Collateral Damage: Hannibal Jones Mystery Series

Hannibal Jones #3

by Austin S. Camacho

Bea Collins is desperate. Her fiancé, Dean, has disappeared, and Bea is sure that he didn’t just walk out on her. In comes the troubleshooter, Hannibal Jones, who is skeptical until he finds the missing man, who is dazed, confused, and accused of a coworker’s bloody murder. Suddenly, Hannibal has a new to prove Dean’s innocence. All evidence points to Dean, but he can’t seem to remember what happened.

To find the truth, Hannibal travels through Dean’s past where he stumbles on evidence linking him to yet another murder. These deaths have destroyed the lives connected to them, and it soon becomes clear that Hannibal will have to solve all three cases in order to save Dean from the death penalty and to prevent further bloodshed.

Genres: Mystery, Murder Mystery, Ebooks, Thriller, Fiction

Audible Audio

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Austin S. Camacho is the author of six novels about Washington Dc-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel, Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies including Dying in a Winter Wonderland – an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Top Ten Bestseller for 2008 - and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey.

Camacho is deeply involved with the writing community. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and is an active member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

Reviews

[Thomas Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first foray into the world of private detective a.k.a troubleshooter Hannibal Jones, but it won’t be my last. Collateral Damage features a complicated plot, where a missing person case turns into a full-blown murder investigation, spanning the globe from Washington DC to Frankfurt Germany to Las Vegas. It’s written in a terse, hardboiled style that still manages to be descriptive, and moves the story along at a satisfying pace. Twists and turns abound as Hannibal develops new theories of the case as new evidence surfaces. The solution is unexpected but logical. Kudos to the author!

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

His business card reads: Hannibal Jones, Troubleshooter. He is former NYPD homicide, former FBI-Treasury, licensed PI, and was a US army brat raised in the Germany of his mother after his father's death in battle.
The first case comes in courtesy of a friend of one of his young associates and involves spousal abuse. This thread is important to the main case involving a man accused of murdering another in a manner and in surroundings almost exactly like those of the murder of his father ten years prior in which his mother spent ten years in prison. The investigation is extremely convoluted and involves Hannibal's whole crew plus his most favorite lawyer. Excellent read that I HAD to read in one sitting.
The narrator was adequate but hardly enthralling.
I won this audio in a giveaway! Yay me!

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Hannibal Jones Mystery series, and not having read the prior books in this series, I felt a little lost with respect to some of the characters who were probably introduced in earlier books. I think the characters seemed somewhat flat and could have been developed more fully, but perhaps more details and background were provided in the previous books in this series. The story was fully engaging and nicely concluded in the end.

Neil Reeves performed satisfactorily. I do think the story would have benefitted if it had been read by a more experienced narrator. I caught only 1 noticeable production error and maybe only 1 or 2 mispronunciations.

Note: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

[emeraldragonlady (Maddie) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Anyone who knows me knows that I love Sherlock homes. The twists and intrigue that keep you hooked just to find out what happens next. Austin S Camacho does an amazing job of twists and intrigue in his story. As you follow Hannibal Jones in solving a series of murders you are hooked! Each time you feel you have answer a new twist that adds more questions. Needless to say i thoroughly enjoyed this. I look forward to reading more Hannibal Jones Thrillers!

[Kerry-Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend! Brilliant story and great characters

[Austin Camacho]

Bea’s fianceé Dean has disappeared. Hannibal Jones finds Dean just before the man is accused of murder. All the evidence points to Dean, who can't remember what happened. Police believe that Dean might be following in the footsteps of his mother, who was convicted of killing Dean's father. Or was Dean covering for his mother, now out of prison and considered a possible serial killer? The trail leads from Washington DC to Germany, where Hannibal stumbles upon a third murder which seems linked to Dean's life. Hannibal must solve all three cases in order to clear Dean's name.

[Byron Washington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this Hannibal Jones book, but the character, while compelling, still needs some fine tuning in order to get into the Easy Rawlins realm of acceptance. Still, a good read and worth the purchase price.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!

Great read! I thought I knew who did it until each new twist changed my mind or at least questioned what I thought. And then the end, I mean I had to take an extended work break to find out!! Great story!

[B Swanginwebster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love.....nothing else describes the enjoyment i got from this book

[Roxanne Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok read, moves slow, kind of disjointed.