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John Rockne #5
Body Blow
Something Very Bad Is Happening In Good Isle.
A picture-postcard beautiful little town on the shore of Lake Michigan, Good Isle is where the wealthy buy summer homes. Bad things just don't happen in this quaint little town.
That is, until Billy "Dynamite" Dawkins, a legend in Detroit's boxing history, disappears.
John and Ellen Rockne, both in Good Isle for different reasons, are asked to look into the famous boxer's disappearance.
Before long, they are both drawn into a dark side of Good Isle that until now, had remained the town's most notorious secret.
A picture-postcard beautiful little town on the shore of Lake Michigan, Good Isle is where the wealthy buy summer homes. Bad things just don't happen in this quaint little town.
That is, until Billy "Dynamite" Dawkins, a legend in Detroit's boxing history, disappears.
John and Ellen Rockne, both in Good Isle for different reasons, are asked to look into the famous boxer's disappearance.
Before long, they are both drawn into a dark side of Good Isle that until now, had remained the town's most notorious secret.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2017
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Dan Ames
209 books486 followersDan Ames is an international bestselling author and winner of the Independent Book Award for Crime Fiction. He is the author of The JACK REACHER Cases. You can learn more about him at authordanames.com
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
March 22, 2017
Good short story.
One of my favorite private investigator doing what he was hired to do. Also like his test in music too, all my old time favorites. John couldn't even take a two days vacation with his wife and children. Fun read, got completely engaged in this story, but it ended so soon.
One of my favorite private investigator doing what he was hired to do. Also like his test in music too, all my old time favorites. John couldn't even take a two days vacation with his wife and children. Fun read, got completely engaged in this story, but it ended so soon.
November 26, 2021
Another pulp fiction masterpiece from Dan Ames. Body Blow is the latest in the series about Michigan based privat detective John Rockne. This time he is actually on a holliday with his family and sister when he gets a case of a missing boxer. This is as usual a dark and gritty story with lots of twists but is's a quick read and hard to put down. The thing that hits me in the end is that there needs to be more books about John Rockne and also in the series about his sister Ellen Rockne. Once again a well writte story by the leader of the A-Team.
June 30, 2017
BODY BLOW. by Dan Ames John Rockne series # 5
The battering between the sister, Ellen, Chief of Police and John,the brother. You are once again delighted to read more about them. Ellen going for a job interview, and a couple of free rooms, in.a small town, with a few days by the lake. Hoping Anna and the kids would come, and of course, John, but he probably hadn't thought of taking Anna on a vacation. Sensitivity and small town they have a case, and calling Ellen and John in , a person missing. He's known as Dynamite,or is it his prized Bronco, or the husband found out. Ellen can't be involved, so she have her chance to visit with Anna, and relax by the pool. Small town and secrets what all will John get into while trying to solve. Another adventure as you read how John works.
The battering between the sister, Ellen, Chief of Police and John,the brother. You are once again delighted to read more about them. Ellen going for a job interview, and a couple of free rooms, in.a small town, with a few days by the lake. Hoping Anna and the kids would come, and of course, John, but he probably hadn't thought of taking Anna on a vacation. Sensitivity and small town they have a case, and calling Ellen and John in , a person missing. He's known as Dynamite,or is it his prized Bronco, or the husband found out. Ellen can't be involved, so she have her chance to visit with Anna, and relax by the pool. Small town and secrets what all will John get into while trying to solve. Another adventure as you read how John works.
September 3, 2019
Body Blow. Dan Ames
John Rockne's short weekend vacation was suppose to be a family outing. Nope. He picks up a case in a very wealthy rural area of Michigan to find a friend of a friend's boyfriend. A retired well known boxer with a few enemies. Full of action from the first to last page. Another classic whodunit!!
John Rockne's short weekend vacation was suppose to be a family outing. Nope. He picks up a case in a very wealthy rural area of Michigan to find a friend of a friend's boyfriend. A retired well known boxer with a few enemies. Full of action from the first to last page. Another classic whodunit!!
February 6, 2020
A really good John Rockne thriller. It delivers a one two punch, followed by a knockout. Lots of laughs along the way. Rockne is such an idiot, albeit an adorable one. The banter between him, his wife, and sister is hysterical. Think dueling banjos.
April 18, 2020
I always enjoy this series. I'm curious to see what happens with John' sister Ellen, the police chief, next.
February 21, 2022
A boxer in trouble
Another good story a town loose a police chief and a couple of undesirables that leads John to getting involved and solving the mystery.
Another good story a town loose a police chief and a couple of undesirables that leads John to getting involved and solving the mystery.
July 5, 2022
Little bit disappointed . Normally I like this character . But seem like ran of of steams
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