Ghosts of Cherry Street: And the Cumberbatch Oubliette

Jack's Justice #1

by Michael Carrier

A chamber of incarceration and torture…In Ghosts of Cherry And the Cumberbatch Oubliette, Jack and Kate Handler are challenged as never before.

As the story begins, retired Chicago detective Jack Handler and family are getting ready to embark on spring vacation on the island with the boys and three friends. Before the fun begins, Jack assigns the kids a research project at the local library involving a case he’s following. By the time the kids discover too many facts for their own good, it’s way too late for fun. 

and a fiendish secret by a cunning serial killerWhen one of their own is kidnapped, there’s no telling what will happen in this fast-paced thriller.  If they are to rescue their loved-one from the clutches of the Cumberbatch Oubliette, not only must they outsmart a cunning serial killer, they have only hours to do so.

328 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2016

About the author

Michael has at different times in his life driven truck throughout the US, hustled pool from Texas to Montana, traveled the country hitchhiking, spent five years in Greenwich Village's East Side, delivered diamonds in New York's diamond district (disguised as a down-and-outer), tended bar at a New York nightclub, climbed dozens of water towers throughout the US, panned gold, skydived, and worked for over two decades in private security.

One of Mike's favorite hobbies is creating intricate puzzles. Since 1992 he has assumed the persona of "Mountain Mike." As this character, he hides a treasure (which is a ten dollar bill) somewhere around Grand Rapids, Michigan. He then every week publishes puzzles which contain clues as to the location of the treasure.
When a lucky sleuth finds the treasure, Mountain Mike buys it from him for $1000. So far, since 1992, Mike has rewarded seven such treasure hunters.
Currently Michael lives with his wife in a house on Lake Superior. His mailing address is Paradise, MI.

Reviews

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was interesting. The style of writing was a mix between for kids and young adults there was a lot of good description and the plot itself was more directed at teens but the writing was like a little kid story it was honestly terrible.

[Barb Gaffney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring, didn't finish

[Camryn Klocinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok. Took me forever to get into. None of the characters really jumped out at me and there's just random snippets of architecture history or water treatment "fun facts" thrown in there that fall short of ever really connecting to what's happening at their moment. I also didn't realize this was a series when I picked it up though so I might have missed something in the earlier accounts.

Also, and again random, but I'm so bothered as to the fact that the cover has ZERO correlation to the story whatsoever! Young boy dressed like he's from the 1920s walking down a railroad track carrying IT quality red balloons ... ??? Ok, rant over.

[Joe Holman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book. It had special meaning to me because my dad and his siblings were raised on Cherry Street.

[Andy53 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent novel in the Jack Handler series. Go grab a copy

[Bette Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

KILLER THRILLER!
GHOST OF CHERRY STREET is the first book in Michael Carriers Jack’s Justice series and the third book I’ve enjoyed from this author. As the story begins, retired Chicago detective Jack Handler and family are getting ready to embark on spring vacation on the island with the boys and three friends. Before the fun begins, Jack assigns the kids a research project at the local library involving a case he’s following. By the time the kids discover too many facts for their own good, it’s way too late for fun. The Handler gang is off on a search for more than anyone bargains for when one of the kids is abducted. With Jack on the trail, there’s no telling what can happen. Will an inept officer of the law and a clever perp stand in Jack’s way? Carrier manages to keep the reader engaged from beginning to end in this fast-paced killer thriller. —Bette A. Stevens