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Anthony Carrick Mystery #3
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love is An Anthony Carrick mystery.
There's a small park in the tony Holmby Hills, not far from Beverly Hills, called De Neve Square Park, where a man (Ray Hope) lies dead.
Capt. John Robers of the LAPD Homicide Unit is investigating and he calls in his old friend, Anthony Carrick to help.
Behind the rich facade of the Holmby Hills neighborhood, lies a rotting core. The rich men and women have a seedy side, and it's this seedy side that caused Ray's death.
Married men are known for meeting other married men discreetly at parks around LA like De Neve Park. But was this the reason for Ray's tragic end?
There's a small park in the tony Holmby Hills, not far from Beverly Hills, called De Neve Square Park, where a man (Ray Hope) lies dead.
Capt. John Robers of the LAPD Homicide Unit is investigating and he calls in his old friend, Anthony Carrick to help.
Behind the rich facade of the Holmby Hills neighborhood, lies a rotting core. The rich men and women have a seedy side, and it's this seedy side that caused Ray's death.
Married men are known for meeting other married men discreetly at parks around LA like De Neve Park. But was this the reason for Ray's tragic end?
- GenresMystery
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2013
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January 9, 2017
This is a short story, # 3 in the series that features Anthony Carrick, former LAPD Homicide Detective, now a Private Investigator. Carrick is occasionally called in to assist the Homicide Detectives .. for a price, of course.
After receiving a call from his former partner, Carrick manages to find a park close to Hollywood Hills, where the rick and famous reside. What he sees is the body of a man, face down, and very, very dead.
Married men are well known for meeting other men in this park in the middle of the night. But was this the reason for this man's brutal killing?
A spat with a lover? A wife who finds out the truth? A sullen teenager with no respect nor love for this father? Jealousy? Or does it all boil down to money?
Although 3rd in this series, it does well as a stand-alone. Researching this author's other books in this particular series, I see that most of them are short stories .. less than 100 pages.
I really like the character of Anthony Carrick. He is what my mother would have called a smart-aleck. His sense of humor knows no bounds. He gets along well with his previous co-workers and they all love bouncing one-liners at each other. The secondary characters were beautifully defined and easy to picture in my mind.
I appreciated the writing as being substantial rather than full of fluff. There's a lot of mystery and detection wrapped in these few pages.
It definitely whets my appetite for more.
After receiving a call from his former partner, Carrick manages to find a park close to Hollywood Hills, where the rick and famous reside. What he sees is the body of a man, face down, and very, very dead.
Married men are well known for meeting other men in this park in the middle of the night. But was this the reason for this man's brutal killing?
A spat with a lover? A wife who finds out the truth? A sullen teenager with no respect nor love for this father? Jealousy? Or does it all boil down to money?
Although 3rd in this series, it does well as a stand-alone. Researching this author's other books in this particular series, I see that most of them are short stories .. less than 100 pages.
I really like the character of Anthony Carrick. He is what my mother would have called a smart-aleck. His sense of humor knows no bounds. He gets along well with his previous co-workers and they all love bouncing one-liners at each other. The secondary characters were beautifully defined and easy to picture in my mind.
I appreciated the writing as being substantial rather than full of fluff. There's a lot of mystery and detection wrapped in these few pages.
It definitely whets my appetite for more.
July 1, 2017
This is the 4th of the Jason blacker stories I've read, and it was better than the other three, but not by much. It was written as a hard-boiled detective story in the Philip Marlow, Sam spade genre. It was brought up to date with modern subject matter. Jason didn't quite make it. Some of it was just too clever. eg
"Anyway, I wasn’t about to tip my hat, I’d left it in the car, and I wanted to find out who Ray’s hope was."
Ray Hope was the victim in the story.
Once again characters were too scantily drawn. Much more description in this one though. There were a couple of errors like calling the victim the perp which could've been an editing or translation from hard-copy to soft-copy problem.
Very short again. Not much middle. Everything seems to come together far too quickly. Left many opportunities at the side of the road I think. Have tried 4 of these now. No more I'm afraid.
"Anyway, I wasn’t about to tip my hat, I’d left it in the car, and I wanted to find out who Ray’s hope was."
Ray Hope was the victim in the story.
Once again characters were too scantily drawn. Much more description in this one though. There were a couple of errors like calling the victim the perp which could've been an editing or translation from hard-copy to soft-copy problem.
Very short again. Not much middle. Everything seems to come together far too quickly. Left many opportunities at the side of the road I think. Have tried 4 of these now. No more I'm afraid.
June 18, 2022
I enjoyed Jason Blacker's character Anthony Carrick in Brotherly Love. Jason did a good job of bringing out the sad side of thing that can happen in an illicit affair.
I'm going to have to find the 1 st 2 books in the series to see in Anthony is just as good. He reminds me of a Sam Spade character.
Excellent job sir.
Cheers
Lynn🇨🇦
I'm going to have to find the 1 st 2 books in the series to see in Anthony is just as good. He reminds me of a Sam Spade character.
Excellent job sir.
Cheers
Lynn🇨🇦
November 26, 2017
a well written short story about a detective whose whole life has been to serve and protect
this is well written and based around the big orange...aka L.A and i found it very quick and easy to read and it flowed really easily
another author to keep a look out for
this is well written and based around the big orange...aka L.A and i found it very quick and easy to read and it flowed really easily
another author to keep a look out for
January 8, 2019
Anne Kinslow.
I like a good Detective Story like this one that draws you in from the start and keeps you captivated right to the end. It may have been a short story but, it was a Great Tale well written that I enjoyed reading.
I like a good Detective Story like this one that draws you in from the start and keeps you captivated right to the end. It may have been a short story but, it was a Great Tale well written that I enjoyed reading.
September 18, 2020
This is the first book that I've read by Jason Blacker. There were a couple of mistakes but content and characters were believable. So I rated it a 5 because overall story read like a PI/ detective would've told the story. I enjoy short stories because they are easy reading and to the point
November 30, 2017
I didn’t care for this book. It had crude subject matter. I received this book free in exchange for an honest review. Aside from the subject it was well written and well proofed. Rated R
April 1, 2022
I really enjoyed this book. I loved Anthony and also the police captain. The story seemed so believable. I can't wait to read something else by Jason Blacker.
June 2, 2022
A shortie. Too easily solved whodunit. But the writing is decent.
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June 4, 2018Short mystery. The writing style reminded me of Stacey Keach's Mike Hammer series which was the only aspect of the book I enjoyed. The plot did not interest me. Not my cup of tea.
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