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Bigler County #4
Without Malice
Someone is slaughtering homeless people in Jo Robertson's latest suspense-thriller. It's personal to Parole Officer Santiago Cruz because the targets are his parolees. With no motive or murder weapon, but with help from prison doctor Frankie Jones, he must trace the brutal killings back to their tragic origin.
221 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2015
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About the author
Jo Robertson
22 books51 followersLike many writers, I penned my first story at a young age. However, a family and a teaching career put my writing dreams on hold until my Advanced Placement seniors conned me into writing my first complete manuscript. That story, which subsequently won RWA's Golden Heart Award in 2006, was THE WATCHER.
From the moment I put my fingers to the keyboard, the barrier between my brain and the paper lifted, the story flew from my mind, and I fell in love with everything about the process of writing.
Raised as an Army brat, I lived in Germany as a child, Northern Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Idaho, and Utah before finally settling in Northern California. Whenever I visit my sister in Virginia or my brothers in North Carolina and Florida, upon returning home I remember again why I love Northern California, home of the ancient redwoods, the fecund forests and the rugged Pacific coastline.
From the moment I put my fingers to the keyboard, the barrier between my brain and the paper lifted, the story flew from my mind, and I fell in love with everything about the process of writing.
Raised as an Army brat, I lived in Germany as a child, Northern Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Idaho, and Utah before finally settling in Northern California. Whenever I visit my sister in Virginia or my brothers in North Carolina and Florida, upon returning home I remember again why I love Northern California, home of the ancient redwoods, the fecund forests and the rugged Pacific coastline.
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
June 7, 2020
Very good
I loved the pace of the book. The twists were good and I hope the next one finishes out the questions. Didn't want to put the book down.
I loved the pace of the book. The twists were good and I hope the next one finishes out the questions. Didn't want to put the book down.
April 9, 2019
Waiting for the Sequel that says it is coming in 2016 guess it never made it now am left hanging from the ending :(
October 15, 2017
Awesome read
No Robertson drives home the thrills in her Bigler County series. While romance is threaded throughout the books it is the hard driving thrill of chasing bad guys that makes them all page turners. The steam coming off the pages of some scenes is almost combustible and worthy of your undivided attention.
The heart of the books is the good old fashioned camaraderie between the characters who work together to track down criminals. Definitely a great series.
No Robertson drives home the thrills in her Bigler County series. While romance is threaded throughout the books it is the hard driving thrill of chasing bad guys that makes them all page turners. The steam coming off the pages of some scenes is almost combustible and worthy of your undivided attention.
The heart of the books is the good old fashioned camaraderie between the characters who work together to track down criminals. Definitely a great series.
May 27, 2018
This was a very good book. I didn't care for the way it just ended, so I am hoping the next one picks up where this one left off. There are a lot of unanswered questions. This one deals with a gang leader in prison that has a huge following, inside prison and out. Blood in, blood out. His motto. The prison doc gets caught up in things that are way beyond her control. Her father, in another prison, pays a price for her interference.
June 18, 2017
Good storyline
Someone is killing homeless people and Cruz was their parole officer. Dr. Frankie Jones suspected something was going on in the prison clinic. Someone was out to get her and she held a hidden secret. Not a lot of romance but good read.
Someone is killing homeless people and Cruz was their parole officer. Dr. Frankie Jones suspected something was going on in the prison clinic. Someone was out to get her and she held a hidden secret. Not a lot of romance but good read.
August 4, 2019
Great police story
Loved the main characters. The story kept you in your toes. Would have liked to see more romance develope between the two main characters but maybe that's for the next book.
Loved the main characters. The story kept you in your toes. Would have liked to see more romance develope between the two main characters but maybe that's for the next book.
June 3, 2018
very good
May 27, 2016
Good Read but not my genre
I don't read a lot of thrillers but this one sounded interesting. It's obvious early on that there's two murderers, but only one is revealed by book's end (and that reveal was a surprise to me :) ). But there were big issues unresolved at the end of the book which I assume will be resolved in future books. It's the way of the genre but left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.
I don't read a lot of thrillers but this one sounded interesting. It's obvious early on that there's two murderers, but only one is revealed by book's end (and that reveal was a surprise to me :) ). But there were big issues unresolved at the end of the book which I assume will be resolved in future books. It's the way of the genre but left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.
November 13, 2015
This book took me a while to get interested in. It ended up being a good story, just took quite a while to tie all the different characters together. It leaves a portion of the mystery unsolved (I'm guessing for a sequel), so that was a little disappointing. Overall it was a good story, though.
July 31, 2015
Compared to the rest of the books in the Sweet Dreams Boxed Set this one really disappointed. Likely it was just not to my taste, but not a bad story.
May 25, 2016
Amazing
Fast paced page turning thriller ! Well developed characters vivid descriptions and easy reading. Couldn't put it down highly recommend
Fast paced page turning thriller ! Well developed characters vivid descriptions and easy reading. Couldn't put it down highly recommend
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