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Bronze City
Former NYPD detective, Clay Reynolds is haunted by the disappearance of seven-year-old Alice Harper. He discovers the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest in the South when his search for her kidnapper leads him to coastal South Carolina. Clay’s only witnesses are the victims of a century-old cold case Clay must solve before the deadly legacy of Hamilton Plantation strikes again.
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First published March 5, 2015
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July 6, 2015
A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL.
I have never used the word ‘stunning’ to describe a debut novel, but ‘Bronze City’ by Kimberly Bowers deserves it.
This work is a classy mystery, a thriller and a suspense novel with a touch of horror wrapped up in excellent writing and a style that is likely to propel Ms Bowers onto the bestseller list. I was enthralled from beginning to end and only paused mid book to enable an illness to take its course and then disappear. Once gone, I was back into the story. And what a story! It dips in an out of the turbulent past and present of the deep South of the USA with an assurance often lacking in more established authors. The writer’s control of realistic dialogue and twisty plot always kept me turning the page.
When I’m reviewing a book it always seems a little ridiculous to expose the plot and comment on it, so I won’t make an exception here other than to say I was captivated by this writer's sure touch with her plot and characters: one could feel the nuances in every character and the thoroughly gripping storyline was original in conception and execution. In particular, the protagonist, Clay Reynolds, was rendered in 3D throughout, but all the other characters too felt vivid and real.
I am looking forward to her next book. This one will be hard to beat, but she is a terrific writer and I’m expecting great things in the future. Recommended.
I have never used the word ‘stunning’ to describe a debut novel, but ‘Bronze City’ by Kimberly Bowers deserves it.
This work is a classy mystery, a thriller and a suspense novel with a touch of horror wrapped up in excellent writing and a style that is likely to propel Ms Bowers onto the bestseller list. I was enthralled from beginning to end and only paused mid book to enable an illness to take its course and then disappear. Once gone, I was back into the story. And what a story! It dips in an out of the turbulent past and present of the deep South of the USA with an assurance often lacking in more established authors. The writer’s control of realistic dialogue and twisty plot always kept me turning the page.
When I’m reviewing a book it always seems a little ridiculous to expose the plot and comment on it, so I won’t make an exception here other than to say I was captivated by this writer's sure touch with her plot and characters: one could feel the nuances in every character and the thoroughly gripping storyline was original in conception and execution. In particular, the protagonist, Clay Reynolds, was rendered in 3D throughout, but all the other characters too felt vivid and real.
I am looking forward to her next book. This one will be hard to beat, but she is a terrific writer and I’m expecting great things in the future. Recommended.
March 11, 2015
I got to know K.S through a few social media channels. We talked books, publishing, and eventually we got around to personal lives and such. In that, I found a somewhat kindred spirit and someone I came to admire. So of course, when I saw that Bronze City, KS's latest release had hit the shelves (Amazon and Smashwords) it was a matter of making sure I had a few extra dollars in the budget because I knew I was going to buy this book.
O.M.G. From first swipe into chapter one on my Kindle, I couldn't stop reading. Bronze City sprinkles a classical, well told suspense novel with just enough ghost story to make this a thrilling read. I don't want to give too much away, so let's just say NYPD detective Clay Reynolds' investigation of a serial child killer leads him on a journey of major self-discovery. I wish I was better at writing summaries or blurbs as I know this little paragraph isn't doing the book any justice.
The writing is solid - KS knows how to craft a story. The 'horror' aspect (and there is horror when one is talking about a serial killer - more so I think when that killer hunts children) provided chills without being unnecessarily gory. Think Paranormal Activity versus any movie Rob Zombie has made, lol. There are moments when my skin crawled, when if it had been a movie I might have closed my eyes, but at no point did I have to stop reading in order to settle my stomach because the descriptions were dripping with blood and guts.
I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first few books in the Anita Blake series by Laurell Hamilton. Like those early Blake stories, Bronze City has a perfect balance between the crime solving and the supernatural.
I'm happy to know this is book one of a proposed series as I'm so looking forward to seeing what happens with Clay going forward.
O.M.G. From first swipe into chapter one on my Kindle, I couldn't stop reading. Bronze City sprinkles a classical, well told suspense novel with just enough ghost story to make this a thrilling read. I don't want to give too much away, so let's just say NYPD detective Clay Reynolds' investigation of a serial child killer leads him on a journey of major self-discovery. I wish I was better at writing summaries or blurbs as I know this little paragraph isn't doing the book any justice.
The writing is solid - KS knows how to craft a story. The 'horror' aspect (and there is horror when one is talking about a serial killer - more so I think when that killer hunts children) provided chills without being unnecessarily gory. Think Paranormal Activity versus any movie Rob Zombie has made, lol. There are moments when my skin crawled, when if it had been a movie I might have closed my eyes, but at no point did I have to stop reading in order to settle my stomach because the descriptions were dripping with blood and guts.
I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first few books in the Anita Blake series by Laurell Hamilton. Like those early Blake stories, Bronze City has a perfect balance between the crime solving and the supernatural.
I'm happy to know this is book one of a proposed series as I'm so looking forward to seeing what happens with Clay going forward.
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