Dead Drop: A Girl's Guide to Homicide

by D.A. Brown

Detective Sophia Benedetti is weeks away from a coveted assignment in homicide. But when the young daughter of a prominent Seattle doctor is the victim of a ring of child pornographers operating in the dark web, Sophia finds herself hunting criminals in a virtual world, as well as uncomfortably close to home. The race is on to catch the predators before they vanish into cyberspace. And why has her ex-husband appeared after a two-year absence with information about the case that leads Sophia to believe he's somehow involved? Forces are conspiring to keep Sophia and her partner Tommy Stinson from breaking up the insidious criminal enterprise while leaving a few dead bodies in their wake. And no one is free from suspicion. Set in Seattle, Dead Drop is book one in the series The Girl's Guide to Homicide.

318 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2017

Reviews

[Deyth Banger · Rating 1 out of 5]

What's a "Speed Reader"?
...

That's one fucking damn good question... I could put it as the program which shows the truth in all it colours... like it or not. That's the truth!

(For 6 weeks I read this book... the first few days was slow and the last two days I read it with 350 WPM, sometimes 450 WPM and as a last card in my pocket I played with the card 501 WPM)

March 20, 2017 – page 318
100.0% "Yeah... yeah
...

Cliche after cliche and that's another Lee Child!"
March 20, 2017 – page 245
77.04% "Your voice is fucked up
....


You want to save your ass from reading shit?

...


Try by stop giving useless people useful information... You have information... but you can't use it properly."
March 20, 2017 – page 241
75.79% "Chapter 37"
March 20, 2017 – page 200
62.89% "Before I was like

"Okay, what next?"

Now

"WT F.. WTF IN THIS FUCKING WORLS AM I PLAYING""
March 20, 2017 – page 134
42.14% "Okay,.... What next!?"
March 19, 2017 – page 134
42.14% "With Speed Reader you can read 17-18 Chapters, just for one day.

(Perky)"
March 19, 2017 – page 124
38.99% "Huh!?"
March 19, 2017 – page 94
29.56% "Reparation vs Rare"
March 19, 2017 – page 66
20.75% "Come on... come on

Nine Chapter and few deaths that's pathetic...

..."
March 19, 2017 – page 62
19.5% "The Kindle format is fucked up as hell, but still the story can't get more than 3 stars... Cops old school, scenario already heard over and over."
March 19, 2017 – page 50
15.72%
March 18, 2017 – page 29
9.12% "What's Happening we already know the scenario from the series and movies which are in the crime category."
March 14, 2017 – page 22
6.92%
March 13, 2017 – page 11
3.46%
March 13, 2017 – page 5
1.57% "Chapter 2"
March 12, 2017 – page 3
0.94% "It's kinda of funny that I explore more and more new author, but at least I haven't join the re-reading challange."


(And now the final credits... you are looking for a good work!?... THis work is ain't good... Read something else!)

[Antigone Walsh · Rating 2 out of 5]

An ambitious female detective must confront political intrigue, corruption, a moody partner, a disturbed and disturbing ex-husband while she endeavours to undo a child pornography ring. It is choppy and I remained detached from all the characters. The cops all have attitude, relationship and drinking problems. None of them inspires confidence or interest. The first half meanders and then solutions come fast and furious if rather illogically. It feels scattered and rushed at the end. Not my favorite.

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, the first half of this book was pretty good, but by 3/4 through the author was rushing to tie up all the loose ends before the end of the book. Others might say it was fast paced, but I disagree; associations being made without the backup involved. For example (without including spoilers) the identification of the murderer of Sophia's ex, the culprit of the porn publishing. Things were dropped on the reader out-of-the-blue.

By the end of the book I was just a bit disappointed.

[Kirstie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read, couldn't put it down

You can't help but love the heroine of this story - straight by the book. There were so many twists and turns, and the finale was so unexpected with a two punch combination.

[John Calvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book abou the dark world of underground extreme porn. It has some very dark and disturbing moments. But despite it's content it's a very enjoyable read with some clever twists and turns as well as some very tense moments. 4/5 stars will definitely keep an eye on the author for future releases!

[Kimberlee R. Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!

Love crime novels. Have to add Dead Drop to my top 10. Full of twists and turns and enjoyed the local references. Highly recommend !

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read, grabbed my interest from the beginning. Can't wait for book 2

[Brian Stampfl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the beginning of what I hope will be a lengthy series for Detective Sophia Benedetti. “Dead Drop” is a fantastic story, which takes place in Seattle with detectives from the Seattle Police Department and a host of other fascinating characters. Detective Benedetti and her partner, Detective Tommy Stinson, find themselves in the midst of a multifaceted mystery filled with murder, child pornography and a complex virtual world in which the bad guys operate. I don’t want to give away any part of the story or the surprises, but it’s a mixture of suspense, darkness and is filled with unexpected twists and turns. To the author’s credit, the dialogue in the story is what makes this book amazing. The banter and lingo used between the characters gives so much insight as to who they are as people. The exchange was so smooth that it felt for me as if I was in the room with the characters as I read each line. The complexity of the story is handled beautifully. There is so much happening with different people at different locations and times, and yet somehow the author manages to keep the information flowing, bringing them all together for a dramatic conclusion. As a point of comparison, I found the main character, Detective Sophia Benedetti, to be on par with Lee Child’s Jack Reacher or Patricia Cornwell’s Dr. Kay Scarpetta, and the story to be equally exciting. Highly recommended!