The Falling Man

by Patrick Quinlan

It's Christmas Eve in Brooklyn and sexy real estate exec Dot Racine is dead.

Once upon a time, she was the first runner-up in the Miss Ohio pageant. Now, Dot's bullet-riddled body is in the trunk of Dick Miller's car. Miller - an A-list handsome ex-con, and Dot's former lover and employee, has no idea how the body got there. All he knows is he will do nearly anything to make it go away.

Dot's other former lover, freelance cocaine trafficker and murderer Nestor Garcia, is on the run from the cartels. He's interested in Dot's keys to the safe deposit boxes in the Bahamas with more than a million dollars tucked away inside.

Cool Breeze is a survivor and warrior. Sex and deception are her weapons of choice. Breeze plans to let all of Dot's lovers and business partners kill each other off. After they're dead, Breeze will walk away with the money.

Nothing will happened as planned. This is a roller coaster ride of a novel that twists and turns toward a stunning showdown readers won't soon forget.

Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery

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First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

fast paced and interesting characters

[Pam]

01/16/08 rec via bookmooch

[Jeanne Benedict · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who would have wanted to kill, Dot, recently his boss on the Breakout Program, who had been the first runner-up in the Miss Ohio beauty pageant? How did she end up in the trunk of Dick Miller's car, her former on again, off again, lover and ex-con? He had a lot to drink that night, and he doesn't remember if he had killed her or not.

Dot's friend Lydia, who with Dot had been embezzling from the company they worked at,Feldman Real Estate, and they were getting ready to fly to Nassau with the money they stole from the company. Some of it is already in the Bahamas waiting for them. Another one of Dot's former lover, the very powerful, very clever, very dangerous Nestor Garcia, who is on the run from the carte, .is headed to Manhattan. He wants Dot back in his life, and is also interested in Dot's keys to safe deposit boxes in the Bahamas with more than a million dollars tucked away inside.

How does Breeze fit into all this? She uses sex and deception as her primary weapons. Breeze plans to let Dot's lovers and business partners kill each other off. After they're all dead, Breeze thinks she will walk away with the money, but nothing happens as anyone has planned.

[Philip Carman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very violent, but very edge of seat book

[Vanessa Kutasi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense!

Like all Quinlan’s books, this kept my attention. It was captivating and exciting throughout. Highly recommended if you like a crime thriller.

[Rachel Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly written, did'nt see the end coming at all. WOW.

[Lisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

24% in and I just can't motivate myself to read another page never mind finish it... Shame, since the last Quinlan I read was a smash.

[Sophia · Rating 1 out of 5]

νόμιζα ότι ήταν κάτι κάλο... αλλά ήταν μια αμεριΚλανιά και μισή.

[Andrew Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was a reach and tended to drag. Not one of my favorites.