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Amy was the break they needed and the entire team is alert and ready. Now they have a name.
Dale loves living in the city. The loud noises and constant movement fuels his ambition. He's got his eye on the prize until one package threatens to ruin everything he's ever fought for. Maybe bike messenger wasn't the safest job choice after all.
Dale loves living in the city. The loud noises and constant movement fuels his ambition. He's got his eye on the prize until one package threatens to ruin everything he's ever fought for. Maybe bike messenger wasn't the safest job choice after all.
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First published August 1, 2014
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Jennifer Martinez
35 books160 followers I like to think of myself as a beautiful conundrum. When I am not writing, I can be found surrounded by my amazing family or doing yoga at the beach. I love who I am and don’t mind at all when I get strange looks from people. I am a tattoo covered, child and animal lover who looks forward to destroying peoples preconceived notions of what “someone like me” would be interested in. You only live life once… you may as well make it interesting.
I love to get lost in a good book and hope that everyone will get lost in mine.
I love to get lost in a good book and hope that everyone will get lost in mine.
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August 6, 2014
***I was gifted this book by the author in exchange or an honest review***
Message Received picks up where Russian Roulette leaves off, though it's not entirely necessary to read Russian Roulette first. Like any cop serial, these can be read out of order, though reading them in order would make the experience better.
Michaels and Parker are still trying to get Karlov, but with their new helper is Dale, a bike messenger.
This serial has the potential to be the next big cop drama if the right eyes come across it. I, personally, can't want to see what happens in the next episode.
I give this book 5 of 5 paws
Message Received picks up where Russian Roulette leaves off, though it's not entirely necessary to read Russian Roulette first. Like any cop serial, these can be read out of order, though reading them in order would make the experience better.
Michaels and Parker are still trying to get Karlov, but with their new helper is Dale, a bike messenger.
This serial has the potential to be the next big cop drama if the right eyes come across it. I, personally, can't want to see what happens in the next episode.
I give this book 5 of 5 paws
April 9, 2017
NOTE: This review covers a physical softcover book that includes the first 3 episodes of the series which are available electronically on both Kindle and Nook.
“Brooklyn Case Files” plays out like a television series. The “episodes” (another nod to the TV series concept) run concurrently and build upon each other, BUT a reader can jump in at any one of the 3 stories and enjoy it standalone. (However, due to foreshadowing and references to past events, I recommend reading in order.)
The stories are told in first person present tense, which is far from my favorite way to be told a story. Once again, however, it is designed to play towards a TV script look-and-feel, so the choice is understandable. (And I can put my personal preferences and biases aside to read the story that the writer wants to tell in the way they want to tell it.)
Each of the tales are interesting, and together tell – or rather, begin to tell – a more intense story of the DEA vs. the Russian Mob. Its greatest strength, although some may argue it's a weakness, is that no one should be considered untouchable. Good guys? Bad guys? Bystanders? There's no guarantee that they won't step into the shadows, only to reappear later. And there's no guarantee that they'll survive until the end of the page. (Which brings up a weak point – there are so many characters and relatively so few pages that it was not possible to really get to know ANY of them by the time we reached the last page.)
All in all, I found this to be a page-turner that I finished in what was for me almost a record. However, there were enough things that rubbed against my personal preferences that I cannot in good conscious give it a 5 star review.
RATING: 3 1/2 stars, rounded up to 4 stars where 1/2 stars are not permitted.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book in return fo an honest review.
“Brooklyn Case Files” plays out like a television series. The “episodes” (another nod to the TV series concept) run concurrently and build upon each other, BUT a reader can jump in at any one of the 3 stories and enjoy it standalone. (However, due to foreshadowing and references to past events, I recommend reading in order.)
The stories are told in first person present tense, which is far from my favorite way to be told a story. Once again, however, it is designed to play towards a TV script look-and-feel, so the choice is understandable. (And I can put my personal preferences and biases aside to read the story that the writer wants to tell in the way they want to tell it.)
Each of the tales are interesting, and together tell – or rather, begin to tell – a more intense story of the DEA vs. the Russian Mob. Its greatest strength, although some may argue it's a weakness, is that no one should be considered untouchable. Good guys? Bad guys? Bystanders? There's no guarantee that they won't step into the shadows, only to reappear later. And there's no guarantee that they'll survive until the end of the page. (Which brings up a weak point – there are so many characters and relatively so few pages that it was not possible to really get to know ANY of them by the time we reached the last page.)
All in all, I found this to be a page-turner that I finished in what was for me almost a record. However, there were enough things that rubbed against my personal preferences that I cannot in good conscious give it a 5 star review.
RATING: 3 1/2 stars, rounded up to 4 stars where 1/2 stars are not permitted.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book in return fo an honest review.
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