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We Don't Die
A cocky police detective, Dallas Scott and his best friend and partner, Ray Davis chase after a notorious hit-man, McNeil, and a bad decision by Scott lead to Davis' death. Scott is haunted by his choice and it leads him to become a bad cop and a horrible husband. Now partnered with a new young detective, John Crawford, they finally get a lead on the killer only to come up short. Days later, they find McNeil dead on the street and this still leaves Scott unhappy because he didn't kill the man responsible for his partner's death himself. McNeil's wife asks Scott for help but he refuses and this is a huge mistake which leads to her and her child's death. This incident brings McNeil's ghost to come back and haunt Scott and causes him to have a car accident. Now in the afterlife, the chase is on again with Scott having to go after McNeil for bringing chaos to the people who murdered him and his family. The Stakes are higher than ever in purgatory with Scott having to stop McNeil and having to prevent his soul from getting in the hands of the devil due to his own sins.
229 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 17, 2018
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December 14, 2020
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Scott has always been an amazing cop, rushing head on into danger. That is until not calling for backup resulted in a known hit-man killing his partner. After that everything became about revenge and all else in his life went to hell. In fact it doesn't seem like it can get any worse until they get a break. McNeil is found dead, but things just get worse when Scott finds himself dead shortly after.
Turns out McNeil escaped from hell, but can Scott get back on track to being the cop he once was by bringing him to justice from beyond the grave or is it too late for him?
This book was suggested to me by the author at the beginning of the year and shortly after I purchased it. The cover of the book intrigued me and I was excited to get started on it, but it took me a while to get started as I had some medical issues going on. When I started the book it was like a lot of indie books, in that it could do with some editing and some sentences simply didn't make sense. Having read a lot of indie books that no longer bothers me for long, though so I continued on with the book.
My main issue with this book is that it reads like a police report. The story is there and it is interesting if you can get past how it is written. It is just dry and even the commentary within it is like a script. There is also the issue of one of the characters. The author outlines how she died and then changes it later on as if he forgot how he killed her. I am not saying it is a bad book, just inconsistent and in need of editing. Preferably in the writing style.
Scott has always been an amazing cop, rushing head on into danger. That is until not calling for backup resulted in a known hit-man killing his partner. After that everything became about revenge and all else in his life went to hell. In fact it doesn't seem like it can get any worse until they get a break. McNeil is found dead, but things just get worse when Scott finds himself dead shortly after.
Turns out McNeil escaped from hell, but can Scott get back on track to being the cop he once was by bringing him to justice from beyond the grave or is it too late for him?
This book was suggested to me by the author at the beginning of the year and shortly after I purchased it. The cover of the book intrigued me and I was excited to get started on it, but it took me a while to get started as I had some medical issues going on. When I started the book it was like a lot of indie books, in that it could do with some editing and some sentences simply didn't make sense. Having read a lot of indie books that no longer bothers me for long, though so I continued on with the book.
My main issue with this book is that it reads like a police report. The story is there and it is interesting if you can get past how it is written. It is just dry and even the commentary within it is like a script. There is also the issue of one of the characters. The author outlines how she died and then changes it later on as if he forgot how he killed her. I am not saying it is a bad book, just inconsistent and in need of editing. Preferably in the writing style.
October 16, 2018
Well written book. It's written in third-person present POV, so the feeling is different than you may be used to. It enhances some sections (especially the creepy parts) and diminishes others. Overall, I think it works very well.
There are some cliches, and being a cop drama, they are exactly the ones you'd expect. They're used more as a backdrop of the central conflicts than they are as actual set pieces themselves. It's quite a nice change.
I wish I had seen more of Davis. His and Scott's relationship was amazing, especially for a cop drama. Admittedly, if he had stuck around longer, there wouldn't be as much *drama* in the cop drama.
The big thing I liked was the portrayal of criminals as actual people affected by actual circumstances instead of just a plague on society like you see in too many cop dramas. Overall, I cared about the characters and wanted to see what happened next.
There are some cliches, and being a cop drama, they are exactly the ones you'd expect. They're used more as a backdrop of the central conflicts than they are as actual set pieces themselves. It's quite a nice change.
I wish I had seen more of Davis. His and Scott's relationship was amazing, especially for a cop drama. Admittedly, if he had stuck around longer, there wouldn't be as much *drama* in the cop drama.
The big thing I liked was the portrayal of criminals as actual people affected by actual circumstances instead of just a plague on society like you see in too many cop dramas. Overall, I cared about the characters and wanted to see what happened next.
June 1, 2021
We Won’t Die
Fantastic read, characters and storyline. Got interested from the start. Good cop going bad, so much on his mind after his partner gets killed. What follows is hard to describe, but definitely a must read!
Fantastic read, characters and storyline. Got interested from the start. Good cop going bad, so much on his mind after his partner gets killed. What follows is hard to describe, but definitely a must read!
August 22, 2023
Pretty good
I was definitely surprised by this story. There is a lesson to be learned for sure. I loved how the characters inter acted to bring life to this book. This is a great read and I can’t wait to dive into the next one!
I was definitely surprised by this story. There is a lesson to be learned for sure. I loved how the characters inter acted to bring life to this book. This is a great read and I can’t wait to dive into the next one!
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