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Blood in the Water
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- GenresMystery
432 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2019
About the author
Jack Flynn
113 books11 followersJack has spent most of his life digging out of the quagmire of self-hatred caused by child abuse and violence. He has moved from a desperate, anxious life to a peaceful, hopeful, and content self. On his journey to find peace and happiness, Jack was a leader in a Christian recovery program and earned his undergraduate degree in journalism and his master’s degree in psychology. Jack has a special ability to articulate overwhelming and confusing emotions associated with being unloved and despised as a child.
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August 29, 2020
5*
Excellent plot and great characterisation.
The author gave the characters, however minor a feeling as to whether we, the readers, like them or not.
Excellent plot and great characterisation.
The author gave the characters, however minor a feeling as to whether we, the readers, like them or not.
October 10, 2019
Blood In The Water is INTENSE and I enjoyed every minute of this wild ride! With danger lurking around every corner this story will keep you on the very edge of your seat. A truly entralling storyline, well developed characters and a ton of action and suspense. All checks from me! I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and found that even with the introduction to so many characters it flowed really well and all came together.
A huge thank you to Minotaur Books for my review copy!
A huge thank you to Minotaur Books for my review copy!
April 12, 2021
Great story and it's his first book
January 30, 2020
I’ve wanted to read Blood in the Water ever since I heard Jack Flynn discussing it at Bloody Scotland, so the paperback publication offered just the excuse I needed to get stuck in.
We are in ‘On the Waterfront’ territory here. Only instead of New Jersey, it is the Boston Irish dockworkers union leader Cormack McConnell and his group of corrupt racketeers who run the docks with a rod of iron. Flynn positions McConnell well, on the wrong side of the law, prepared to mete out the devastating and violent justice that his code calls for, but still stopping short of the worst crimes that people traffickers and hard drugs smugglers can and do perpetrate.
His one soft spot is his daughter, Diamond. 19 years old she has her father’s stubborn streak. McConnell is also playing a dangerous game with Homeland Security Agent, Kit Steel. Steel has her own agenda; she is entirely focussed on bringing down Vincente Carpio, the man responsible for the savage murder of her family. Steele has him in custody, but keeping him there will be a full time job. Vincente’s brother, Javier has shown up in town and that’s a big signal that something is afoot.
Cormack’s empire is under threat from the drug cartels who are planning a take over. T’phong Soh, a Malaysian member of the extremely violent M-13 drug running cartel, is intent on running the docks so that he can expand his own hard core illegal activities.
Soh has plans beyond M-13 though and he has co-opted their right hand man, Suarez to make sure he can fulfill them.
Flynn writes a fast paced, engaging and adrenaline fuelled thriller, where, whatever his flaws, you know you are rooting for McConnell to win through. With his daughter under threat and a rat in his own organisation, all the odds are against him. This will be a battle to the death.
I loved that Soh was such a fierce and menacing enemy, prepared to do whatever it takes to win his goal. And Flynn is prepared to sacrifice his characters to the story, always a class choice in a series.
Verdict: An exciting, intelligent thriller set in the frozen waters of Boston harbour. Great characters and a high octane plot make for a terrific and nail-biting read.
We are in ‘On the Waterfront’ territory here. Only instead of New Jersey, it is the Boston Irish dockworkers union leader Cormack McConnell and his group of corrupt racketeers who run the docks with a rod of iron. Flynn positions McConnell well, on the wrong side of the law, prepared to mete out the devastating and violent justice that his code calls for, but still stopping short of the worst crimes that people traffickers and hard drugs smugglers can and do perpetrate.
His one soft spot is his daughter, Diamond. 19 years old she has her father’s stubborn streak. McConnell is also playing a dangerous game with Homeland Security Agent, Kit Steel. Steel has her own agenda; she is entirely focussed on bringing down Vincente Carpio, the man responsible for the savage murder of her family. Steele has him in custody, but keeping him there will be a full time job. Vincente’s brother, Javier has shown up in town and that’s a big signal that something is afoot.
Cormack’s empire is under threat from the drug cartels who are planning a take over. T’phong Soh, a Malaysian member of the extremely violent M-13 drug running cartel, is intent on running the docks so that he can expand his own hard core illegal activities.
Soh has plans beyond M-13 though and he has co-opted their right hand man, Suarez to make sure he can fulfill them.
Flynn writes a fast paced, engaging and adrenaline fuelled thriller, where, whatever his flaws, you know you are rooting for McConnell to win through. With his daughter under threat and a rat in his own organisation, all the odds are against him. This will be a battle to the death.
I loved that Soh was such a fierce and menacing enemy, prepared to do whatever it takes to win his goal. And Flynn is prepared to sacrifice his characters to the story, always a class choice in a series.
Verdict: An exciting, intelligent thriller set in the frozen waters of Boston harbour. Great characters and a high octane plot make for a terrific and nail-biting read.
June 10, 2021
This book, Blood in the Water, is a mystery/thriller, set in Boston. It's about an agent, Kit Steele, whose husband and son were killed by a ruthless criminal, Vincente Carpio. She seeks revenge and will do what she can to take down this criminal, but it's hard because Carpio is manipulative and clever, he waits to strike again. This book has a great story line, every scene is suspenseful and intense. It is action packed. I would definitely read it again and you should too.
February 12, 2026
This book took me a while to read.
Initially it was tough and I had to stick with it.
About a third way through I became invested and it started to speed up and become more engaging.
By the end I was hooked.
Not my normal read but loved it
Initially it was tough and I had to stick with it.
About a third way through I became invested and it started to speed up and become more engaging.
By the end I was hooked.
Not my normal read but loved it
October 2, 2019
**Book Review** Honestly I’m not sure what else to have asked for from this book. US underbelly - tick. Gang wars - tick. Heaps of action and suspense - tick. Despite all of the interconnected stories and perspectives, Jack Flynn manages to effortlessly guide the reader through everything without the storyline becoming overly obvious or predictable.
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Synopsis: Homeland Security agent, Kit Steel, is committed to avenge terrorism. And she's after the blood of her nemesis, one of world's most ruthless and dangerous criminals, Vincente Carpio.
Harbour Union chief, Cormack McConnell, has lived his life close to the wire above and below the law, and he controls everything that happens on Boston's waterfront. Someone wants him out of the way, fast.
Everyone has a game to play until it becomes apparent that there are much darker, far-reaching forces of evil at work which look to be preparing for the international stage.
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A big thank you to Pan Macmillan Aus for this early review copy! Publication day was September 10th in Australia, so make sure you check your local bookshop for a copy soon (RRP $29.99).
4/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- J 📚
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Synopsis: Homeland Security agent, Kit Steel, is committed to avenge terrorism. And she's after the blood of her nemesis, one of world's most ruthless and dangerous criminals, Vincente Carpio.
Harbour Union chief, Cormack McConnell, has lived his life close to the wire above and below the law, and he controls everything that happens on Boston's waterfront. Someone wants him out of the way, fast.
Everyone has a game to play until it becomes apparent that there are much darker, far-reaching forces of evil at work which look to be preparing for the international stage.
..
A big thank you to Pan Macmillan Aus for this early review copy! Publication day was September 10th in Australia, so make sure you check your local bookshop for a copy soon (RRP $29.99).
4/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
- J 📚
November 1, 2019
The shifting perspectives. The ulterior motives. The full-on action.
Everything you could possibly want in a gritty, crime driven drama.
This was an intense read from the very beginning. Other than the flashbacks to establish some of the motivations behind some of the more intense characters, the plot moved steadily whilst swapping between different characters points of view.
There were characters that I aligned myself with from the start of the story and wanted to survive, such as Cormack, Kit and Diamond, and others that I wasn’t a fan of but I thought were absolutely insane and fit so well with the story, such as Vincente Carpio.
The setting of Boston Harbour was also an awesome backdrop to the back stabbings and dealings that were occurring along the foreshore and on the waters.
I can’t wait to read some more by Jack Flynn!
Thank you for @macmillanaus for gifting me a copy to review!
Everything you could possibly want in a gritty, crime driven drama.
This was an intense read from the very beginning. Other than the flashbacks to establish some of the motivations behind some of the more intense characters, the plot moved steadily whilst swapping between different characters points of view.
There were characters that I aligned myself with from the start of the story and wanted to survive, such as Cormack, Kit and Diamond, and others that I wasn’t a fan of but I thought were absolutely insane and fit so well with the story, such as Vincente Carpio.
The setting of Boston Harbour was also an awesome backdrop to the back stabbings and dealings that were occurring along the foreshore and on the waters.
I can’t wait to read some more by Jack Flynn!
Thank you for @macmillanaus for gifting me a copy to review!
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