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The Superhero Detective #3
Killshot
Killshot: The name of the superpowered assassin who murdered my client and a long line of other people.
Killshot: The supervillain I need to hunt down to redeem myself not only as a superhero, but as a man.
Killshot: The woman who will kill me and all the people I love if I don’t get to her first.
My name? I am Truman Lord. I am a private detective and licensed superhero.
And I am in a mess.
Killshot is a stand-alone novel which can be enjoyed without having read Book One, Superhero Detective For Hire, or Book Two, The Missing Exploding Girl.
Killshot: The supervillain I need to hunt down to redeem myself not only as a superhero, but as a man.
Killshot: The woman who will kill me and all the people I love if I don’t get to her first.
My name? I am Truman Lord. I am a private detective and licensed superhero.
And I am in a mess.
Killshot is a stand-alone novel which can be enjoyed without having read Book One, Superhero Detective For Hire, or Book Two, The Missing Exploding Girl.
- GenresSuperheroes
244 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 27, 2016
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March 9, 2018
KILLSHOT is the third volume of the SUPERHERO DETECTIVE series, which is one of my new favorite novel series. It is a series about the adventures of Truman Lord, a hydrokinetic private investigator who combines a noir sensibility with crimes involving metahumans and superheroes. Sometimes the crimes are epic and terrifying like the Exploding Girl while other times they're just about sex or scandal.
The premise for this novel is Truman gets hired to be bodyguard to a retired supervillain. Sadly, Truman is better investigating murder than preventing it and he soon ends up with a dead client. Determined to avenge his client even if he couldn't defend him, Truman soon finds himself on the trail of a preternaturally capable Meta hitwoman.
This is a fairly straightforward story and enjoyable without many twists or turns. In fact, I would have liked to have known more about the imprisoned supervillains who hired Killshot. Sadly, this book does have the small flaw of Killshot being too dramatically evil. Some more nuance in the antagonists would be appreciated. Shadow remains a great character and one who plays off of Truman well.
In conclusion, this is nother great installment of the series but not without flaws. Still, I'm definitely buying the next one.
8/10
The premise for this novel is Truman gets hired to be bodyguard to a retired supervillain. Sadly, Truman is better investigating murder than preventing it and he soon ends up with a dead client. Determined to avenge his client even if he couldn't defend him, Truman soon finds himself on the trail of a preternaturally capable Meta hitwoman.
This is a fairly straightforward story and enjoyable without many twists or turns. In fact, I would have liked to have known more about the imprisoned supervillains who hired Killshot. Sadly, this book does have the small flaw of Killshot being too dramatically evil. Some more nuance in the antagonists would be appreciated. Shadow remains a great character and one who plays off of Truman well.
In conclusion, this is nother great installment of the series but not without flaws. Still, I'm definitely buying the next one.
8/10
August 12, 2017
Great book!!
I rarely like detective stories , I do like sci-fi and fantasy , this book is the best I have read in a long long time that combines all three The main thing I like about the book is, besides being a person with special abilities , is that they are not gods. They are humans with frailties that make errors and bad judgments, but in the end try ,to do the right thing. Also I love the humor that was throughout the book . The relationship between the main character and shadow is one of the better parts of the book,it's the meat of the book. It shows that two people can work together, respect each other and depend on each other, and rely on each other's strengths that councils out their weaknesses. I like the book because it shows that you can be a hero , and still lose a fight and get the crap beat out of you, and it hurts and takes time to heal.
I rarely like detective stories , I do like sci-fi and fantasy , this book is the best I have read in a long long time that combines all three The main thing I like about the book is, besides being a person with special abilities , is that they are not gods. They are humans with frailties that make errors and bad judgments, but in the end try ,to do the right thing. Also I love the humor that was throughout the book . The relationship between the main character and shadow is one of the better parts of the book,it's the meat of the book. It shows that two people can work together, respect each other and depend on each other, and rely on each other's strengths that councils out their weaknesses. I like the book because it shows that you can be a hero , and still lose a fight and get the crap beat out of you, and it hurts and takes time to heal.
August 10, 2018
Could not finish
The babbling internal dialog brought me to a stop about one third of the way through. It is hard to feel admiration for a hero so degraded and inept.
It felt like the author was trying to handle his own demons by writing this third volume.
The first two books were entertaining. This was a huge disappointment.
The babbling internal dialog brought me to a stop about one third of the way through. It is hard to feel admiration for a hero so degraded and inept.
It felt like the author was trying to handle his own demons by writing this third volume.
The first two books were entertaining. This was a huge disappointment.
September 28, 2018
Truman Lord rules
I have read most of Darius Brashers books now and must say the Truman Lord is a fantastic character, funny, clever (not as clever as he thinks he is) and we'll written.
The stories themselves are week thought out and great fun, highly recommend them.
I have read most of Darius Brashers books now and must say the Truman Lord is a fantastic character, funny, clever (not as clever as he thinks he is) and we'll written.
The stories themselves are week thought out and great fun, highly recommend them.
May 9, 2020
OK
I really wasn't sure about this book but since I put it back once, I decided to finish it this time. Not really bad, go ahead and read it.
I really wasn't sure about this book but since I put it back once, I decided to finish it this time. Not really bad, go ahead and read it.
August 24, 2021
A good read.
I read the book in chapters, so as stop to breeze through it. Each chapter held enough suspense to wonder "what next". A good story. A
good build up and plot.
I read the book in chapters, so as stop to breeze through it. Each chapter held enough suspense to wonder "what next". A good story. A
good build up and plot.
February 22, 2022
Another great superhero story
I really love the humor of the main character. Another great story I've really enjoyed the whole series of superhero books and am hoping for more
I really love the humor of the main character. Another great story I've really enjoyed the whole series of superhero books and am hoping for more
October 1, 2023
Super Noir
Good series. Nice to see the characters developing.
It will be interesting to see where Truman winds up.
Darius they won’t let us add just a few words… :-)
Good series. Nice to see the characters developing.
It will be interesting to see where Truman winds up.
Darius they won’t let us add just a few words… :-)
April 3, 2017
Definitely a hero story! Truman is a hero even with all the crazy stuff thrown his way. Loved the story.
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