman

 

The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Two years prior to September 11th a group of alphabet agencies are monitoring a group of suspected planners in Hamburg Germany. Schemes are set up and individual agents with different agendas are following them but not talking to each other. What plans are the suspects planning?

Comments: Sadly, I don’t believe are alphabet agents are talking to each other 20 years past the horrific attacks. Wonderful book with some nifty twists. 

https://www.amazon.com/Cover-Wife-novel-Dan-Fesperman-ebook/dp/B08KST2JKW/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dan+fesperman&qid=1626775955&sr=8-3

How To Find Your Way In The Dark by Derek B Miller

 

How To Find Your Way In The Dark by Derek B Miller

Rating: Starred Review

Summary: Young Sheldon Horowitz is orphaned at twelve years old after his mother and father die in separate tragic deaths. He is sent to live with his uncle and two cousins. Much like Sheldon they lost there mother and the father is not mentally able to care much for them. The novel covers the next ten years of Sheldons formative years and revenge to his fathers killer.

Comments: This will be considered the crime novel of the year, if not the novel of the year. Although described as a coming of age novel, it’s much much more then that. Miller will have a couple of up coming releases to challenges his book, but it’s by far the best I’ve read this year 2021. Outstanding! 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B3HQVWS/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota.

 

Summer in Northern Minnesota. 

Ocean Prey by John Sandford

 

Ocean Prey by John Sandford

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Lucas is tasked with jump starting a stalled FBI task force in Southern Florida after three coast guard men are killed trying to stop a drug boat. Lucas certainly stirs the pot and things start moving, sometimes in the wrong direction. Once he calls his long time cool hearted relentless investigator Virgil Flowers in for a undercover assignment the novel really takes off.

Comments: Somehow Sandford keeps churning the novel machine and they keep getting better. Just like Jack Reacher too. 

https://www.amazon.com/Ocean-Prey-Novel-Book-31-ebook/dp/B08DMVCQNL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1B479ABQ36OFV&dchild=1&keywords=ocean+prey+by+john+sandford&qid=1625927121&sprefix=Ocean+pre%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-1

A Good Kill by John McMahon

 

A Good Kill by John McMahon

Summary: The third book featuring Detective PT Marsh in what has developed into a great established author John McMahon. PT finds himself in a school shooting in Mason Falls Georgia. He has to make a decision to either kill the suspect or negotiate. When he gets a call from his sometimes nemeses the governor of Georgia to shoot and kill him. The rabbit hole opens for PT to confront his demons on who killed his wife and child a few years back. 

Comments: The third installment of a fine series. If you like Brian Panowich you’ll also like this series. 

https://www.amazon.com/Good-Kill-P-T-Marsh-Novel-ebook/dp/B08K7LTJ3F/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3HZUDM9CUK48X&dchild=1&keywords=john+mcmahon&qid=1625490662&s=digital-text&sprefix=John+mcma%2Cdigital-text%2C188&sr=1-3