Honey Suckle Rose

by C.J. Booth

The weight of a wicked past grinds and grinds and grinds until it is satisfied. A phone rings at 5:07 AM in a Seattle houseboat… but to a number that shouldn’t exist. A man, wire-bound to a kitchen chair, is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out house.A woman, sexually abused when she was a young girl, names a Presidential candidate as her abuser.… and a naïve landscape gardener, relentlessly pursued by hit men, holds the key to it all.What started as a straightforward missing person case for Private Investigators Mallory Dimante and Jake Steiner now has them racing to work out the connection between these events.When they do, they find themselves locked in a scheme to blackmail the future President of the United States.C.J. Booth’s latest in the Diamond and Stone mystery series, Honey Suckle Rose, is a spiraling journey of twists and turns that results in a one-on-one showdown with the most powerful man in the world…… and history will forever be changed.

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 19, 2020

About the author

C. J. Booth
Following his careers in broadcasting and film and video production, he has brought detectives Stan Wyld, Jake Steiner and Mallory Dimante to life in “Olive Park”, his first novel and the first novel in the series involving Sacramento’s fictional OID – Ongoing Investigation Division, the cold case division.
C. J. has studied with Judith Guest (“Ordinary People”), Rebecca Hill (“A Killing Time in St. Cloud”), Gary Braver (“Tunnel Vision”, “Skin Deep”), and David S. Freeman (“Beyond Structure”).
Olive Park, Crimson Park and Angel Park are all part of the The Park Trilogy, which is available in an e-book box set as the "The Park Trilogy."
C.J. lives with his wife on an island near Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

More a review of C.J.Booth, than the book. Where has he been????? This guy is a fantastic writer! I have read hundreds of books by different authors. Mr. Booth is at the top of my list of authors.

I had never heard of him but saw "Girl Number Four" advertised in my IG feed. I don't care for ads in my feed, but that book kept popping up. I finally figured, why not give it a read? Yeah, good call. Girl Number Four was good. Honey Suckle Rose is much better!

If you like the other books I like, and you've never heard of C.J. Booth, give him a try! The books are very inexpensive on Amazon. Trust me. Very well done, very quick reads. The action is non-stop.

[Judi Haley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mallory and Jake are back and trying to get their detective agency up and running. This time Jake has been contacted by a former detective that knows Jake. He wants him to take a quick and easy case, just investigate where this man lives in their town, pays good money and not a lot of work.

Well for Jake and Mallory you know that they are going to be involved in more then just a quick case. They find that they are investigating the most likely candidate to be come President of US. But, what will their investigation find. Lots of twists and turns and lots of action!!

Of course, another Jake is there too.

[Jo Ponds · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fall From Grace

The book had all the suspense needed to keep the reader interested, however, the foul language used was not necessary. Would recommend, but will warn about the language.

[Christine C. Buchko · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book starts out a little slow but it really peaks your interest as the story continues. I like the way the author brings the past and present together. The main characters are interesting and they really take on their own personalities. I can't wait to read the next book.

[Jacqueline E Raccio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best author ever!

The characters and plots were so well , I had to read all the books with these characters. I can not wait for The Black Widow!

[Regina Dillon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well thought out and intriguing mystery. The characters are real thus fallible which makes the reading of the book so intoxicating. I look forward to the next book in the series.

[Nancy Denkinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you've read C.J. Booth's other books, you really enjoy this one too. If you haven't read his books yet you should! Keeps you on the edge of your seat.

[Bina Nicolosi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ ve read 6 of his books in the month of July and I just started his latest release today. It’s not the Classics but I enjoy his style, characters and they have all held my attention.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn fine mysteries!

I love Jack and Mallory and the mysteries are so intriguing and clever and also twisty..so good! Keep on writing!

[marjorie yalowicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the whole book. I can't wait to read the next one.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have read all his books. Like them. Entertaining & fast read.