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John Keegan #5
The Fallen: A John Keegan Novel
The Fifth Entry in the Acclaimed John Keegan Mystery SeriesWhen homicide detective John Keegan solved the murder of Hollywood A-lister Patrick Dillons, he knew he left stones unturned. He knew the case would endure. he did not expect it to haunt his dreams, or, worse, that it would take over his life again.Six months later, the anonymous tipper who guided and provoked him during the Dillons case returns with an ominous "Would the hero like to finish the game?"In exchange for agreeing to continue, the tipper promises to feed Keegan evidence and clues about a new murder and to give closure on the Dillons case. Keegan balks, but when the tipper's info proves helpful, he knows he must straddle the line between saving lives and the law. The game restarts and Keegan must play it alone, hiding the tipper from everyone, including his wife and partner.With his relationships strained under the pressure of deceit, Keegan attempts to stay ahead of the tipper. The first body has a note indicating it is the first of eight. A plot is underway and Keegan must calculate his every move. the tipper uses technology both to track and elude Keegan. Keegan knows the tipper had a direct influence on the Dillons murder and these new deaths as well. Keegan's singular focus of stopping this menace amplifies with a simple text "Meet number four. You will kill him."Keegan must avoid this outcome. His hopes falter when he discovers the plan to make him number eight. He wants to stop the game but knows his family's future depends on him outsmarting the tipper and stopping the deaths before they happen. The hero must suffer the trials, outwit the villain, and emerge victoriously.The Fallen delves deep into the intricacies of a murder investigation and technology's effect on detective work. It places Keegan in a no-win situation he must see to completion. How far is too far when trying to solve a case? Where is the line between family and duty? Keegan doesn't have the answers but knows they all lie at the end of the tipper's epic tale."The game will end, hero. You get to decide how."
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2020
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July 12, 2021
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John Misak’s The Fallen is the fifth installment in his John Keegan mystery series, but don’t let the fact that it’s the latest of many throw you off! John Keegan is a gritty NYPD detective with a truckload of baggage and a bad habit of lying to those closest to him, and that’s all the groundwork you need going into this puppy.
Good thing too, because The Fallen starts fast and runs at a breakneck pace from start to finish. Bodies are dropping, an anonymous texter is sending cryptic clues, there are Russian nerve agents abounding, a femme fatale somewhere in the mix, and Detective Keegan caught in the middle trying to sort the whole thing out. He’s a man out of time both figuratively, a character plucked from an ‘80s crime thriller who keeps having to remind himself that he’s made it to the 21st century and all the progress that entails, and literally, as a man with too many crimes to solve and too little time to find the answers.
Keegan isn't alone in his quest for the truth; along for the ride are his frankly awesome wife (can we get a book from Pauline’s perspective, or is that one of the first four in the series and I’ve just missed it?), a tech wiz friend, a long-suffering partner, and the requisite harried boss who butts heads with our detective but ultimately backs his play.
Deliciously written, brilliantly paced, and chock full of fully realized characters, The Fallen is definitely one to recommend for the detective thriller reader in your life, while still being accessible to dabblers in the genre like me. Five shining stars, and I certainly look forward to going back and reading Keegan’s earlier adventures in the first four installments of the series.
John Misak’s The Fallen is the fifth installment in his John Keegan mystery series, but don’t let the fact that it’s the latest of many throw you off! John Keegan is a gritty NYPD detective with a truckload of baggage and a bad habit of lying to those closest to him, and that’s all the groundwork you need going into this puppy.
Good thing too, because The Fallen starts fast and runs at a breakneck pace from start to finish. Bodies are dropping, an anonymous texter is sending cryptic clues, there are Russian nerve agents abounding, a femme fatale somewhere in the mix, and Detective Keegan caught in the middle trying to sort the whole thing out. He’s a man out of time both figuratively, a character plucked from an ‘80s crime thriller who keeps having to remind himself that he’s made it to the 21st century and all the progress that entails, and literally, as a man with too many crimes to solve and too little time to find the answers.
Keegan isn't alone in his quest for the truth; along for the ride are his frankly awesome wife (can we get a book from Pauline’s perspective, or is that one of the first four in the series and I’ve just missed it?), a tech wiz friend, a long-suffering partner, and the requisite harried boss who butts heads with our detective but ultimately backs his play.
Deliciously written, brilliantly paced, and chock full of fully realized characters, The Fallen is definitely one to recommend for the detective thriller reader in your life, while still being accessible to dabblers in the genre like me. Five shining stars, and I certainly look forward to going back and reading Keegan’s earlier adventures in the first four installments of the series.
December 16, 2018
Review forthcoming when book is closer to publication.
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