This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship .. that of reader and Buddy Steel. Buddy has moved from LAPD to a small podunk town .... the town where he was raised and where his father still lives. Sheriff Burton Steel has been diagnosed with Lou Gerig's Disease and he has asked his son to come home and prepare to take over when he dies. The only reason Buddy agrees to come back is because he realizes how important family is.
He no sooner is sworn in as Deputy Sheriff than a woman reports that her boss' wife has gone missing. She is fearful of her boss and thinks that maybe he had her killed.
The woman is married to well-known Televangelist. A visit to the woman's home sets off a string of events that lead to murder, corruption, drugs. And then there's the woman that turns Buddy's head.
This is an excellent, well-written crime thriller. It has everything a mystery buff wants ... lots of action with a dead body here and there and characters that aren't easily forgotten. It's a fast paced ride with short staccato-like speech filled with humor or sarcasm, sometimes both. But don't take his attitude too seriously ... he's not a man who will let things go.
I enjoyed the interaction between Buddy and his father. Even though their early years together drove them apart on most issues, it's quite apparent that with age has come some forgiveness and accepting of each other's lives. And if you look close enough, you will see a little bit of mutual pride show through on both sides.
This is one of those books that grabbed me at the very beginning and just didn't let go. I look forward to meeting up with Buddy again soon.
Many thanks to the author / Poisoned Pen Press / Netgalley for the digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
He no sooner is sworn in as Deputy Sheriff than a woman reports that her boss' wife has gone missing. She is fearful of her boss and thinks that maybe he had her killed.
The woman is married to well-known Televangelist. A visit to the woman's home sets off a string of events that lead to murder, corruption, drugs. And then there's the woman that turns Buddy's head.
This is an excellent, well-written crime thriller. It has everything a mystery buff wants ... lots of action with a dead body here and there and characters that aren't easily forgotten. It's a fast paced ride with short staccato-like speech filled with humor or sarcasm, sometimes both. But don't take his attitude too seriously ... he's not a man who will let things go.
I enjoyed the interaction between Buddy and his father. Even though their early years together drove them apart on most issues, it's quite apparent that with age has come some forgiveness and accepting of each other's lives. And if you look close enough, you will see a little bit of mutual pride show through on both sides.
This is one of those books that grabbed me at the very beginning and just didn't let go. I look forward to meeting up with Buddy again soon.
Many thanks to the author / Poisoned Pen Press / Netgalley for the digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
I actually found this to be silly, the dialogue was supposed to be 'funny'? sarcastic? cute? what? (I think copied from the Jesse Stone series?)
The story might've been okay if Brandman wouldn've moved it along a little better rather trying to make it a comedy/mystery? I just couldn't get into it
Why in the world would you want to make up names that are so ridiculous you don't even know how to say them? just silly and very annoying trying to decipher a name
I might've liked Buddy better but it was always 'woe is me I'm back where I started with my dad telling me what to do' and that was over and over
I don't know if this would make a good series or not, it would have to get better but I might try another to see where it goes
The story might've been okay if Brandman wouldn've moved it along a little better rather trying to make it a comedy/mystery? I just couldn't get into it
Why in the world would you want to make up names that are so ridiculous you don't even know how to say them? just silly and very annoying trying to decipher a name
I might've liked Buddy better but it was always 'woe is me I'm back where I started with my dad telling me what to do' and that was over and over
I don't know if this would make a good series or not, it would have to get better but I might try another to see where it goes
