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Joe Gunther #21
Red Herring
VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) head Joe Gunther and his team are called in to investigate a series of violent deaths that appear unrelated until telltale clues reveal a linkage between them and that all of the deaths are, in fact, murders. However, apart from a single drop of unexplained blood left at each crime scene, there are no obvious connections between the victims or the cases. The police are faced with more questions than answers including what do the mysterious deposits of blood mean, coming as they do from three additional unknown people. In their search for the elusive truth, the VBI must plumb the depths of every suspect's past, every victim's most intimate details, and examine each piece of evidence down to the smallest detail―an examination which includes a trip to the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island and an exploration of cutting edge forensic technology.
304 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 2010
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Archer Mayor
43 books731 followersOver the years, Archer Mayor has been photographer, teacher, historian, scholarly editor, feature writer, travel writer, lab technician, political advance man, medical illustrator, newspaper writer, history researcher, publications consultant, constable, and EMT/firefighter. He is also half Argentine, speaks two languages, and has lived in several countries on two continents.
All of which makes makes him restless, curious, unemployable, or all three. Whatever he is, it’s clearly not cured, since he’s currently a novelist, a death investigator for Vermont’s medical examiner, and a police officer.
Archer has been producing the Joe Gunther novels since 1988, some of which have made the “ten best” or “most notable” lists of the Los Angeles and the New York Times. In 2004 Mayor received the New England Booksellers Association book award for fiction.
Intriguing plots, complex characters, and a vivid landscape are the foundation of Archer Mayor's award-winning New England thrillers.
All of which makes makes him restless, curious, unemployable, or all three. Whatever he is, it’s clearly not cured, since he’s currently a novelist, a death investigator for Vermont’s medical examiner, and a police officer.
Archer has been producing the Joe Gunther novels since 1988, some of which have made the “ten best” or “most notable” lists of the Los Angeles and the New York Times. In 2004 Mayor received the New England Booksellers Association book award for fiction.
Intriguing plots, complex characters, and a vivid landscape are the foundation of Archer Mayor's award-winning New England thrillers.
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May 6, 2011
This is the twenty-first entry into one of the longest running--and best--regional mystery series out there. Beginning with Open Season in 1988, Archer Mayor has created a memorable cast of characters, headed by the series protagonist, Joe Gunther.
When the series began, Joe was a detective with the Brattleboro, Vermont P.D. Twenty-three years later, he is head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation, a state agency that investigates major crimes anywhere within the state. He has taken with him into the VBI a number of the investigators who worked with him in Brattleboro, and readers who have been with this series from the beginning have watched most of these characters grow from young adulthood into something approaching middle age. How close they are to middle age is a bit unclear. Mayor has allowed them to age, but has not tied them strictly to the actual calendar. This is a good thing, because when the series opened, Gunther had already been widowed for eighteen years after being married for eight, which would put him somewhere in his middle seventies by the time he was forced to investigate the crimes in this new book. No wonder the poor guy is tired!
Early in "Red Herring," Gunther and his team are confronted with three confusing incidents. One is clearly a murder; another is an apparent suicide, and the third appears to be a drunk-driving accident. Gunther's investigation soon reveals, however, that all three incidents are clearly murder, almost certainly committed by the same serial killer who has left a calling card at each scene--a large drop of blood that obviously does not belong either to the victims or to the killer himself.
Joe and his team turn to forensics experts who will examine the blood samples using equipment far more sophisticated than that available to your average crime lab in the hope of teasing out of the samples some clue that will point the detectives in the right direction. In the meantime, Joe and his team will do the traditional grunt work of an investigation in the hope of producing results.
As is usual in these books, particularly in the later entries, the investigation will take Joe across much of Vermont. And as usual, Mayor's descriptions of his native state, its people, geography and climate are part of the joy of reading the book. By now, Mayor's long-time readers must feel as though they know Vermont nearly as intimately as half of the people who live there.
My one quibble with this book (well, actually, I have two) is all of the science that Mayor parades before us. The book involves a good deal of cutting-edge technology and science, and it includes several trips to crime labs, including the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Mayor has obviously spent a lot of time researching the science involved here and apparently spent time at the BNL himself while researching the book.
But like a graduate student who's determined to cram every last note he's taken into his dissertation, Mayor feels compelled to explain all of the science at great length to the point where your eyes glaze over. The plot slows dramatically at these points, and one is reminded of Elmore Leonard's famous advice to writers, encouraging them to leave out the parts that the readers are going to skip over anyway. The science is important to the solution of the crime, but certainly some of this could have been condensed.
Still, that's a relatively small complaint and while this will not rank among my favorite books in the series, it's still a very welcome addition. In some ways, returning to Vermont to visit Gunther and the rest of the cast always feels like coming home.
When the series began, Joe was a detective with the Brattleboro, Vermont P.D. Twenty-three years later, he is head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation, a state agency that investigates major crimes anywhere within the state. He has taken with him into the VBI a number of the investigators who worked with him in Brattleboro, and readers who have been with this series from the beginning have watched most of these characters grow from young adulthood into something approaching middle age. How close they are to middle age is a bit unclear. Mayor has allowed them to age, but has not tied them strictly to the actual calendar. This is a good thing, because when the series opened, Gunther had already been widowed for eighteen years after being married for eight, which would put him somewhere in his middle seventies by the time he was forced to investigate the crimes in this new book. No wonder the poor guy is tired!
Early in "Red Herring," Gunther and his team are confronted with three confusing incidents. One is clearly a murder; another is an apparent suicide, and the third appears to be a drunk-driving accident. Gunther's investigation soon reveals, however, that all three incidents are clearly murder, almost certainly committed by the same serial killer who has left a calling card at each scene--a large drop of blood that obviously does not belong either to the victims or to the killer himself.
Joe and his team turn to forensics experts who will examine the blood samples using equipment far more sophisticated than that available to your average crime lab in the hope of teasing out of the samples some clue that will point the detectives in the right direction. In the meantime, Joe and his team will do the traditional grunt work of an investigation in the hope of producing results.
As is usual in these books, particularly in the later entries, the investigation will take Joe across much of Vermont. And as usual, Mayor's descriptions of his native state, its people, geography and climate are part of the joy of reading the book. By now, Mayor's long-time readers must feel as though they know Vermont nearly as intimately as half of the people who live there.
My one quibble with this book (well, actually, I have two) is all of the science that Mayor parades before us. The book involves a good deal of cutting-edge technology and science, and it includes several trips to crime labs, including the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Mayor has obviously spent a lot of time researching the science involved here and apparently spent time at the BNL himself while researching the book.
But like a graduate student who's determined to cram every last note he's taken into his dissertation, Mayor feels compelled to explain all of the science at great length to the point where your eyes glaze over. The plot slows dramatically at these points, and one is reminded of Elmore Leonard's famous advice to writers, encouraging them to leave out the parts that the readers are going to skip over anyway. The science is important to the solution of the crime, but certainly some of this could have been condensed.
Still, that's a relatively small complaint and while this will not rank among my favorite books in the series, it's still a very welcome addition. In some ways, returning to Vermont to visit Gunther and the rest of the cast always feels like coming home.
September 25, 2021
Everyone should read Archer Mayor. He is as good as Michael Connelly and no one knows about him. I have read all his books. If you like mystery/crime/thrillers, you will love Archer Mayor. You may want to move to Vermont after reading him. Except for all that winter they have there.
June 13, 2011
PROTAGONIST: Lieut. Joe Gunther, Vermont Bureau of Investigations
SETTING: Vermont
SERIES: #21
RATING: 3.5
How on earth can an author set a book in a small state and develop enough interesting plot lines to keep a series strong for 21 books? Somehow, Archer Mayor has found the secret to keeping a long ongoing series fresh and engaging. The latest book in the Joe Gunther saga, RED HERRING, shows no signs that Mayor shouldn’t be able to keep writing for 21 more books.
As head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI), Joe Gunther and his team are often called in to investigate cases that are beyond the abilities of the local authorities. However, their latest assignment challenges even their highly seasoned group. The evidence shows that a three seemingly unrelated deaths are connected and that they are homicides. The main signature of the murderer is that he leaves a drop of blood at each crime scene. Analysis shows that the blood that is left behind is from different individuals. Even knowing that the crimes are linked doesn’t help to explain the significance of the evidence.
The case goes nowhere fast until the team involves the Brookhaven National Lab which has the tools to perform forensic analyses that are beyond anything that is available to the average law enforcement group. Using a technology known as “synchrotron radiation”, the lab is able to provide a far more detailed analysis of the evidence that ultimately helps Joe steer the investigation forward.
On a personal note, Joe’s former lover, Gail Zigman, is running for governor. At this point in time, their relationship has become a friendship. Even though they are no longer an “item”, the media insist on connecting them. At times, Gail finds herself put in the position of having to discuss the work that Joe is doing, some of which is contrary to her own political beliefs and strategies. The other element is that Joe’s new significant other, Lyn Silva, finds herself disturbed by Joe and Gail’s obvious closeness.
As always, Mayor builds a complex and involving plot and continues to develop the continuing cast of characters. The way that the crimes were connected was ingenious. The problem that I had with the book was around the work that the Brookhaven Lab did for the team. The technology was extremely confusing; Mayor spent pages trying to explain how it worked. I’m afraid that I never did really understand it. The explanations were over my head, and I found the details to be rather boring. Given that the information they submitted was helpful but not conclusive, I didn’t feel that the topic merited so much page time in the narrative.
Other than the detailed technological explanations, RED HERRING was a suspenseful and involving book; and the police procedural aspects were flawless. The conclusion contains a group of surprises, relating both to the plot and the future. I wonder when Book Number 22 will be published – it’s awful to have to wait that long to continue with this wonderful series.
SETTING: Vermont
SERIES: #21
RATING: 3.5
How on earth can an author set a book in a small state and develop enough interesting plot lines to keep a series strong for 21 books? Somehow, Archer Mayor has found the secret to keeping a long ongoing series fresh and engaging. The latest book in the Joe Gunther saga, RED HERRING, shows no signs that Mayor shouldn’t be able to keep writing for 21 more books.
As head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI), Joe Gunther and his team are often called in to investigate cases that are beyond the abilities of the local authorities. However, their latest assignment challenges even their highly seasoned group. The evidence shows that a three seemingly unrelated deaths are connected and that they are homicides. The main signature of the murderer is that he leaves a drop of blood at each crime scene. Analysis shows that the blood that is left behind is from different individuals. Even knowing that the crimes are linked doesn’t help to explain the significance of the evidence.
The case goes nowhere fast until the team involves the Brookhaven National Lab which has the tools to perform forensic analyses that are beyond anything that is available to the average law enforcement group. Using a technology known as “synchrotron radiation”, the lab is able to provide a far more detailed analysis of the evidence that ultimately helps Joe steer the investigation forward.
On a personal note, Joe’s former lover, Gail Zigman, is running for governor. At this point in time, their relationship has become a friendship. Even though they are no longer an “item”, the media insist on connecting them. At times, Gail finds herself put in the position of having to discuss the work that Joe is doing, some of which is contrary to her own political beliefs and strategies. The other element is that Joe’s new significant other, Lyn Silva, finds herself disturbed by Joe and Gail’s obvious closeness.
As always, Mayor builds a complex and involving plot and continues to develop the continuing cast of characters. The way that the crimes were connected was ingenious. The problem that I had with the book was around the work that the Brookhaven Lab did for the team. The technology was extremely confusing; Mayor spent pages trying to explain how it worked. I’m afraid that I never did really understand it. The explanations were over my head, and I found the details to be rather boring. Given that the information they submitted was helpful but not conclusive, I didn’t feel that the topic merited so much page time in the narrative.
Other than the detailed technological explanations, RED HERRING was a suspenseful and involving book; and the police procedural aspects were flawless. The conclusion contains a group of surprises, relating both to the plot and the future. I wonder when Book Number 22 will be published – it’s awful to have to wait that long to continue with this wonderful series.
August 11, 2018
I liked this one but I DID NOT LIKE the ending!
May 5, 2023
Well...a twisted plot, crazy bad guys, a heartbreaking twist and one that is a good one (which is guessed before the end, so I’m glad I was right).
Even with the heartbreak I feel for the character who had to suffer it most, this has been one of my favorites of the series. The book itself is a red herring to move the plot along. Same as the bad guys using red herrings in their crimes.
First read 10/8/2020. Second read 5/4/2023. I still cried at the end. Just like last time. And the cliffhanger news at the end. I hate this narrator because his voice for Joe sounds terrible. I’m glad they went back to the original narrator. Eventually. The alternate narrators for the last three books have been hard to tolerate.
Even with the heartbreak I feel for the character who had to suffer it most, this has been one of my favorites of the series. The book itself is a red herring to move the plot along. Same as the bad guys using red herrings in their crimes.
First read 10/8/2020. Second read 5/4/2023. I still cried at the end. Just like last time. And the cliffhanger news at the end. I hate this narrator because his voice for Joe sounds terrible. I’m glad they went back to the original narrator. Eventually. The alternate narrators for the last three books have been hard to tolerate.
February 11, 2016
Red Herring, the new Archer Mayor police procedural featuring Joe Gunther combines plot twists and turns with a gripping ending for a suspenseful mystery read. Joe Gunther, Mayor_s protagonist, is the head of the fictitious Vermont Bureau of Investigation. The Vermont where these crimes take place is not bucolic but rather gritty. Mayor_s long time protagonist is an honorable character and his prose impressive.
August 19, 2018
I found this book to be quite interesting. Joe Gunther and his team from the Vermont Bureau of Investigation several deaths that seemed to have nothing to do with each other. As a matter in fact two of them were not initially considered murders. They poked around as they always do and finally found a connection, which help lead them to the murderer. One thing about the book I did not like. I didn't like something that happened at almost the end of the book.
August 4, 2015
Once again, gripping and satisfying.
I'm always sorry when Archer Mayor's mysteries end. This was no exception. I've now read all except #23 and #24. Don't miss these! Worth every minute.
I'm always sorry when Archer Mayor's mysteries end. This was no exception. I've now read all except #23 and #24. Don't miss these! Worth every minute.
February 3, 2018
This one is big on cutting edge forensics, but still has Joe's superb brain at work doing the directing. And, of course, Joe's personal life only gets more complicated.
June 9, 2024
Another strong Joe Gunther story as his team struggle to find the link between 3 different murders while his ex-partner is running for Governor
August 1, 2020
Actually 4 1/2 stars due to excessive number of info dumps regarding forensic evidence testing.
August 28, 2022
I haven't read a Joe Gunther novel in a while...glad I decided to come back to Joe's world of Vermont and the VBI. This was a very good novel about a twisted couple of people bend on long revenge and it has a very surprise ending. I'd been looking for this ending for a while and I wondered how Mr. Mayor would do it...now I know! Great book in a great series.
December 28, 2012
We had not previously read Archer Mayor, thus this 21st in the Forensic Investigator Joe Gunther series was brand new to us. {We note from other reviewer’s comments that Joe has a lengthy back story, of which we might wish we had been more aware.}
Three deaths, one for sure a murder and the other two suspicious, set Joe’s Vermont Bureau of Investigation team into action trying to determine from the clues what the motive, and who the culprit(s), might be. At times, the description of the science (some ground-breaking techniques were definitely on display herein), although crucial to the ultimate solution, slowed the plot significantly, which we felt disrupted the suspense and our interest to some extent. But all told, “Red Herring” was a quite decent police procedural that helps explain why the series has an apparently long and loyal following.
Three deaths, one for sure a murder and the other two suspicious, set Joe’s Vermont Bureau of Investigation team into action trying to determine from the clues what the motive, and who the culprit(s), might be. At times, the description of the science (some ground-breaking techniques were definitely on display herein), although crucial to the ultimate solution, slowed the plot significantly, which we felt disrupted the suspense and our interest to some extent. But all told, “Red Herring” was a quite decent police procedural that helps explain why the series has an apparently long and loyal following.
January 27, 2021
I knew it. As soon as Lynn showed up to visit Gail it would be her. Not that I needed another reason, but I really don't like her.
Granted, it's fitting that Gail's fear that her relationship with Joe would end her life ended up killing someone else. She was the target, of course, but she just couldn't leave him alone. For all of her posturing and the fact that she left him, she kept popping back up in his life. I hope this ends it, she's actually been a shitty friend in my opinion.
And more importantly, I KNEW as soon as they asked Sam if she was feeling well she wss pregnant. The only thing in this book I could be happy about.
The case was interesting.
Granted, it's fitting that Gail's fear that her relationship with Joe would end her life ended up killing someone else. She was the target, of course, but she just couldn't leave him alone. For all of her posturing and the fact that she left him, she kept popping back up in his life. I hope this ends it, she's actually been a shitty friend in my opinion.
And more importantly, I KNEW as soon as they asked Sam if she was feeling well she wss pregnant. The only thing in this book I could be happy about.
The case was interesting.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 23, 2021
This book begins to look like a CSI investigation. Three bodies and three bloodspots. How were they tied together? Gunther has to travel to Long Island to find out some specifics from DNA analysts who can give him some info on the blood. But, it all leads back to Vermont where Gunther looks at a revenge plot hatched by undesirables who cannot accept the actions of a past relative. In the process, Gunther loses his present bedmate and since his wife's passing to cancer he has taken on two women to give him conjugal comfort. A good read.
January 27, 2022
Since I live in VT, it is interesting to hear various areas discussed, but Mayor spends too much time discussing details re: forensics, the weather, the geography of VT, etc, and not enough time with the actual mystery/storyline. I have read several of his books but I think it will be some time before I try another one.
July 4, 2021
I am rereading all of Archer Mayors, but not in order. This is the fifth of the really greats so far. Great and timely investigation. So much has changed ub the past ten years but not these guys. Read it and leap -- for joy.
February 7, 2022
It’s been at least ten books since I expected any new installment in this familiar, comfortable series to produce more than three stars. This one caught me by surprise with a clever plot that brought fresh vigor and had me going out of my way to finish a little faster. Nicely done.
March 2, 2022
Best Gunther Book so far!
I was immensely pleased with this book I could not put it down it has a terrific plot line it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time and has a really really great ending that leaves you wanting more Jil Guenther immediately!
I was immensely pleased with this book I could not put it down it has a terrific plot line it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time and has a really really great ending that leaves you wanting more Jil Guenther immediately!
November 1, 2017
Not much to say other than this is another great Joe Gunther series novel as have all the others that keeps the readers enthusiasm from beginning to end.
March 30, 2018
I continue to enjoy this series
September 29, 2022
2010 4.5 rating
Joe is such a nice, normal, down-to-earth and well-balanced person that he’s a contrast to the more uncomfortable characters. He also provides the sharp contrast to the heinous crimes he investigates with doggedness and genuine caring. We can sympathize with innocent victims because we are afforded a peek into their lives, often before they are victimized or else during the investigation. In other words, we can care about the storyline while appreciating the solid police-work in the investigations. It builds suspense and keeps readers involved. (This one deserves a better title.)
This is one of the best for investigative work— and modern techniques mixed with old-fashioned to some degree— that produce the results in this convoluted, complicated case.
The murders are staged and a single drop of blood are the early clues, anomalies to first impressions at the scene of the crime. (Learning for the first time about the synchrotron was a bonus feature in this book— Embarrassing since it’s been around since 1980’s.) One of the greatest stresses is trying to keep the murders discreet investigation for as long as possible knowing the press will soon cause mayhem to interfere with their progress.
The interspersing of a few mentions of Joe's private life have a purpose. There is often one final twist before the last page.
The ending is a surprise. Did not see it coming at all. Nothing about Joe’s life is simple or easy, though fans think he deserves it to be much more restful and rewarding.
Joe is such a nice, normal, down-to-earth and well-balanced person that he’s a contrast to the more uncomfortable characters. He also provides the sharp contrast to the heinous crimes he investigates with doggedness and genuine caring. We can sympathize with innocent victims because we are afforded a peek into their lives, often before they are victimized or else during the investigation. In other words, we can care about the storyline while appreciating the solid police-work in the investigations. It builds suspense and keeps readers involved. (This one deserves a better title.)
This is one of the best for investigative work— and modern techniques mixed with old-fashioned to some degree— that produce the results in this convoluted, complicated case.
The murders are staged and a single drop of blood are the early clues, anomalies to first impressions at the scene of the crime. (Learning for the first time about the synchrotron was a bonus feature in this book— Embarrassing since it’s been around since 1980’s.) One of the greatest stresses is trying to keep the murders discreet investigation for as long as possible knowing the press will soon cause mayhem to interfere with their progress.
The interspersing of a few mentions of Joe's private life have a purpose. There is often one final twist before the last page.
The ending is a surprise. Did not see it coming at all. Nothing about Joe’s life is simple or easy, though fans think he deserves it to be much more restful and rewarding.
June 9, 2022
A guy got the blood via jobs he had....and was punishing families by killing a loved one who had sent his brother to prison where he died. As Joe is on his trail, he decided to kill Gayle, who's running (successfully) for governor. He shoots at her, but Lyn, who was attending her rally got hit instead and died. Joe took time off and was a wreck.
VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) head Joe Gunther and his team are called in to investigate a series of violent deaths that appear unrelated until telltale clues reveal a link between them and that all of the deaths are, in fact, murders. However, apart from a single drop of unexplained blood left at each crime scene, there are no obvious connections between the victims or the cases. The police are faced with more questions than answers including what do the mysterious deposits of blood mean, coming as they do from three additional unknown people. In their search for the elusive truth, the VBI must plumb the depths of every suspect’s past, every victim’s most intimate details, and examine each piece of evidence down to the smallest detail—an examination which includes a trip to the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island and an exploration of cutting edge forensic technology.
VBI (Vermont Bureau of Investigation) head Joe Gunther and his team are called in to investigate a series of violent deaths that appear unrelated until telltale clues reveal a link between them and that all of the deaths are, in fact, murders. However, apart from a single drop of unexplained blood left at each crime scene, there are no obvious connections between the victims or the cases. The police are faced with more questions than answers including what do the mysterious deposits of blood mean, coming as they do from three additional unknown people. In their search for the elusive truth, the VBI must plumb the depths of every suspect’s past, every victim’s most intimate details, and examine each piece of evidence down to the smallest detail—an examination which includes a trip to the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island and an exploration of cutting edge forensic technology.
August 13, 2025
Another solid entry in the Joe Gunther series from Archer Mayor. There are currently 33 novels in this series, that Mayor began writing almost 40 years ago, in 1988. I have been reading the books in order over the past 8-ish years, and have enjoyed watching how the (very real) town of Brattleboro has evolved in Mayor's/Gunther's eyes, as well as see how police work has changed.
this book was a little heavy on some really science-y stuff at times, and honestly i think my understanding of those parts was pretty basic, but that was all i really needed to know as the reader. you could feel the ending building up and was a bit like watching a car crash in slow motion. i'll be interested to see how our MC Joe picks up the pieces in book 22.
this book was a little heavy on some really science-y stuff at times, and honestly i think my understanding of those parts was pretty basic, but that was all i really needed to know as the reader. you could feel the ending building up and was a bit like watching a car crash in slow motion. i'll be interested to see how our MC Joe picks up the pieces in book 22.
October 31, 2022
Another great Joe Gunther mystery! This one has Gunther and his VBI unit connecting the dots on three separate cases that are somehow connected thanks to a single drop of blood found at each crime scene. The book moves along fairly well, with the exception of the middle where Joe and Lester Holt use a revolutionary laboratory on Long Island to link the blood drops. It's no secret that I love Gunther's other unit members, Willy and Sam, and they always have me smiling. Can't wait for the next book!!
October 3, 2025
The 21st Gunter novel follows Joe and the team back in Battelboro in this 10th book highlighting the work of the VPI. Three seemingly random people are murdered, but each has an oddly placed drop of blood left at the scene.
Can Joe and his crew put the missing thread of connection together? Can cutting-edge DNA research help? And how will his former flame Gail do in her bid for Governor?
All these questions are answered with some help from Joe's family. Plus, it is a sad ending for Joe and Lyn that will leave the reader feeling as shaken as the characters.
Can Joe and his crew put the missing thread of connection together? Can cutting-edge DNA research help? And how will his former flame Gail do in her bid for Governor?
All these questions are answered with some help from Joe's family. Plus, it is a sad ending for Joe and Lyn that will leave the reader feeling as shaken as the characters.
June 28, 2022
OMG this one tore my heart out!!!
I almost didn't survive this one. I love every book in this series! I have friends to love Joe Gunther and his world so much. This particular story was so hard and hurt my heart. I was a blubbering mess in the end! I wish this one was down my Tom Taylorson, I wanted the Joe I've listened to the entire series to be present for what happened in this book. My heart hurts!
I almost didn't survive this one. I love every book in this series! I have friends to love Joe Gunther and his world so much. This particular story was so hard and hurt my heart. I was a blubbering mess in the end! I wish this one was down my Tom Taylorson, I wanted the Joe I've listened to the entire series to be present for what happened in this book. My heart hurts!
March 6, 2022
I listened to this book on audio. A different narrator was used from previous books. Not only was this disconcerting because your revisiting of familiar characters is disrupted but also the style of narrator was very juvenile and led to a cartonish characterization. I had to force myself to finish the book and may skip future books he narrates.
January 22, 2023
Joe Gunther going to Brookhaven Labs and using the 2010 tech to get a line on a suspect is fascinating. However the main story gets a bit too obvious and the finale predictable and anticlimactic. Still, a Gunther novel is way better than the "Romance crossover" barf sloshing around out there. So enjoy Gunther while you can.
Fortunately, there are lots more.
Fortunately, there are lots more.
April 21, 2024
This was solid. Great mystery/case for the crew to solve. Expertly handled and how things were uncovered was really cool.
I’ve been reading these a little out of order after taking some time off from reading and had wonder aloud about why a certain character hadn’t been in one of the later books I had read.
Now I know.
I’ve been reading these a little out of order after taking some time off from reading and had wonder aloud about why a certain character hadn’t been in one of the later books I had read.
Now I know.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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