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In Part One of the novel, Officer Tilden breaks department SOP during a stakeout of a drug gang and, in the resulting exchange of gunfire, her partner, Stan Thornburg gets nicked in the buttocks, earning him the nickname “Buttshot.” Tilden is punished with 30 days desk duty as a result. Chief Varner tricks a former detective and friend of his, Jack Clayton into coming out of retirement for thirty days in order to mentor and coach Detective Tilden, whose brash attitude has made her the department pariah.
Jack reluctantly accepts, because he wants, of all things, a snow blower. He soon realizes why no one wants to work with her, because even he is put off by her attitude. This climaxes with a drunken confrontation at his house. He can’t understand why he can’t get along with her and they make a truce. This time he deceives Chief Varner and the two detectives attempt to find the drug gang instead of doing the remedial training.
They manage to successfully bring the issue to a conclusion a la a Wild West shootout with the help of a Mexican informant, Guillermo.
As a result of their growing friendship, in Part Two, Yolanda discovers the one unsolved case that had troubled Jack during the last 20 years of his career. A 13-year old middle school student named Annie Perkins disappeared on a cold spring day in 1993. Despite the efforts of the police and the FBI, no trace of her was ever found. Yolanda reviews the cold case file and discovers a clue that leads from the James Whitcomb Riley Museum, to Annie’s school, and finally a deserted farmhouse on the outskirts of Greenfield, Indiana where they discover Annie’s fate.
Jack reluctantly accepts, because he wants, of all things, a snow blower. He soon realizes why no one wants to work with her, because even he is put off by her attitude. This climaxes with a drunken confrontation at his house. He can’t understand why he can’t get along with her and they make a truce. This time he deceives Chief Varner and the two detectives attempt to find the drug gang instead of doing the remedial training.
They manage to successfully bring the issue to a conclusion a la a Wild West shootout with the help of a Mexican informant, Guillermo.
As a result of their growing friendship, in Part Two, Yolanda discovers the one unsolved case that had troubled Jack during the last 20 years of his career. A 13-year old middle school student named Annie Perkins disappeared on a cold spring day in 1993. Despite the efforts of the police and the FBI, no trace of her was ever found. Yolanda reviews the cold case file and discovers a clue that leads from the James Whitcomb Riley Museum, to Annie’s school, and finally a deserted farmhouse on the outskirts of Greenfield, Indiana where they discover Annie’s fate.
515 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 29, 2013
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July 8, 2018
Enjoyable
I am looking forward to the next book from this author. As Mr. Krammes' first book, I see the progression in his writing style throughout "Greenfield". I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
I am looking forward to the next book from this author. As Mr. Krammes' first book, I see the progression in his writing style throughout "Greenfield". I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
November 5, 2024
This was an amazing book I can't wait to read more of your books
December 1, 2015
Jack Clayton is retiring from the police force and dreaming about a calm life in retirement. All that changes when he meets Officer Yolanda Tilden, a young hotshot officer on the force he's just left. Once a prospective FBI Detective, Yolanda had to leave the FBI after getting injured and she's not happy about it. Jack's former boss, Chief Varner, convinces (tricks?) Jack into coming back for a special assignment to work with Yolanda for thirty days as a mentor. At first, the set-in-his-ways Jack and the angry Yolanda clash, but eventually the two work together on a drug case and start forming a true partnership.
Full disclosure - I only read this book because the author is a friend of a friend, and my friend bought the book for me. I knew the author wrote the book in his spare time, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect.
The first part of the book wasn't my favorite. It lagged and was totally unrealistic (let's completely solve the drug wars in 48 hours!), but did a good job of setting up Jack and Yolanda's friendship and partnership. The writing can be a little stilted at times (must Yolanda say Jack's name every time she speaks to him?), with a few typos. Still, as I thought about it, the plot certainly wasn't any more outlandish than the New Adult romances that are all the rage right now.
Things certainly improved with Part 2, and I found myself staying up late to find out what happened. Part 2 sets up what appears to the "Cold Case Series" that Krammes writes (he has several books after this one). I really enjoyed Part 2 and found the plot to be engaging and interesting. While Jack and Yolanda's relationship is still a little far-fetched, the two are rather endearing at times, and amusing. The mystery portion was interesting and very solid. Overall, it was a fun book and Part 2 probably pulled it to a solid 3 to 3.5 stars. I look forward to reading the next one, since it's basically set in my hometown!
Full disclosure - I only read this book because the author is a friend of a friend, and my friend bought the book for me. I knew the author wrote the book in his spare time, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect.
The first part of the book wasn't my favorite. It lagged and was totally unrealistic (let's completely solve the drug wars in 48 hours!), but did a good job of setting up Jack and Yolanda's friendship and partnership. The writing can be a little stilted at times (must Yolanda say Jack's name every time she speaks to him?), with a few typos. Still, as I thought about it, the plot certainly wasn't any more outlandish than the New Adult romances that are all the rage right now.
Things certainly improved with Part 2, and I found myself staying up late to find out what happened. Part 2 sets up what appears to the "Cold Case Series" that Krammes writes (he has several books after this one). I really enjoyed Part 2 and found the plot to be engaging and interesting. While Jack and Yolanda's relationship is still a little far-fetched, the two are rather endearing at times, and amusing. The mystery portion was interesting and very solid. Overall, it was a fun book and Part 2 probably pulled it to a solid 3 to 3.5 stars. I look forward to reading the next one, since it's basically set in my hometown!
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