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Troy Bodean Tropical Thriller #1
Rogue Wave
An unlucky hat. An unsolved murder. One man's trash is another man's death warrant.
Troy Clint Bodean had long ago traded in his sidearm for a fishing rod. But the discovery of a plumed cowboy hat throws his little slice of South Carolina paradise into a tailspin. Turns out, the hat’s last owner kicked the bucket… and the killer has unfinished business. After one too many close shaves with death, Troy wonders if his favorite new fishing hat could throw him overboard.
With his style at stake, Troy must team up with the dead man’s kin to bring the killer to justice. While the murderer’s on the loose, he’ll never be safe, and he’ll never know why anyone would want to kill him for an old straw hat. If Troy can’t crack the case soon, instead of catching bass, he’ll be swimming with the fishes…
Rogue Wave is the first book in the Troy Bodean Adventures, a series of hilarious island thrillers. If you like madcap murder mysteries, gripping suspense, and zany characters, then you’ll love David F. Berens’ action-packed escapade.
Troy Clint Bodean had long ago traded in his sidearm for a fishing rod. But the discovery of a plumed cowboy hat throws his little slice of South Carolina paradise into a tailspin. Turns out, the hat’s last owner kicked the bucket… and the killer has unfinished business. After one too many close shaves with death, Troy wonders if his favorite new fishing hat could throw him overboard.
With his style at stake, Troy must team up with the dead man’s kin to bring the killer to justice. While the murderer’s on the loose, he’ll never be safe, and he’ll never know why anyone would want to kill him for an old straw hat. If Troy can’t crack the case soon, instead of catching bass, he’ll be swimming with the fishes…
Rogue Wave is the first book in the Troy Bodean Adventures, a series of hilarious island thrillers. If you like madcap murder mysteries, gripping suspense, and zany characters, then you’ll love David F. Berens’ action-packed escapade.
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May 4, 2019
Charles van Buren
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
2.0 out of 5 stars
Schizophrenic
May 3, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Review of Kindle edition
Publication date: April 2, 2017
Publisher: Tropical Thriller Press
Language: English
ASIN: B06XZXYDL2
I downloaded and read this book through Kindle Unlimited.
As HAT CHECK is no longer available as a Kindle edition, I was unable to compare it directly to ROGUE WAVE. However, based on memory, the plot and characters are the same. it still stars a good ole boy and the hat which he found. The truly repulsive bad guys still want it. I can not speak to every detail. ROGUE WAVE could simply be an edited, new edition of HAT CHECK but I found nothing on Amazon, Goodreads or the web which addressed the matter.
This tale is primarily humor but the level of violence, injury and continued mishaps suffered by one of the bad guys took the story out of the humor genre for me. Think HOME ALONE with a much more sadistic bent to the story. Both bad guy henchmen are truly repulsive with no redeeming qualities. The bad guy boss who employs the henchmen has no redeeming qualities either. Even on a personal level he is just evil. He runs his family, children and wife, as if he is a Nazi commandant of a prison. Of course in the novel he is Germanic or maybe Scandinavian. Whichever, he is a stereotype the story doesn't need.
Speaking of sterotypes, the Gallup twins, Daisy Mae and Ellie Mae talk and act as if they just arrived from Dogpatch, USA but without the morals of Lil' Abner and friends. If they want something, they just steal it. They talk in this stereotypical Dogpatch style even though they have lived and worked in Las Vegas for some time. To make things worse, the author rewards them with a major, definitely undeserved, prize in the end. These girls are just repulsive.
So far as Troy Bodean is concerned, he just wanders ineffectually through the story generally exhibiting an IQ that might qualify him to be a rock. But no, he isn't steady enough to be a rock. When the time for action comes, he has a big pistol with two (2) cartridges in the high capacity magazine and no extra ammo. The feel of the pistol also makes him nervous. Then when he is finally moving to aid the damsel in distress he drops the pistol and doesn't even notice it. He also doesn't notice that his vehicle is running out of gas even though there is an audible warning. But no mind, he manages to save the day by firing a 7th shot from a very small .38 revolver. This after the cylinder had been moved at least twice after the 6th shot was fired by one of the henchmen.
The author also exhibits a few odd turns of phrase. Such as Troy needing quiet to drown out those flashbacks from the war. Quiet to drown out something?
I do not remember HAT CHECK being this bad. Maybe I paid more attention when reading ROGUE WAVE. This could easily have been three to four stars with a little care by the author. As is, two stars is about right.
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
2.0 out of 5 stars
Schizophrenic
May 3, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Review of Kindle edition
Publication date: April 2, 2017
Publisher: Tropical Thriller Press
Language: English
ASIN: B06XZXYDL2
I downloaded and read this book through Kindle Unlimited.
As HAT CHECK is no longer available as a Kindle edition, I was unable to compare it directly to ROGUE WAVE. However, based on memory, the plot and characters are the same. it still stars a good ole boy and the hat which he found. The truly repulsive bad guys still want it. I can not speak to every detail. ROGUE WAVE could simply be an edited, new edition of HAT CHECK but I found nothing on Amazon, Goodreads or the web which addressed the matter.
This tale is primarily humor but the level of violence, injury and continued mishaps suffered by one of the bad guys took the story out of the humor genre for me. Think HOME ALONE with a much more sadistic bent to the story. Both bad guy henchmen are truly repulsive with no redeeming qualities. The bad guy boss who employs the henchmen has no redeeming qualities either. Even on a personal level he is just evil. He runs his family, children and wife, as if he is a Nazi commandant of a prison. Of course in the novel he is Germanic or maybe Scandinavian. Whichever, he is a stereotype the story doesn't need.
Speaking of sterotypes, the Gallup twins, Daisy Mae and Ellie Mae talk and act as if they just arrived from Dogpatch, USA but without the morals of Lil' Abner and friends. If they want something, they just steal it. They talk in this stereotypical Dogpatch style even though they have lived and worked in Las Vegas for some time. To make things worse, the author rewards them with a major, definitely undeserved, prize in the end. These girls are just repulsive.
So far as Troy Bodean is concerned, he just wanders ineffectually through the story generally exhibiting an IQ that might qualify him to be a rock. But no, he isn't steady enough to be a rock. When the time for action comes, he has a big pistol with two (2) cartridges in the high capacity magazine and no extra ammo. The feel of the pistol also makes him nervous. Then when he is finally moving to aid the damsel in distress he drops the pistol and doesn't even notice it. He also doesn't notice that his vehicle is running out of gas even though there is an audible warning. But no mind, he manages to save the day by firing a 7th shot from a very small .38 revolver. This after the cylinder had been moved at least twice after the 6th shot was fired by one of the henchmen.
The author also exhibits a few odd turns of phrase. Such as Troy needing quiet to drown out those flashbacks from the war. Quiet to drown out something?
I do not remember HAT CHECK being this bad. Maybe I paid more attention when reading ROGUE WAVE. This could easily have been three to four stars with a little care by the author. As is, two stars is about right.
May 2, 2019
So far as I can tell, this book is no longer available in a Kindle edition. In fact it appears to have been replaced by ROGUE WAVE as the first volume in the series. The descriptions of the two books are pretty much the same. When I read HAT CHECK last year? Year before? I read the Kindle edition. I chose to read this because of Back Roads,Troy Bodean 0, which is some short story introductions to this series. I also got a couple of e-mails from the author.
This first volume in the series stars a Southern good ole boy named Troy Bodean and his hat. Actually a found hat which is where the trouble starts. The bad guys want that hat. There is also a pair of vicious twins on Bodean's tail. Maybe he shoulda stayed in Afghanistan. This is a humorous story but the level of violence and mayhem is high enough that it threatens to overwhelm the humor.
I liked it well enough that I am considering reading the next volume. Actually I think that I might first download ROGUE WAVE via Kindle Unlimited.
This first volume in the series stars a Southern good ole boy named Troy Bodean and his hat. Actually a found hat which is where the trouble starts. The bad guys want that hat. There is also a pair of vicious twins on Bodean's tail. Maybe he shoulda stayed in Afghanistan. This is a humorous story but the level of violence and mayhem is high enough that it threatens to overwhelm the humor.
I liked it well enough that I am considering reading the next volume. Actually I think that I might first download ROGUE WAVE via Kindle Unlimited.
July 24, 2019
Inconsistencies and unrealistic happenings made me want to quit, but this was recommended to me. So I finished it.
September 28, 2019
No jack reacher!
Sorry, this guy is not another jack reacher or anyone else. The stories can easily carry on without him or his intervention. Not my kind of “action hero”!
Sorry, this guy is not another jack reacher or anyone else. The stories can easily carry on without him or his intervention. Not my kind of “action hero”!
July 15, 2018
This was so bad! First to author doesn't seem to know the difference between an introduction and an acknowledgement and the writing was terrible.. I don't like to say stuff like that, even less when it's a more independent writer, but... well, it wasn't good!
August 7, 2018
Ridiculous!
This book has a ridiiculous set of characters who bumble into each other throughout the story. It was a little like the three stogies except these people really got hurt. It tried to be funny in places but the outcome was always gory. Don't bother with this one.
This book has a ridiiculous set of characters who bumble into each other throughout the story. It was a little like the three stogies except these people really got hurt. It tried to be funny in places but the outcome was always gory. Don't bother with this one.
February 25, 2019
DNF @ 54%
I found the dialogue choppy and hard to follow. This series is not for me.
I found the dialogue choppy and hard to follow. This series is not for me.
July 6, 2018
Fun reading
This is the first novel in a series and introduces the reader to Troy Bodean, our somewhat left of center protagonist. It is a “thriller” but written in the style of Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey. The characters are more than colorful and the plot filled with twists and turns enough to make most readers laugh out loud at their antics. All in all, fun reading. Thanks to the Author and Publisher for an ARC for an honest review.
This is the first novel in a series and introduces the reader to Troy Bodean, our somewhat left of center protagonist. It is a “thriller” but written in the style of Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey. The characters are more than colorful and the plot filled with twists and turns enough to make most readers laugh out loud at their antics. All in all, fun reading. Thanks to the Author and Publisher for an ARC for an honest review.
July 5, 2018
Don't bother unless you are really bored! 👎
Such unbelievable plot and characters that I just couldn't finish it; and I hate not to finish a book! It just got more ridiculous chapter after chapter.
Such unbelievable plot and characters that I just couldn't finish it; and I hate not to finish a book! It just got more ridiculous chapter after chapter.
June 29, 2018
Rogue Wave is a enjoyable easy going light hearted read that you just can’t take seriously but is quite humorous. The story plot does include a lot of people getting kidnapped, maimed and murdered.
Guess you can call it a thriller; of sorts about Troy Bodean an ex Afghanistan vet who happens by chance to come across a straw cowboy hat unbeknown to him with a seven million dollar cheque hidden inside. There starts his adventure which has everything and everyone involved including two bumbling hit men, two twins the Mae Gallup sisters one being pregnant a one eyed ice cream van man, the FBI, Deputy Chesney Richard Biggins the FBI and of course two lovely Karah and Laura .
Troy’s favourite saying is “Dagnit” and as long as you are not expecting serious and want some light entertainment then this could be for you.
Worth a read.
Guess you can call it a thriller; of sorts about Troy Bodean an ex Afghanistan vet who happens by chance to come across a straw cowboy hat unbeknown to him with a seven million dollar cheque hidden inside. There starts his adventure which has everything and everyone involved including two bumbling hit men, two twins the Mae Gallup sisters one being pregnant a one eyed ice cream van man, the FBI, Deputy Chesney Richard Biggins the FBI and of course two lovely Karah and Laura .
Troy’s favourite saying is “Dagnit” and as long as you are not expecting serious and want some light entertainment then this could be for you.
Worth a read.
July 5, 2020
I have never written a book. I do not have the imagination or the perseverance to do it, and I have great admiration for those that have that ability. But, I have read a lot of books -- and I know what I like and what I don't like. I didn't hate this book, but I just had to make myself finish it. I felt like I was reading a modern movie script for "the Marx Brothers" or the "Three Stooges." It just came across really loudly to me as someone writing slapstick comedy. I like a good story, and this book had the ability to do that; but totally wasted the opportunity in my mind. If anyone read this book, just know what you are getting yourselves into.
July 23, 2020
Unusual characters and crazy scenarios make this an enjoyable story to listen to, narration brought the humor out even more. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
March 8, 2018
Hat Check by David F. Berens is an eye-opening funny but not quite hilarious romp through a field of dysfunctional characters. They are not maliciously dysfunctional, there is no intention to cheat and defraud others; it is that they act weird in response to events as they occur. Characters don’t seem to plan anything. Stuff just happens. I got the impression that the author created a bunch of characters, put them in a bunch of ridiculous situations then threw the book in the corner for a while. After some indeterminate period, Berens retrieved the novel and wrote transition events so that the characters all had some connected role in the final product. This is just my impression and I really liked the final product. I was amused and chuckled most of the way through the novel.
Characters reveal the story through a variety of language registers that I thought artful. I could hear the southern twang of the twins Ellie May and Daisy Mae as they expressed their outrage at what life had served up to them. The criminals Man’ti and Darren “The Body” McGlashen act out a hilarious contrast. Supposedly partners, Man’ti frequently thinks of killing Darren while proceeding to steadily, step-by-step, disassemble him. I haven’t encountered a character that has lost so many body parts since Catch 22. Berens makes this humorously absurd.
Troy is an old, laid back, cool guy of forty plus years old. He also presents himself with a southern accent, one less severe than the twins who are pursuing him because they consider him a baby daddy. He just takes things as they come, involving himself in relationships as opportunities present themselves. And he has a hat, one he found that happens to please him more than the cap which had long been his standard wear. If a hat could be a protagonist, that would be the case here. Absent that, Troy is a principal in this story. Having said that, keep your eye on the hat.
There are criminals and dead criminals and money laundering. There is at least one hairy government conspiracy. If you read the novel, you will recognize the pun I am trying to make. There is, by necessity, a lot of blood and violence, most associated with Darren but a few other characters will give up the ghost seemingly at the convenience of the author. There is no realized or consummated sex, just a bunch of characters who are thinking about it. The thoughts are not presented in an offensive way.
This novel is, simply, fun. Characters do not make a lot of puns, but I thought the level of humor throughout the novel was at the level of a pun. Some consider puns to be the lowest form of humor. OK. I have found my level and will happily read these novels as a counter to the horrible realities presented daily from CNN and similar reality shows. I am willing to spend the USD 0.99 on Amazon to appreciate a different set of absurdities. I gave this four (plus) Amazon stars.
Characters reveal the story through a variety of language registers that I thought artful. I could hear the southern twang of the twins Ellie May and Daisy Mae as they expressed their outrage at what life had served up to them. The criminals Man’ti and Darren “The Body” McGlashen act out a hilarious contrast. Supposedly partners, Man’ti frequently thinks of killing Darren while proceeding to steadily, step-by-step, disassemble him. I haven’t encountered a character that has lost so many body parts since Catch 22. Berens makes this humorously absurd.
Troy is an old, laid back, cool guy of forty plus years old. He also presents himself with a southern accent, one less severe than the twins who are pursuing him because they consider him a baby daddy. He just takes things as they come, involving himself in relationships as opportunities present themselves. And he has a hat, one he found that happens to please him more than the cap which had long been his standard wear. If a hat could be a protagonist, that would be the case here. Absent that, Troy is a principal in this story. Having said that, keep your eye on the hat.
There are criminals and dead criminals and money laundering. There is at least one hairy government conspiracy. If you read the novel, you will recognize the pun I am trying to make. There is, by necessity, a lot of blood and violence, most associated with Darren but a few other characters will give up the ghost seemingly at the convenience of the author. There is no realized or consummated sex, just a bunch of characters who are thinking about it. The thoughts are not presented in an offensive way.
This novel is, simply, fun. Characters do not make a lot of puns, but I thought the level of humor throughout the novel was at the level of a pun. Some consider puns to be the lowest form of humor. OK. I have found my level and will happily read these novels as a counter to the horrible realities presented daily from CNN and similar reality shows. I am willing to spend the USD 0.99 on Amazon to appreciate a different set of absurdities. I gave this four (plus) Amazon stars.
November 27, 2022
Close to being good
This book is almost good. The set up is fun and interesting and that is half the battle in a book like this. However, the characters are bland or bad, the writing is bad, and the humor is bad. The book is readable, but it's the kind of book that makes you want to stop reading for a week or two every time you pick it up. I had to switch to other books and force it down a chapter at a time between them.
The characters are mostly generic in either a bland way or in a chokingly dull way. The antagonists are really painful. Some of the side characters are an attempt to be interesting and they're okay, but brief.
The writing is dense and sparse at the same time. Dense with extraneous detail most of the time, sparse only when it shouldn't be. This is what makes it a slog to read. The author won't say something in one page when he can waste five. Until important actions occur, when he gets quite reticent. This detracts heavily from the humor, the suspense and the action.
The humor is a lot of generic stuff. Young people like Starbucks and use hashtags, white trash is trashy and a bad guy gets hurt a lot. It isn't bad, but it isn't good either. The unintentional humor is sometimes funnier - the hot college girls instantly falling for 40 somethings, a girl thinking about how delicate a detective is right before he says "Yeah, your step-father was tortured to death. Couldn't think of a better way to tell you."
Definitely not any where close to a Hiiassen novel or a Jack Reacher story. If you enjoy those styles, you may enjoy this too. The straight forward genericness and simplicity lend themselves will to reading on your phone while waiting on a line or something similar.. It is not a bad book and with improvement and practice this could be a good author.
This book is almost good. The set up is fun and interesting and that is half the battle in a book like this. However, the characters are bland or bad, the writing is bad, and the humor is bad. The book is readable, but it's the kind of book that makes you want to stop reading for a week or two every time you pick it up. I had to switch to other books and force it down a chapter at a time between them.
The characters are mostly generic in either a bland way or in a chokingly dull way. The antagonists are really painful. Some of the side characters are an attempt to be interesting and they're okay, but brief.
The writing is dense and sparse at the same time. Dense with extraneous detail most of the time, sparse only when it shouldn't be. This is what makes it a slog to read. The author won't say something in one page when he can waste five. Until important actions occur, when he gets quite reticent. This detracts heavily from the humor, the suspense and the action.
The humor is a lot of generic stuff. Young people like Starbucks and use hashtags, white trash is trashy and a bad guy gets hurt a lot. It isn't bad, but it isn't good either. The unintentional humor is sometimes funnier - the hot college girls instantly falling for 40 somethings, a girl thinking about how delicate a detective is right before he says "Yeah, your step-father was tortured to death. Couldn't think of a better way to tell you."
Definitely not any where close to a Hiiassen novel or a Jack Reacher story. If you enjoy those styles, you may enjoy this too. The straight forward genericness and simplicity lend themselves will to reading on your phone while waiting on a line or something similar.. It is not a bad book and with improvement and practice this could be a good author.
August 10, 2017
Hat Check (Troy Bodean book #1)
Troy Bodean, wounded war veteran, is sitting on the dock trying to catch fish for his belly, when out of nowhere he spots an aluminium boat with a cowboy hat on the seat. Laying his brand new rod and reel down, he leans down, snags the boat, gets the hat, sees the registration number and the big red "RENT ME" stenciled on the side just as his rod goes flying into the water. Troy dives in after the reel, bangs his war damaged knee, makes another leap for the reel and feels it slipping off his fingers, gone with the fish. Turning back to the dock, he gets hit in the back of his head by that dam boat again. Pushing the boat away, he gets back on the dock and realises the hat is still on his head. What he doesn't know is that hat is going to be a pain and a complicated mess he doesn't need. Great story, can't wait to see what's next in Troy's future.
Troy Bodean, wounded war veteran, is sitting on the dock trying to catch fish for his belly, when out of nowhere he spots an aluminium boat with a cowboy hat on the seat. Laying his brand new rod and reel down, he leans down, snags the boat, gets the hat, sees the registration number and the big red "RENT ME" stenciled on the side just as his rod goes flying into the water. Troy dives in after the reel, bangs his war damaged knee, makes another leap for the reel and feels it slipping off his fingers, gone with the fish. Turning back to the dock, he gets hit in the back of his head by that dam boat again. Pushing the boat away, he gets back on the dock and realises the hat is still on his head. What he doesn't know is that hat is going to be a pain and a complicated mess he doesn't need. Great story, can't wait to see what's next in Troy's future.
January 10, 2020
A Madcap Murder Mystery
David Berens is a new author to me, but after reading only a few pages I found I enjoyed his humor. I’ve tried writing humorous stories before and I can honestly say it’s not nearly as easy as it seems. So, when I run across a humorous book in the thriller, suspense, or mystery genre I love, I’ll give it a read.
The southern slang drew me in further as it reminded me of my roots. I found myself skimming through pages to find out what happened next. Being raised in the south, I have been to Pawleys Island on several occasions and I always love a story where the setting is familiar.
Overall, Rogue Wave was a fun mixture of mystery, mayhem, and madcap, set on a beautiful island off the coast of South Carolina. If you like a dash of humor in your mystery, give Rogue Wave a try.
Favorite line: “Rick Hairre had not known before today that the barrel of a gun tasted like pennies."
David Berens is a new author to me, but after reading only a few pages I found I enjoyed his humor. I’ve tried writing humorous stories before and I can honestly say it’s not nearly as easy as it seems. So, when I run across a humorous book in the thriller, suspense, or mystery genre I love, I’ll give it a read.
The southern slang drew me in further as it reminded me of my roots. I found myself skimming through pages to find out what happened next. Being raised in the south, I have been to Pawleys Island on several occasions and I always love a story where the setting is familiar.
Overall, Rogue Wave was a fun mixture of mystery, mayhem, and madcap, set on a beautiful island off the coast of South Carolina. If you like a dash of humor in your mystery, give Rogue Wave a try.
Favorite line: “Rick Hairre had not known before today that the barrel of a gun tasted like pennies."
January 23, 2019
Ah, to have the life of a fisherman in South Carolina. Nice tranquil days just waiting for the fish to bite. Troy Bodean had such a life until some ornery fish got a hold of his expensive fishing pole. He jumps in the water to give chase and gets rammed in the head by an empty boat. Not entirely empty, there is a nice straw cowboy hat in it and it fits. The action begins, along with the laughter, when someone comes looking for the hat. It used to belong to a man that was brutally murdered for a cashier's check that he hid in the band of that hat. Troy goes almost the entire book without knowing the check is in there. He knows that someone is after him and willing to kill to get it, though. Hilarious adventure!
July 26, 2017
I felt like it's a Tim Dorsey wannabe
It took a while for the characters to come together for me (ironically, the author uses that same sentiment in the story) but when I finally caught on it was like Tim Dorsey on Valium. The story tried to hard to gel and I am left with the feeling that the author just read a couple of Dorsey's books and thought "I can do that". We are following lost money with the bumbling idiots along the way. Sound familiar? The few differences and writing styles kept me reading and I admit I will read the second one. If only to see how long the "Sincerest form of flattery" can continue.
It took a while for the characters to come together for me (ironically, the author uses that same sentiment in the story) but when I finally caught on it was like Tim Dorsey on Valium. The story tried to hard to gel and I am left with the feeling that the author just read a couple of Dorsey's books and thought "I can do that". We are following lost money with the bumbling idiots along the way. Sound familiar? The few differences and writing styles kept me reading and I admit I will read the second one. If only to see how long the "Sincerest form of flattery" can continue.
August 10, 2017
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. Hat Check was a fast-paced, humorous thrill ride. A beloved local politician is murdered setting off a roller coaster of kidnapping and hilarity that Troy Bodean finds himself drawn into simply because he found a hat while fishing. Women from his past, flirtatious neighbors and flashbacks to his time in the military further complicate Troy's once simple life while they all search for a missing cashier's check worth millions. Mr. Berens' writing style keeps the pages turning and the laughs coming. I greatly look forward to Troy's next adventure
August 18, 2017
I have mixed feelings about this book. While violence and gore can be necessary in some stories, I felt it was a ridiculous amount. The injuries were unbelievably extreme. addition, I think the twins were unnecessary. They weren't likeable and didn't really add anything to the story itself, with the exception of the ending. Mr. Berens writes well and could have found a better ending minus the twins.
February 28, 2020
A Hero who does not act like a hero. A man home from active military duty rents a beach house and is accident in the making. He starts out losing his fishing rod and getting hit in the head with a boat. Nothing goes quite right after that. Accidents and happenings going wrong. He wants to be the hero but he just doesn't have it. Some very interesting characters running in and out of this story. It has it share of murders and misadventures.
April 28, 2020
A Rollicking Beach Thriller
I started this book with no expectations at all. So, I was naturally surprised to find a story that had my on the edge of my seat, literally, several times throughout. The story line flowed quite well and the characters were people I know (maybe?) and love, will, some of them anyway. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a book to read that won't require two previous books to figure who is who and what the heck is going on.
I started this book with no expectations at all. So, I was naturally surprised to find a story that had my on the edge of my seat, literally, several times throughout. The story line flowed quite well and the characters were people I know (maybe?) and love, will, some of them anyway. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a book to read that won't require two previous books to figure who is who and what the heck is going on.
January 16, 2021
😊
A book entered around a hat and a cheque for 7 million. The owner of the hat hid the cheque in the hat and subsequently killed! Troy Bodean finds the hat and therefore ensues the chase to get the cheque back unbeknownst to Troy.
I didn't particularly find the story humorous but it was a good wee chase story for something the person they were chasing didn't even know they had. Writing style was easy flowing.
A book entered around a hat and a cheque for 7 million. The owner of the hat hid the cheque in the hat and subsequently killed! Troy Bodean finds the hat and therefore ensues the chase to get the cheque back unbeknownst to Troy.
I didn't particularly find the story humorous but it was a good wee chase story for something the person they were chasing didn't even know they had. Writing style was easy flowing.
April 21, 2022
The plot is very well done, with a lot of different stories intertwined in both believable and absurd ways. The characters are entertaining in funny and absurd ways. To a certain extent, the primary character (Troy Bodean) is really secondary to the others.
This would have been a three star book, but I thought the violence was a bit excessive and took away from the fun of the plot and characters.
This would have been a three star book, but I thought the violence was a bit excessive and took away from the fun of the plot and characters.
January 3, 2023
I read this as Hat Check from a older download. First in the Troy Bodean series, and my first time reading it. There are still a few remaining wrong words, usage issues per my notes.
I found it to be very imaginative and unique compared to the main stream Thrillers that I normally read. The characters were introduced and flowed thru the action, so this was really a quick read.
I really liked it.
I found it to be very imaginative and unique compared to the main stream Thrillers that I normally read. The characters were introduced and flowed thru the action, so this was really a quick read.
I really liked it.
August 8, 2017
I really enjoyed the book. The main character is an interesting guy. Deep, challenged, and supportive. An interesting mix of traits.The supporting players are quirky and funny in a "could anyone be that stupid?" kind of way. It was a typical Florida book with lots of crazy things happening, and, for me, an entertaining read.
September 3, 2017
Some really crazy characters. Good laughs and a fun way to spend a few hours. If you are looking for the meaning of life, this book is not where you will find it. If you are looking for inspiration, not here either. But if you are looking for an escape from reality and a bit of fun and suspense Give it a read. You will enjoy it,
July 14, 2018
A Burlesque of a Book
This is a fun story but is a bit overwritten. The characters are unique and interesting, despite having little depth. The style of writing took a little getting used to, but flowed nicely up to the end. The book had much to like and entertain. It is well worth the money.
This is a fun story but is a bit overwritten. The characters are unique and interesting, despite having little depth. The style of writing took a little getting used to, but flowed nicely up to the end. The book had much to like and entertain. It is well worth the money.
June 26, 2020
You just have to read this book. It's like riding a roller coaster, just chugging along slowing going up to the top of the first hill and than -----WoW just one hill and valley after another. At times I couldn't help myself and suddenly a giggle and a laugh would escape my mouth at something that shouldn't have been funny but it was.
July 2, 2020
Some bad guys are smart then there are these
I know you shouldn't laugh at someone's bad luck but l couldn't help it. Yes this is a thriller but David has also managed to also pack it full of humor as well. If the rest of his Troy books are half as entertaining as this one I will have a great time reading them.
I know you shouldn't laugh at someone's bad luck but l couldn't help it. Yes this is a thriller but David has also managed to also pack it full of humor as well. If the rest of his Troy books are half as entertaining as this one I will have a great time reading them.
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