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Detective Jason Strong #13
Deadly Obsession
"FANTASTIC READ!!!! ...EXCELLENT CHARACTERS. ""QUITE EMOTIONAL"***************************************************************************It could turn into the biggest failure of their careers.Without any apparent motive, a suburban mother is murdered within steps of her front door. Facing their biggest test yet, events will conspire to push Jason and Vanessa's partnership like never before. Lives are lost and futures changed in a mystery that won't come together.The detective's must find a way to stop a DEADLY OBSESSION. **************************************************************************THE FIRST 10 JASON BOOKS IN ONE SET- JUST 2.99***************************MORE FROM JOHN C. DALGLISH****************************THE CITY MURDERS SERIES(Clean Suspense)BOSTON HOMICIDE - #1MIAMI HOMICIDE - #2CHICAGO HOMICIDE - #3DALLAS HOMICIDE - #4DENVER HOMICIDE - #5SEATTLE HOMICIDE - #6NEW ORLEANS HOMICIDE - #7MEMPHIS HOMICIDE - #8ATLANTA HOMICIDE - #9PHOENIX HOMICIDE - #10CHARLESTON HOMICIDE - #11
DETECTIVE JASON STRONG SERIES(Clean Suspense)
WHERE’S MY SON? – #1BLOODSTAIN – #2FOR MY BROTHER – #3SILENT JUSTICE – #4TIED TO MURDER – #5ONE OF THEIR OWN – #6DEATH STILL - #7LETHAL INJECTION – #8CRUEL DECEPTION – #9LET'S PLAY - #10HOSTAGE- #11A CIRCLE OF FEAR - #12DEADLY OBSESSION - #13DEAD OF NIGHT - #14SHADOW OF DOUBT - #15FATAL AFFAIR - #16DRIVEN TO KILL - #17BOUND BY BLOOD - #18WEB OF DECEIT - #19BURNING DOWN - #20A TWISTED MIND - #21DESPERATE MEASURES - #22
STONE COUNTY JUSTICE(Clean Cozy Mystery)
MURDER AROUND THE BEND - #1MISSING ON THE RIVER - #2DEAD END - #3WITHOUT REMORSE - #4
ANNIE LOGAN MYSTERIES(Clean Suspense)
DEADLY SECRETS - #1MISSING ON THE RIVER - #2MURDER AMONG FRIENDS - #3
THE CHASER CHRONICLES(Christian Action adventure)
CROSSOVER – #1JOURNEY – #2DESTINY- #3INNER DEMONS- #4DARK DAYS - #5FAR FROM HOME - #6
KEIKO'S WAR - (Clean Historical Fiction)
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2016
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John C. Dalglish
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The short story is I was born in Toronto, Canada. When I was 16, my family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and that is where I met my wife, Bev.
We've been married for 43 years and share our home in Southwest Missouri with 4 dogs, 3 cats, 8 chickens, a herd of goats. We have 3 sons and 12 grandchildren that keep us hopping.
I've been known to ride my motorcycle in nice weather, play golf in nice weather, and tend my garden in nice weather. In bad weather, I prefer to stay inside. :)
Thanks to the support of you, our readers, I've been able to devote full time to my writing. Bev does our cover designs.
We hope you our books are enjoyable and you'll let us know.
Please feel free to contact us at: jdalglish7@gmail.com or on Facebook
God Bless, John & Bev
Thank you for stopping by.
The short story is I was born in Toronto, Canada. When I was 16, my family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and that is where I met my wife, Bev.
We've been married for 43 years and share our home in Southwest Missouri with 4 dogs, 3 cats, 8 chickens, a herd of goats. We have 3 sons and 12 grandchildren that keep us hopping.
I've been known to ride my motorcycle in nice weather, play golf in nice weather, and tend my garden in nice weather. In bad weather, I prefer to stay inside. :)
Thanks to the support of you, our readers, I've been able to devote full time to my writing. Bev does our cover designs.
We hope you our books are enjoyable and you'll let us know.
Please feel free to contact us at: jdalglish7@gmail.com or on Facebook
God Bless, John & Bev
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November 19, 2016
This is a fast-paced, short novel, just over four hours. A suburban housewife is murdered on the steps of her front door, and investigation shows no apparent motive. When her son is shot in front of the home a few days later, Jason Strong and Vanessa Lane have new questions to ask, starting in some seemingly unlikely places.
There's a strong story here, and good characters. Both male and female characters are well handled. It's enough to make me believe Dalglish is young enough to have grown up in a world where the personhood of female people is just assumed! (Hey, sorry, but it's a nice change to have seen happen over the course of my lifetime.)
Sadly, this makes it extra noticeable that the narrator, while not bad, does not serve the writing here especially well. He reads all the male parts in a very strong, manly voice. No, that doesn't really convey it. The narrator reads the male parts in A Strong, MANLY Voice! It's mildly annoying, though after the start, it never kicked me out of the story.
The audiobook is still well worth listening to. It may be even easier to lose yourself in the print edition, though.
In an overall enjoyable book, I do have one criticism for Mr. Dalglish, though. Jason and Vanessa discover that the possible villain has posted to Facebook from two public library branches. They visit the two branches, where library staff hand over the required user information--on everyone using the internet from the library in the relevant timeframes, not even information on one particular user--without even asking why, much less asking for a warrant.
Librarians are professionals. We have professional and ethical standards, and your library information is private and protected. The government and its agents don't get to waltz in and browse through it, any more than they can get your phone data or the IP address from which you posted to Facebook without a warrant. The Facebook example isn't random; it's a point explicitly made in the story that not only do they need a warrant to get the Facebook info, but the warrant needs to be as narrow as possible. And Facebook is run by geeks and business people, not by members of a profession for whom freedom of access to information is a core belief. That means that no, Mr. Dalglish, we do not hand over to police information on what library users are reading or when they access the internet on library computers, or what they look at when they do, unless they have a warrant for that information.
And the police in this story had the information they needed to get that warrant. It wasn't even "for the plot," but just because Mr. Dalglish, like so many others, thinks we are file clerks and baby sitters, not professionals with professional standards and professional ethics.
This made me angry, and I'm sorry about that. This really is an enjoyable book. But that doesn't make it okay for a writer to take the time to get it right about what Facebook needs to hand over your information, and then utterly disregard that for the people who are actually educated in saying no to police officers who might just want to go on a fishing expedition. Our professional standards forbid cooperating with that, and in many states that non-cooperation without a warrant is also the law. Maybe not in Texas. But even in Texas, librarians are still professionals, with professional standards and professional ethics.
Recommended anyway.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author.
There's a strong story here, and good characters. Both male and female characters are well handled. It's enough to make me believe Dalglish is young enough to have grown up in a world where the personhood of female people is just assumed! (Hey, sorry, but it's a nice change to have seen happen over the course of my lifetime.)
Sadly, this makes it extra noticeable that the narrator, while not bad, does not serve the writing here especially well. He reads all the male parts in a very strong, manly voice. No, that doesn't really convey it. The narrator reads the male parts in A Strong, MANLY Voice! It's mildly annoying, though after the start, it never kicked me out of the story.
The audiobook is still well worth listening to. It may be even easier to lose yourself in the print edition, though.
In an overall enjoyable book, I do have one criticism for Mr. Dalglish, though. Jason and Vanessa discover that the possible villain has posted to Facebook from two public library branches. They visit the two branches, where library staff hand over the required user information--on everyone using the internet from the library in the relevant timeframes, not even information on one particular user--without even asking why, much less asking for a warrant.
Librarians are professionals. We have professional and ethical standards, and your library information is private and protected. The government and its agents don't get to waltz in and browse through it, any more than they can get your phone data or the IP address from which you posted to Facebook without a warrant. The Facebook example isn't random; it's a point explicitly made in the story that not only do they need a warrant to get the Facebook info, but the warrant needs to be as narrow as possible. And Facebook is run by geeks and business people, not by members of a profession for whom freedom of access to information is a core belief. That means that no, Mr. Dalglish, we do not hand over to police information on what library users are reading or when they access the internet on library computers, or what they look at when they do, unless they have a warrant for that information.
And the police in this story had the information they needed to get that warrant. It wasn't even "for the plot," but just because Mr. Dalglish, like so many others, thinks we are file clerks and baby sitters, not professionals with professional standards and professional ethics.
This made me angry, and I'm sorry about that. This really is an enjoyable book. But that doesn't make it okay for a writer to take the time to get it right about what Facebook needs to hand over your information, and then utterly disregard that for the people who are actually educated in saying no to police officers who might just want to go on a fishing expedition. Our professional standards forbid cooperating with that, and in many states that non-cooperation without a warrant is also the law. Maybe not in Texas. But even in Texas, librarians are still professionals, with professional standards and professional ethics.
Recommended anyway.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author.
August 23, 2026
Deadly Obsession (Detective Jason Strong Book 13) by John C. Dalglish 🏠💔🔎
Deadly Obsession (Detective Jason Strong Book 13) by John C. Dalglish 🏠💔🔎 ~~ I read this on Kindle while listening on Audible, and this was one of the more emotional cases in the series. A suburban mother is murdered only steps from her home, leaving Jason Strong and Vanessa Layne searching for a motive that does not seem to exist. 🏠 As they investigate her life and relationships, the pieces refuse to fit together, while the consequences of the case begin affecting their own partnership. Lives are lost, futures are changed, and the detectives must keep working even when the investigation becomes painfully personal. I enjoyed the emotional depth because the story focused on more than simply identifying a killer. James Killavey’s narration conveyed the seriousness surrounding the victims and investigation. 🎧 This was a suspenseful story showing how an unhealthy obsession can destroy innocent lives and permanently change everyone involved. 📚
Deadly Obsession (Detective Jason Strong Book 13) by John C. Dalglish 🏠💔🔎 ~~ I read this on Kindle while listening on Audible, and this was one of the more emotional cases in the series. A suburban mother is murdered only steps from her home, leaving Jason Strong and Vanessa Layne searching for a motive that does not seem to exist. 🏠 As they investigate her life and relationships, the pieces refuse to fit together, while the consequences of the case begin affecting their own partnership. Lives are lost, futures are changed, and the detectives must keep working even when the investigation becomes painfully personal. I enjoyed the emotional depth because the story focused on more than simply identifying a killer. James Killavey’s narration conveyed the seriousness surrounding the victims and investigation. 🎧 This was a suspenseful story showing how an unhealthy obsession can destroy innocent lives and permanently change everyone involved. 📚
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June 16, 2025Deadly Obsession!!
Book 13 is an emotional roller coaster ride! Murder, attempted murder, lies, half truths and tragedy. I won't give any more of the plot or storyline away, but suffice it to say you won't be disappointed!
The characters in this series seem like old friends taking us along with them as they navigate daily police work all while showing glimpses of their personal lives, theand the emotional toll it takes on them which makes these characters so realistic. We share their frustration, tears, sadness, joy and yes even their prayers.
Well done Mr. Dalglish!
Book 13 is an emotional roller coaster ride! Murder, attempted murder, lies, half truths and tragedy. I won't give any more of the plot or storyline away, but suffice it to say you won't be disappointed!
The characters in this series seem like old friends taking us along with them as they navigate daily police work all while showing glimpses of their personal lives, theand the emotional toll it takes on them which makes these characters so realistic. We share their frustration, tears, sadness, joy and yes even their prayers.
Well done Mr. Dalglish!
October 19, 2017
I want to strangle the author
BECAUSE Captain John is a great man. I will not give anything away. After you read this book you will know exactly what I’m talking about. I can’t wait to find out if we will get more details. This book thickens the plot and leaves you anxious. As always the book will deprive you of doing anything other than reading or listening to it. I am trying to figure out what will happen next. Godspeed
BECAUSE Captain John is a great man. I will not give anything away. After you read this book you will know exactly what I’m talking about. I can’t wait to find out if we will get more details. This book thickens the plot and leaves you anxious. As always the book will deprive you of doing anything other than reading or listening to it. I am trying to figure out what will happen next. Godspeed
March 21, 2019
I am disappointed that we need to say farewell to Captain Patton. I wish he could have stayed longer. I continue to enjoy each book in this series. The Strong mysteries are clean with little blood or gore. Each book is a page turned and John Dalglish keeps you entranced with the next move the characters will make. I can definitely say John has become one of my favorite authors. I have even let our local library know about him and hope they add his books to their shelves.
April 13, 2019
Sometimes reading a murder mystery, one loses the feeling that someone dies. Not in this story. That is brought home when a mother is murdered within steps of her front door.
Add to that, former boss, John Patton, who they are close to, has been in a car accident and is critical.
Detective Jason Strong and his partner Vanessa are my favorite characters.
Add to that, former boss, John Patton, who they are close to, has been in a car accident and is critical.
Detective Jason Strong and his partner Vanessa are my favorite characters.
July 26, 2023
so many flaws
#1. They had the guy. They didn’t put a tail on him until they could confirm a couple things. So they lost him.
#2 so many editing errors. Still. Ridiculous.
#3 and when did Vanessa have a 2nd baby? Last time she was pregnant the baby didn’t make it. But this story says “her kids.”
#1. They had the guy. They didn’t put a tail on him until they could confirm a couple things. So they lost him.
#2 so many editing errors. Still. Ridiculous.
#3 and when did Vanessa have a 2nd baby? Last time she was pregnant the baby didn’t make it. But this story says “her kids.”
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November 6, 2017
Enjoyed,as always.
Thank you so much John for writing clean mysteries that never fail to keep me spellbound. I love the touches of humor in each book, and credit given to God, from who all good things come!
Thank you so much John for writing clean mysteries that never fail to keep me spellbound. I love the touches of humor in each book, and credit given to God, from who all good things come!
February 27, 2021
No Surprise for Fansl
Another great read. good story, interesting characters and all done with no profanity or sex. As I said above, no surprise for those for is that enjoy and trust this author.
Another great read. good story, interesting characters and all done with no profanity or sex. As I said above, no surprise for those for is that enjoy and trust this author.
August 25, 2026
No trigger warnings needed. Although it's a tough subject matter and the nightmare of many parents, it was handled well in this story. A predator grooming their victim due to their obsession. Another murder mystery solved.
August 20, 2017
Again up to par.
Did you have to kill off John Patton? I still enjoyed the story even with the death of that important character.
Did you have to kill off John Patton? I still enjoyed the story even with the death of that important character.
January 30, 2018
A readers delight
I enjoyed the stories and the characters are awesome! Almost thru with the set and I'll be waiting for more!
I enjoyed the stories and the characters are awesome! Almost thru with the set and I'll be waiting for more!
March 14, 2018
A great book
Another great John Dalglish novel. Interesting plot twists and characters. Would recommend to all mystery lovers and police drama aficionados.
Another great John Dalglish novel. Interesting plot twists and characters. Would recommend to all mystery lovers and police drama aficionados.
April 2, 2018
Great story and great characters. Enjoyed reading this series and look forward to starting the next one. Definitely is a must read.
August 26, 2018
Another great read!
The author has done it again! I really like the clean stories. Sad to see Patton go. Looking forward to more featuring our dynamic duo. Ann
The author has done it again! I really like the clean stories. Sad to see Patton go. Looking forward to more featuring our dynamic duo. Ann
September 19, 2018
John Dalglish is a new author for me. I enjoyed Deadly Obsession very much. It was a real page turner. So if you are looking for a good read, then grab this book and read it for yourself.
February 7, 2019
Sad occurrence! I love how this author is not afraid to write like real life. Things don't always work out. Life doesn't always have a happy ending.
October 15, 2016
This was a very enjoyable murder mystery that kept my attention from start to finish. It is the first Jason Strong audiobook I have listened to and I will look forward to hearing more of them. The story is a stand alone but there are common threads apparent that must run through the other novels. These threads do not distract from the story as the authors writing makes them easy to pick up and understand. The emotion, fear and affection surrounding John Patton is illustrated well by both the writing and the narration. The narrator did a good job of both male and female characters, giving each individual personalities and voices. It is a well written and narrated audiobook, with a fast paced, emotionally charged story that highlights the risks that today's youth can encounter. I received the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.
August 8, 2016
Until next time.
Now that I have read the entire series in a row I look forward to the next installment. However, it is like watching a tv series on Netflix. One book at a time will be tough to handle. #12 was still the star of the series. I have to stop now as the tablet keeps kicking me off. Thanks again.
Now that I have read the entire series in a row I look forward to the next installment. However, it is like watching a tv series on Netflix. One book at a time will be tough to handle. #12 was still the star of the series. I have to stop now as the tablet keeps kicking me off. Thanks again.
April 11, 2016
Deadly Obsession
Great. Characters,great plot and very enjoyable book.
I. couldn't put it down and read it straight thru in one sitting.
Loved seeing my favorite characters Jason ,Vanessa and Patton
in another fast moving novel. Keep them coming Mr. Dalglish
Great. Characters,great plot and very enjoyable book.
I. couldn't put it down and read it straight thru in one sitting.
Loved seeing my favorite characters Jason ,Vanessa and Patton
in another fast moving novel. Keep them coming Mr. Dalglish
April 20, 2016
Mixed Emotions...
First let me begin by saying thank you for the full length novel, and boy was it a good one... but did you really have to kill off one of the good guys? It was almost like a family friend got killed off...
First let me begin by saying thank you for the full length novel, and boy was it a good one... but did you really have to kill off one of the good guys? It was almost like a family friend got killed off...
May 1, 2016
Deadly Obsession
This is the thirteenth book in the Detective Jason Strong series. It's also the last one . I highly recommend this series. I really hope that John C. English will write more books in this series . This is a great series. A must read.
This is the thirteenth book in the Detective Jason Strong series. It's also the last one . I highly recommend this series. I really hope that John C. English will write more books in this series . This is a great series. A must read.
May 9, 2016
Good, clean mystery.
Daiglish is one of the best mystery story tellers I've read. His plots are easy to follow and his characters are like old friends after a few books. I'm sorry that this is the last Jason novel, at least for awhile. Hopefully, he will be back soon.
Daiglish is one of the best mystery story tellers I've read. His plots are easy to follow and his characters are like old friends after a few books. I'm sorry that this is the last Jason novel, at least for awhile. Hopefully, he will be back soon.
August 12, 2016
Great!
Another awesome story! Another 'can't put it down' book. It is written so that the reader feels connected to the characters in book. I love the fact that it has no cussing. Must read series!
Another awesome story! Another 'can't put it down' book. It is written so that the reader feels connected to the characters in book. I love the fact that it has no cussing. Must read series!
October 5, 2016
Clean and suspenseful.
Another good mystery from John Dalglish. This one had an unexpected turn, which some readers of the series may not like. But it's the unexpected that keeps a series from becoming predictable.
Another good mystery from John Dalglish. This one had an unexpected turn, which some readers of the series may not like. But it's the unexpected that keeps a series from becoming predictable.
May 1, 2016
Another great mystery
A very exciting and interesting novel. Love the way you made it purposefully suspenseful and a climax and an anticlimactic ending.
A very exciting and interesting novel. Love the way you made it purposefully suspenseful and a climax and an anticlimactic ending.
May 4, 2016
Review of. "Deadly Obsession"
Another Dalglish great read. I'm beginning to feel I know the characters personally. Story plot doesn't wander and I'm a fan.
Another Dalglish great read. I'm beginning to feel I know the characters personally. Story plot doesn't wander and I'm a fan.
June 18, 2016
Very good Series
I really enjoyed this series was sorry to have John pass ready for # 14. Keep them coming John.Hope soon
I really enjoyed this series was sorry to have John pass ready for # 14. Keep them coming John.Hope soon
September 8, 2016
This is an audio book that I can "read" at work. I enjoyed this from beginning to end. Not a long book. I will read more by this author. It was clean and interesting. Worth reading.
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