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Blue Like Me
A brutal homicide sets an ex-cop and his former partner on the hunt for an enigmatic killer in a gripping thriller by the author of Under Color of Law.
When former detective Trevor “Finn” Finnegan became a PI, he adopted a new mandate: catch the LAPD’s worst in the act. While on surveillance in Venice Beach, Finn tails two potentially dirty cops: Detective Martin Riley and Finn’s ex-partner, Detective Sally Munoz. Things take a deadly turn when an unknown assailant executes Riley and wounds Munoz. In an instant, Finn goes from private eye to eyewitness.
Munoz needs Finn to help find Riley’s killer, but doing so could blow his cover. She’s an officer shaded by rumors. Maybe she’s still a good cop—but maybe she’s not. Finn’s reluctance ends when his dear “uncle,” an ex-LAPD detective, is murdered, and it might be connected to Riley’s death.
To prevent more bloodshed and avoid becoming the next targets on the killer’s list, Finn and Munoz will have to bury their complicated past, trust each other, and come face-to-face with painful secrets that could destroy them both.
When former detective Trevor “Finn” Finnegan became a PI, he adopted a new mandate: catch the LAPD’s worst in the act. While on surveillance in Venice Beach, Finn tails two potentially dirty cops: Detective Martin Riley and Finn’s ex-partner, Detective Sally Munoz. Things take a deadly turn when an unknown assailant executes Riley and wounds Munoz. In an instant, Finn goes from private eye to eyewitness.
Munoz needs Finn to help find Riley’s killer, but doing so could blow his cover. She’s an officer shaded by rumors. Maybe she’s still a good cop—but maybe she’s not. Finn’s reluctance ends when his dear “uncle,” an ex-LAPD detective, is murdered, and it might be connected to Riley’s death.
To prevent more bloodshed and avoid becoming the next targets on the killer’s list, Finn and Munoz will have to bury their complicated past, trust each other, and come face-to-face with painful secrets that could destroy them both.
255 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2022
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About the author
Aaron Philip Clark
11 books170 followersAaron Philip Clark is a native of Los Angeles, CA. He is a novelist, screenwriter, and former recruit of the Los Angeles Police Department. His first novel, THE SCIENCE OF PAUL: A Novel of Crime (New Pulp Press), was published in 2011. The debut was met with interest and acclaim. Clark followed THE SCIENCE OF PAUL with A HEALTHY FEAR OF MAN (Snubnose Press), published the following year. Both novels featured the morally plagued and emotionally damaged ex-con, Paul Little, as he fought to escape the perils of Philadelphia street culture and return to his deceased grandfather’s farm in North Carolina.
After leaving his career in law enforcement, Clark returned to higher education and continued his work as an educator teaching college-level English, Creative Writing, and Humanities. During this time, Clark wrote UNDER COLOR OF LAW, a police thriller inspired by his experiences with the LAPD. The novel centered on Det. Trevor “Finn” Finnegan, a Black LAPD detective, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a young Black academy recruit amid protests against police brutality and calls for reform. The novel won the 2021 Book Pipeline Adaptation Award and was nominated for the 2022 Best Paperback Original International Thriller Writers Award. BLUE LIKE ME, the second Trevor Finnegan novel, was published on November 8, 2022, by Thomas & Mercer. The third novel in the series, THE BLUEST NIGHT, will be published on October 7, 2025.
To learn more about Aaron Philip Clark, visit www.AaronPhilipClark.com and follow him on social media @_realapcbooks (Twitter).
After leaving his career in law enforcement, Clark returned to higher education and continued his work as an educator teaching college-level English, Creative Writing, and Humanities. During this time, Clark wrote UNDER COLOR OF LAW, a police thriller inspired by his experiences with the LAPD. The novel centered on Det. Trevor “Finn” Finnegan, a Black LAPD detective, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a young Black academy recruit amid protests against police brutality and calls for reform. The novel won the 2021 Book Pipeline Adaptation Award and was nominated for the 2022 Best Paperback Original International Thriller Writers Award. BLUE LIKE ME, the second Trevor Finnegan novel, was published on November 8, 2022, by Thomas & Mercer. The third novel in the series, THE BLUEST NIGHT, will be published on October 7, 2025.
To learn more about Aaron Philip Clark, visit www.AaronPhilipClark.com and follow him on social media @_realapcbooks (Twitter).
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February 15, 2023
*A Question of Trust*
This is the second instalment in the Trevor Finnegan series, after the fallout of corruption, a leaked video and a near fatal attack means that Trevor Aka Finn is now a private investigator. He works for an attorney who wants him to look into corruption in the police force. Finn has insight into the workings of the police which makes him the best person for the job. One thing that niggles him is that one part of the jigsaw is missing from the first book as the female detective in question is at large and needs to pay for her crimes.
Finn is on the tail of two dirty cops, one is his ex partner. But in the blink of an eye an execution takes place which leaves his ex partner injured while the other has expired.
When a person dear to Finn is murdered he feels he has no choice but to do a deal with the devil and work with his ex partner. Trouble continues to find Finn and after another close shave he is determined to find out who is behind the murders and it leads him into murkier waters when he sees how far and how desperate people are to cover their tracks. He soon realises that he is only just scratching the surface with the level of corruption and all this with him trying to hold down a relationship that he has always wanted and now he is doing it all wrong when a secret about him is exposed and rocks the boat for him. Why does he continually do this???…. I wonder if this is the end of the series or will there be more….
This is the second instalment in the Trevor Finnegan series, after the fallout of corruption, a leaked video and a near fatal attack means that Trevor Aka Finn is now a private investigator. He works for an attorney who wants him to look into corruption in the police force. Finn has insight into the workings of the police which makes him the best person for the job. One thing that niggles him is that one part of the jigsaw is missing from the first book as the female detective in question is at large and needs to pay for her crimes.
Finn is on the tail of two dirty cops, one is his ex partner. But in the blink of an eye an execution takes place which leaves his ex partner injured while the other has expired.
When a person dear to Finn is murdered he feels he has no choice but to do a deal with the devil and work with his ex partner. Trouble continues to find Finn and after another close shave he is determined to find out who is behind the murders and it leads him into murkier waters when he sees how far and how desperate people are to cover their tracks. He soon realises that he is only just scratching the surface with the level of corruption and all this with him trying to hold down a relationship that he has always wanted and now he is doing it all wrong when a secret about him is exposed and rocks the boat for him. Why does he continually do this???…. I wonder if this is the end of the series or will there be more….
September 2, 2022
4.5 Stars
This is not the kind of book that I normally pick up. I'm usually more into fantasy and romance than crime thrillers, but I wanted a change of pace from what I normally read and I'm happy to say that this book did not disappoint.
This is the second book in a series that follows Trevor Finnegan, an ex-LAPD detective turned private investigator. I'll preface this review by saying this: I did not read the first book in the series. That being said, having come into the series with the second book, I didn't feel lost at all and I really appreciate that. From the very beginning, I understood who the characters were and (to an extent) what they'd been through in the first book from sheer context alone. I felt like the characters had history even though I hadn't witnessed it for myself, and I liked that.
Which is another thing that I enjoyed with this book -- the characters all had depth and dimension to them. I didn't feel like the characters were boring or one-dimensional. Trevor had troubles he was trying to work out with his girlfriend, his father, his ex-partner on the force, and the new addition of the woman who had his child in secret, all while trying to discover who murdered the cop he was investigating. In every scene though, he had a clear personality and motivations for his actions. That made me want to root for him. Even when his actions went against what I, personally, would suggest, I could be annoyed with the character instead of the author for writing it. And I don't know if that's just a me problem, but I felt it was worth noting lol. The writing in this book is done really well.
As I mentioned before, this is the second book in the series. And while this book feels complete on its own, there were also things that were set up for Book 3 that got me curious about what's to come next for Trevor Finnegan.
All in all, I enjoyed this book. The only things I would say could have been better for me, were the lack of communication between the characters sometimes (but that's just a personal preference), and there were a lot of moving parts at times. I got a little lost with some references to characters who hadn't been mentioned in a while. That could be because I didn't read Book 1 in the series, but it wasn't anything that kept me from enjoying the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime thrillers or is looking to get into them. As my first time reading in that genre, I had a great time with this book and felt like this was a great way to break into the genre.
This is not the kind of book that I normally pick up. I'm usually more into fantasy and romance than crime thrillers, but I wanted a change of pace from what I normally read and I'm happy to say that this book did not disappoint.
This is the second book in a series that follows Trevor Finnegan, an ex-LAPD detective turned private investigator. I'll preface this review by saying this: I did not read the first book in the series. That being said, having come into the series with the second book, I didn't feel lost at all and I really appreciate that. From the very beginning, I understood who the characters were and (to an extent) what they'd been through in the first book from sheer context alone. I felt like the characters had history even though I hadn't witnessed it for myself, and I liked that.
Which is another thing that I enjoyed with this book -- the characters all had depth and dimension to them. I didn't feel like the characters were boring or one-dimensional. Trevor had troubles he was trying to work out with his girlfriend, his father, his ex-partner on the force, and the new addition of the woman who had his child in secret, all while trying to discover who murdered the cop he was investigating. In every scene though, he had a clear personality and motivations for his actions. That made me want to root for him. Even when his actions went against what I, personally, would suggest, I could be annoyed with the character instead of the author for writing it. And I don't know if that's just a me problem, but I felt it was worth noting lol. The writing in this book is done really well.
As I mentioned before, this is the second book in the series. And while this book feels complete on its own, there were also things that were set up for Book 3 that got me curious about what's to come next for Trevor Finnegan.
All in all, I enjoyed this book. The only things I would say could have been better for me, were the lack of communication between the characters sometimes (but that's just a personal preference), and there were a lot of moving parts at times. I got a little lost with some references to characters who hadn't been mentioned in a while. That could be because I didn't read Book 1 in the series, but it wasn't anything that kept me from enjoying the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime thrillers or is looking to get into them. As my first time reading in that genre, I had a great time with this book and felt like this was a great way to break into the genre.
November 4, 2022
I love a great thriller and this one ticked all the boxes for me.
A retired cop is on the run from the spotlight and on a mission to reveal the actual killer of a LAPD’s officer. But not everything is as easy as it may seem. Finn will become an eyewitness without his will and from now on, things escalate quickly.
It’s a cat and mouse race , like hiding and seeking who the real person is behind everything and more over, why was Riley killer. Even if Munoz won’t be of much help as he has his own secrets to keep.
I loved this book. It’s suspenseful and full of intriguing characters and moments when I thought I knew what’s coming next but I was so wrong.
The author has created a world where the action is playing just like a movie, and that makes total sense because after reading the book, I actually checked the publisher’s note when we find out that the author is a big name as a screenplay writer for Hollywood.
I’m looking forward to see this book on the big or small screen because it deserves its own place along with the big ones out there.
Perfectly crafted, an intriguing and suspenseful book that will keep you up way to long on the night.
🆓📖Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through NetGalley
A retired cop is on the run from the spotlight and on a mission to reveal the actual killer of a LAPD’s officer. But not everything is as easy as it may seem. Finn will become an eyewitness without his will and from now on, things escalate quickly.
It’s a cat and mouse race , like hiding and seeking who the real person is behind everything and more over, why was Riley killer. Even if Munoz won’t be of much help as he has his own secrets to keep.
I loved this book. It’s suspenseful and full of intriguing characters and moments when I thought I knew what’s coming next but I was so wrong.
The author has created a world where the action is playing just like a movie, and that makes total sense because after reading the book, I actually checked the publisher’s note when we find out that the author is a big name as a screenplay writer for Hollywood.
I’m looking forward to see this book on the big or small screen because it deserves its own place along with the big ones out there.
Perfectly crafted, an intriguing and suspenseful book that will keep you up way to long on the night.
🆓📖Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through NetGalley
September 9, 2022
Clark’s extra dark, Training Day (2001) dark, slice of Los Angeles where the cops may be dirty, but the streets are choked with dangerous criminals leaps back a generation to connect the backstory of private investigator Trevor Finnegan to the framing of an innocent man for the murder of a police officer.
The year is 2016, based on the subtle historical references, and the setting is Los Angeles. Disgraced (possibly wrongly) ex-LAPD detective Trevor Finnegan, now a private investigator for a Los Angeles attorney, draws an assignment to surveil two LAPD narcotics detectives. But the attorney won’t tell him why. One detective was Finnegan’s former partner when he was in LAPD, Sally Munoz. The assignment ends with Finnegan witnessing someone shooting the detectives at Venice Beach, wounding Munoz and killing her partner. Finnegan pursues the shooter on foot, but the suspect gets away on a motorcycle after shooting at him. Not wanting his ex-partner to learn he was surveilling her and her partner, Finnegan leaves the scene before the cops arrive to avoid getting questioned. But later, Munoz shows up at his door demanding to know whether Finnegan saw the shooter, playing their former partnership card. “You were once blue like me.” Finnegan tells her part of the story, careful to hide the real reason he was present at Venice Beach when the shooting happened. Munoz tells him she knows who was behind the killing of her partner and asks him to go with her to Malibu to confront the person. Finnegan is reluctant, especially after realizing his ex-partner is on the ragged edge of losing control. But Munoz persuades him. Once they arrive and Munoz confronts the woman, a drug dealer, about the shooting, Finnegan realizes his former partner is keeping something from him. That, along with her erratic behavior, makes him feel even more uneasy about trying to help her. But old loyalties die hard. He can’t bring himself to turn his back on her. While Finnegan struggles with the dilemma, another murder happens. This time someone murders an old family friend who is almost a second father to Finnegan, an FBI agent who was an LAPD cop at the same time as Trevor’s father. Suspecting the person who murdered his friend is the same person who killed Munoz’s partner, Trevor becomes more motivated to help her find the killer. But when the killer calls Finnegan and warns him off, threatening to kill him if he continues with the investigation, it becomes a question of whether he will survive long enough to find the killer. Running in the background of the main plot is an intriguing subplot involving the circumstances that forced Finnegan out of the LAPD under a cloud, and the person responsible for it. When I reached that point in the novel, I regretted a little not reading Under Color of Law (2021), the first book in the series before reading this one to learn more about Finnegan’s backstory. Still, Clark gives enough details about the past in this second book that I never felt lost.
I found much to like about this book. First, it’s hard-boiled all the way in the tradition of Hammett and Chandler. It ticks all the boxes with deeply flawed characters, a detective who is emotionally involved in the investigation, the harsh realities of life in a big city setting that isn’t only a backdrop, but where these realities bleed into the case and becoming a major part of the story, and a corrupt world that allowed the crimes to happen in the first place. Clark uses his crime investigation plot as a vehicle for examining issues of racism, classism, and violence in the city, the bigger issues of corruption that can’t be solved with the end of the story.
Clark has a very direct and explicit style of writing, which I found smooth as glass and enjoyed. The plot was both imaginative and ambitious. Trevor Finnegan is an interesting and appealing main character, easy to feel empathy for. But besides Finnegan, Clark offers us a host of other true-to-life, well-drawn, interesting characters, both good and bad.
An extra dark slice of Los Angeles describes Blue Like Me by Aaron Philip Clark. It’s a gripping and intense crime thriller, and a completely unnuanced hard-boiled parable on policing and corrupt cops.
I received an advance copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley used for this review, which represents my honest opinions.
The year is 2016, based on the subtle historical references, and the setting is Los Angeles. Disgraced (possibly wrongly) ex-LAPD detective Trevor Finnegan, now a private investigator for a Los Angeles attorney, draws an assignment to surveil two LAPD narcotics detectives. But the attorney won’t tell him why. One detective was Finnegan’s former partner when he was in LAPD, Sally Munoz. The assignment ends with Finnegan witnessing someone shooting the detectives at Venice Beach, wounding Munoz and killing her partner. Finnegan pursues the shooter on foot, but the suspect gets away on a motorcycle after shooting at him. Not wanting his ex-partner to learn he was surveilling her and her partner, Finnegan leaves the scene before the cops arrive to avoid getting questioned. But later, Munoz shows up at his door demanding to know whether Finnegan saw the shooter, playing their former partnership card. “You were once blue like me.” Finnegan tells her part of the story, careful to hide the real reason he was present at Venice Beach when the shooting happened. Munoz tells him she knows who was behind the killing of her partner and asks him to go with her to Malibu to confront the person. Finnegan is reluctant, especially after realizing his ex-partner is on the ragged edge of losing control. But Munoz persuades him. Once they arrive and Munoz confronts the woman, a drug dealer, about the shooting, Finnegan realizes his former partner is keeping something from him. That, along with her erratic behavior, makes him feel even more uneasy about trying to help her. But old loyalties die hard. He can’t bring himself to turn his back on her. While Finnegan struggles with the dilemma, another murder happens. This time someone murders an old family friend who is almost a second father to Finnegan, an FBI agent who was an LAPD cop at the same time as Trevor’s father. Suspecting the person who murdered his friend is the same person who killed Munoz’s partner, Trevor becomes more motivated to help her find the killer. But when the killer calls Finnegan and warns him off, threatening to kill him if he continues with the investigation, it becomes a question of whether he will survive long enough to find the killer. Running in the background of the main plot is an intriguing subplot involving the circumstances that forced Finnegan out of the LAPD under a cloud, and the person responsible for it. When I reached that point in the novel, I regretted a little not reading Under Color of Law (2021), the first book in the series before reading this one to learn more about Finnegan’s backstory. Still, Clark gives enough details about the past in this second book that I never felt lost.
I found much to like about this book. First, it’s hard-boiled all the way in the tradition of Hammett and Chandler. It ticks all the boxes with deeply flawed characters, a detective who is emotionally involved in the investigation, the harsh realities of life in a big city setting that isn’t only a backdrop, but where these realities bleed into the case and becoming a major part of the story, and a corrupt world that allowed the crimes to happen in the first place. Clark uses his crime investigation plot as a vehicle for examining issues of racism, classism, and violence in the city, the bigger issues of corruption that can’t be solved with the end of the story.
Clark has a very direct and explicit style of writing, which I found smooth as glass and enjoyed. The plot was both imaginative and ambitious. Trevor Finnegan is an interesting and appealing main character, easy to feel empathy for. But besides Finnegan, Clark offers us a host of other true-to-life, well-drawn, interesting characters, both good and bad.
An extra dark slice of Los Angeles describes Blue Like Me by Aaron Philip Clark. It’s a gripping and intense crime thriller, and a completely unnuanced hard-boiled parable on policing and corrupt cops.
I received an advance copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley used for this review, which represents my honest opinions.
April 23, 2024
This was a letdown after the first novel in the series. The continuing storylines from the previous book were not that compelling, and the new plot never really got off the ground—everything about the story seemed coincidental and happenstance and not at all intriguing or convincing. I may give the series one more shot…but this sophomore effort wasn’t promising.
November 5, 2022
I already had this author’s first book in this series in my TBR pile when I saw this book was available on NetGalley, so I snagged it and started reading the first installment to get caught up.
In the first book, Under Color of Law, we are introduced to LAPD homicide detective Trevor Finnegan, who is called to the scene of a dead young black man. It turns out he was a police recruit, and over the course of the investigation, Finn discovers there may be a link between this case and an unsolved case going back to his own days as a rookie officer—a case that not only set the trajectory for his career, but also continues to haunt Finn. Admitting his own culpability could ruin not only his career, but the careers of the more senior officers involved in that case, and they will do anything to avoid the truth from coming out.
The first book really sets the stage for this second installment, where Finn is now working as a private investigator for an attorney investigating police corruption within the LAPD. While assigned to surveil two narcotics detectives, Finn realizes one is his ex-partner, Sally, then witnesses the other detective get shot by a gunman who flees on a motorcycle. Finn gives chase on foot, then quickly leaves the scene to avoid having to explain to Sally why he was there and to avoid being questioned by the police, but Sally shows up at his door anyway, wanting to know if he can identify the shooter. Playing the ex-partner card, she convinces a reluctant Finn to help her, even though it is apparent that Sally isn’t thinking clearly and her behavior is becoming increasingly reckless and desperate.
Set around the time of the 2016 election, the author does a tremendous job of exploring the harsh reality of racism and police corruption. It is an intensely layered and provocative series thus far, and I for one cannot wait to see how Clark weaves the overwhelming racism, xenophobia, and police brutality that seemed to reach an apex following the 2016 elections, the pandemic, BLM, and the 2020 elections into the next installment.
Thomas & Mercer via NetGalley kindly provided me an ARC of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
In the first book, Under Color of Law, we are introduced to LAPD homicide detective Trevor Finnegan, who is called to the scene of a dead young black man. It turns out he was a police recruit, and over the course of the investigation, Finn discovers there may be a link between this case and an unsolved case going back to his own days as a rookie officer—a case that not only set the trajectory for his career, but also continues to haunt Finn. Admitting his own culpability could ruin not only his career, but the careers of the more senior officers involved in that case, and they will do anything to avoid the truth from coming out.
The first book really sets the stage for this second installment, where Finn is now working as a private investigator for an attorney investigating police corruption within the LAPD. While assigned to surveil two narcotics detectives, Finn realizes one is his ex-partner, Sally, then witnesses the other detective get shot by a gunman who flees on a motorcycle. Finn gives chase on foot, then quickly leaves the scene to avoid having to explain to Sally why he was there and to avoid being questioned by the police, but Sally shows up at his door anyway, wanting to know if he can identify the shooter. Playing the ex-partner card, she convinces a reluctant Finn to help her, even though it is apparent that Sally isn’t thinking clearly and her behavior is becoming increasingly reckless and desperate.
Set around the time of the 2016 election, the author does a tremendous job of exploring the harsh reality of racism and police corruption. It is an intensely layered and provocative series thus far, and I for one cannot wait to see how Clark weaves the overwhelming racism, xenophobia, and police brutality that seemed to reach an apex following the 2016 elections, the pandemic, BLM, and the 2020 elections into the next installment.
Thomas & Mercer via NetGalley kindly provided me an ARC of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
March 5, 2024
This is the second in the Trevor 'Finn' Finnegan series in which we now find Finnegan working for a lawyer, specialising in exposing Police corruption, following his departure from LAPD. While following a lead Trevor witnesses the murder of an LAPD detective and soon finds himself embroiled in an investigation that has links to an old case involving persons that are close to and dear to him. Finn also has to deal with trouble closer to home with his father's drinking and lifestyle giving him cause for concern and his marriage going through a rocky patch following the re-emergence of an old girlfriend into Trevor's life.
I've got too admit that it was quite a while since I had read the first novel in the series and thus I found myself having quite a bit of catching up to do to recall the storyline of the original novel. However that said, this is a decent follow up to the first novel as it is a fairly fast moving thriller with plenty of twists, although maybe a bit too many coincidences to ring true. Probably it's the LA setting but in ways it reminded me a little bit of the Harry Bosch series which can't be a bad thing !
Unsure if this is going to be an ongoing series but if so I'm more than willing to invest some more of my reading time to Finnegan's future cases.
I've got too admit that it was quite a while since I had read the first novel in the series and thus I found myself having quite a bit of catching up to do to recall the storyline of the original novel. However that said, this is a decent follow up to the first novel as it is a fairly fast moving thriller with plenty of twists, although maybe a bit too many coincidences to ring true. Probably it's the LA setting but in ways it reminded me a little bit of the Harry Bosch series which can't be a bad thing !
Unsure if this is going to be an ongoing series but if so I'm more than willing to invest some more of my reading time to Finnegan's future cases.
February 15, 2024
★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
So I was never going to get this (and 45 others) properly written up, so I posted quick, tweet-length thoughts about some things that have needed reviewed for far too long:
The mystery/police aspect of this series is great. The personal life material is less so. This author/narrator combo makes it worthwhile.
So I was never going to get this (and 45 others) properly written up, so I posted quick, tweet-length thoughts about some things that have needed reviewed for far too long:
The mystery/police aspect of this series is great. The personal life material is less so. This author/narrator combo makes it worthwhile.
November 20, 2022
Fast-paced, but not nearly as good as the first one. Too many implausible things for a series of plot lines that take place a mere 2ish years after the last one.
This time, the characters were more caricatures rather than well-rounded flawed characters.
This time, the characters were more caricatures rather than well-rounded flawed characters.
March 14, 2023
This is the second book in the Trevor Finnegan series, the sequel to The Color of Law, and I'm ready for the next instalment.
Consider me hooked!
Consider me hooked!
September 11, 2022
Trevor Finnegan was a detective with the LAPD, but his investigation into the suspicious death of an African-American LAPD trainee threw open quite a few doors, aired a lot of bad laundry, revealed a few skeletons, put one officer on the run from a murder charge, and ended Finn's career. As Under Color of Law ended Finn found a new life as a private detective investigating dirty cops for a lawyer.
As the second book in the series opens, Finn is still working that job, tailing cops who abuse their powers and snapping pictures of them doing bad things. Bergman isn't prosecuting them yet; he seems to be either stockpiling information or forwarding it on to persons unknown for internal proceedings. Finn's tired of being kept in the dark and fed lines of bullshit like a mushroom, so now he pushes back. Of course, he's still doing the job.
All of this turns upside down when the next pair of cops he's tailing are revealed to be his former partner Sally Munoz and her current partner Martin Riley. While he's taking pics, a gunman arrives, puts Riley down, wounds Munoz and takes off. Finn gives chase, but he's no match for the motorcycle getaway vehicle the gunman has waiting. When Munoz comes to him, will he choose to sit by or maybe help out an old friend who might also be dirty as hell?
As he wrestles with questions about who could have targeted Riley for murder, Finn discovers that his personal life has entered a kind of crisis as well. His steady girlfriend Sarada is excited for them to move to France while she trains at the prestigious École de Pâtisserie de France, and Finn has been eager to accompany her. However, his ex-girlfriend Tori shows back up in his life with a secret that will change his relationship and life forever.
Meanwhile, his Dad's drinking is getting worse. To the point where the man is unable to recognize his own son, pulling a gun and shouting for his dead wife to call the police after catching Finn stumbling in for a little shuteye. While dealing with this trauma, Finn discovers that his dad's old friend, Uncle Hill may have been abusing his powers both as an agent of the FBI as well as his friendship with the old man. Further, Hill and Finn's dad are somehow tied into the Riley slaying …
As well, police officer on the run Amanda "Boston" Walsh is still out there. She's on the FBI's most wanted list, but they seem incapable of locating her. But she's bound to turn up like a bad penny, and she's got an ax to grind … maybe on Finn's neck.
Aaron Philip Clark's first Trevor Finnegan novel was a meaty exploration of a cop protagonist's work and private lives. In that book, it seemed like Finn was pitted against overwhelming odds and situations. Blue Like Me continues that trend, offering some terrific opportunities for drama of many different varieties. Clark keeps us turning the pages by exposing his protagonist to all kinds of challenges and giving us a solid look at Finn's multi-faceted life. He's not just a detective who gets pulled into cases that might relate to his family the way that Gar Anthony Haywood's investigator Aaron Gunner does in a book like Good Man Gone Bad. No, Finn's life and family is rife with dramas of its own, some that can be investigated like crimes and some that come with no playbook of any kind. Still, Finn is a capable guy, a flawed hero we can get behind and follow around through the many twists and turns his life offers. And since this is a thriller, there are plenty.
It is to Clark's credit that he manages to handle these many layers of plots and subplots without ever once straining our credibility. Blue Like Me is an engaging read, and a meaty novel overflowing with deftly written touches and unexpected revelations. It's a book that surprises us and yet which is clever enough to make those twists seem almost inevitable once we've encountered them. Like a well-made clock, the parts work together nicely, fitted with a clockmaker's precision.
The core crisis for Blue Like Me is the challenges surrounding making promises and then keeping them. Many of the situations Finn comes up against this time around tackle that theme. The author tackles this theme through a variety of angles and lenses. The police department's duty to the people they protect and serve, a cop's responsibility to a partner, a boyfriend's responsibility to his significant other, a father's duty to his child, husband's promises to their wives (and vice versa), the promises friends make with each other, and more.
The book manages to be a self-contained piece as well as part of a series. It can easily be read without knowledge of Under Color of Law and the reader will get what's going on. Having experience with the prior novel adds flesh to the bones, of course. The book is pretty well contained, wrapping up many of its plot threads by the time the ending arrives. However, there are a few bits left unresolved, and a big old cliffhanger of a final sequence that acts as what I presume to be a lead in to the next book in the series. It's a doozy of a lead, involving a missing person, and I look forward to seeing how Finn handles this next mystery.
And that is one of the strengths of the book. It manages to continue Finn's story, leaving us in a place we could not easily predict from the opening pages. This is a series that is not locked into the episodic television sense of the term. Both of the books so far have balanced mystery plots as well as life dramas along with a good amount of social awareness. However, Finn's career has been taking interesting shape as the books go along. And yet, he will always be sympathetic to the badge—it was his driving goal before, and as this book's title suggests, he's still a cop despite not working for the department. However, Blue Like Me takes the idea one step further, giving us a character who is aligned with the sense of moral decency and justice instead of just Doing The Job. Finn is in this for the long haul, and I am too.
Blue Like Me is a thoughtful and provocative read. It grapples with some interesting moral dilemmas, it presents corrupt official as human beings, and it gives us a hero worth investing our hopes in. This is the kind of prose and characters Walter Mosley has made a nice career out of. However, Aaron Philip Clark is not retreading anyone's terrain. He continues to give us a quirky, personal spin on these people, this world, and these situations.
As the second book in the series opens, Finn is still working that job, tailing cops who abuse their powers and snapping pictures of them doing bad things. Bergman isn't prosecuting them yet; he seems to be either stockpiling information or forwarding it on to persons unknown for internal proceedings. Finn's tired of being kept in the dark and fed lines of bullshit like a mushroom, so now he pushes back. Of course, he's still doing the job.
All of this turns upside down when the next pair of cops he's tailing are revealed to be his former partner Sally Munoz and her current partner Martin Riley. While he's taking pics, a gunman arrives, puts Riley down, wounds Munoz and takes off. Finn gives chase, but he's no match for the motorcycle getaway vehicle the gunman has waiting. When Munoz comes to him, will he choose to sit by or maybe help out an old friend who might also be dirty as hell?
As he wrestles with questions about who could have targeted Riley for murder, Finn discovers that his personal life has entered a kind of crisis as well. His steady girlfriend Sarada is excited for them to move to France while she trains at the prestigious École de Pâtisserie de France, and Finn has been eager to accompany her. However, his ex-girlfriend Tori shows back up in his life with a secret that will change his relationship and life forever.
Meanwhile, his Dad's drinking is getting worse. To the point where the man is unable to recognize his own son, pulling a gun and shouting for his dead wife to call the police after catching Finn stumbling in for a little shuteye. While dealing with this trauma, Finn discovers that his dad's old friend, Uncle Hill may have been abusing his powers both as an agent of the FBI as well as his friendship with the old man. Further, Hill and Finn's dad are somehow tied into the Riley slaying …
As well, police officer on the run Amanda "Boston" Walsh is still out there. She's on the FBI's most wanted list, but they seem incapable of locating her. But she's bound to turn up like a bad penny, and she's got an ax to grind … maybe on Finn's neck.
Aaron Philip Clark's first Trevor Finnegan novel was a meaty exploration of a cop protagonist's work and private lives. In that book, it seemed like Finn was pitted against overwhelming odds and situations. Blue Like Me continues that trend, offering some terrific opportunities for drama of many different varieties. Clark keeps us turning the pages by exposing his protagonist to all kinds of challenges and giving us a solid look at Finn's multi-faceted life. He's not just a detective who gets pulled into cases that might relate to his family the way that Gar Anthony Haywood's investigator Aaron Gunner does in a book like Good Man Gone Bad. No, Finn's life and family is rife with dramas of its own, some that can be investigated like crimes and some that come with no playbook of any kind. Still, Finn is a capable guy, a flawed hero we can get behind and follow around through the many twists and turns his life offers. And since this is a thriller, there are plenty.
It is to Clark's credit that he manages to handle these many layers of plots and subplots without ever once straining our credibility. Blue Like Me is an engaging read, and a meaty novel overflowing with deftly written touches and unexpected revelations. It's a book that surprises us and yet which is clever enough to make those twists seem almost inevitable once we've encountered them. Like a well-made clock, the parts work together nicely, fitted with a clockmaker's precision.
The core crisis for Blue Like Me is the challenges surrounding making promises and then keeping them. Many of the situations Finn comes up against this time around tackle that theme. The author tackles this theme through a variety of angles and lenses. The police department's duty to the people they protect and serve, a cop's responsibility to a partner, a boyfriend's responsibility to his significant other, a father's duty to his child, husband's promises to their wives (and vice versa), the promises friends make with each other, and more.
The book manages to be a self-contained piece as well as part of a series. It can easily be read without knowledge of Under Color of Law and the reader will get what's going on. Having experience with the prior novel adds flesh to the bones, of course. The book is pretty well contained, wrapping up many of its plot threads by the time the ending arrives. However, there are a few bits left unresolved, and a big old cliffhanger of a final sequence that acts as what I presume to be a lead in to the next book in the series. It's a doozy of a lead, involving a missing person, and I look forward to seeing how Finn handles this next mystery.
And that is one of the strengths of the book. It manages to continue Finn's story, leaving us in a place we could not easily predict from the opening pages. This is a series that is not locked into the episodic television sense of the term. Both of the books so far have balanced mystery plots as well as life dramas along with a good amount of social awareness. However, Finn's career has been taking interesting shape as the books go along. And yet, he will always be sympathetic to the badge—it was his driving goal before, and as this book's title suggests, he's still a cop despite not working for the department. However, Blue Like Me takes the idea one step further, giving us a character who is aligned with the sense of moral decency and justice instead of just Doing The Job. Finn is in this for the long haul, and I am too.
Blue Like Me is a thoughtful and provocative read. It grapples with some interesting moral dilemmas, it presents corrupt official as human beings, and it gives us a hero worth investing our hopes in. This is the kind of prose and characters Walter Mosley has made a nice career out of. However, Aaron Philip Clark is not retreading anyone's terrain. He continues to give us a quirky, personal spin on these people, this world, and these situations.
November 7, 2022
BLUE LIKE ME is the second instalment in Aaron Philip Clark’s contemporary, adult TREVOR FINNEGAN murder, mystery, thriller series focusing on former LAPD Detective turned PI Trevor Finnegan. BLUE LIKE ME can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading book one UNDER COLOR OF LAW as most of the events of Blue Like Me are as of a direct result from the previous instalment.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from first person perspective (Trevor) BLUE LIKE ME is set in 2016, and follows former LAPD Detective turned PI Trevor Finnegan as he is tasked with tailing two LAPD police officers thought to be involved in $ex trafficking crimes but a new assignment finds Trevor following two more detectives, detective of whom he has personal knowledge but all does not go according to plan when a gunman kills one of Trevor’s targets, and injures the other while on the run. Trevor knows that to get involved means facing the wrath of the department for which he once worked, a department that labelled our hero, just another dirty cop. As Trevor works in tandem with injured LAPD Detective Sally Munoz, secrets begin to reveal a connection to a case long thought buried and gone. While his life as a PI is getting more dangerous and dark, his personal life begins to spiral out of control.
Trevor Finnegan lost his job as a detective two years earlier in the wake a scandal, accountability in law enforcement, and the death of a murdered black academy cadet. Fast forward to present day, Trevor now works as a private investigator but quickly discovers many of his targets are members of the LAPD, men and women for whom he once worked. From dirty cops to murder, evidence tampering and bribery, secrets and lies, Trevor uncovers a trail dating back several decades, decades in which time served resulted in the death of a possible innocent man.
BLUE LIKE ME is a gritty and impassioned story of desperation and reprisal, power and control, betrayal and injustice, exposure and lies. The premise is tragic and dramatic; the characters are desperate, determined and broken.
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NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from first person perspective (Trevor) BLUE LIKE ME is set in 2016, and follows former LAPD Detective turned PI Trevor Finnegan as he is tasked with tailing two LAPD police officers thought to be involved in $ex trafficking crimes but a new assignment finds Trevor following two more detectives, detective of whom he has personal knowledge but all does not go according to plan when a gunman kills one of Trevor’s targets, and injures the other while on the run. Trevor knows that to get involved means facing the wrath of the department for which he once worked, a department that labelled our hero, just another dirty cop. As Trevor works in tandem with injured LAPD Detective Sally Munoz, secrets begin to reveal a connection to a case long thought buried and gone. While his life as a PI is getting more dangerous and dark, his personal life begins to spiral out of control.
Trevor Finnegan lost his job as a detective two years earlier in the wake a scandal, accountability in law enforcement, and the death of a murdered black academy cadet. Fast forward to present day, Trevor now works as a private investigator but quickly discovers many of his targets are members of the LAPD, men and women for whom he once worked. From dirty cops to murder, evidence tampering and bribery, secrets and lies, Trevor uncovers a trail dating back several decades, decades in which time served resulted in the death of a possible innocent man.
BLUE LIKE ME is a gritty and impassioned story of desperation and reprisal, power and control, betrayal and injustice, exposure and lies. The premise is tragic and dramatic; the characters are desperate, determined and broken.
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December 9, 2022
I came upon this book via the Goodreads Giveaway. It is a quick read, action got going by Chapter 3. It was very similar to the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. Many locations have been mentioned in both series so it was like Finn was driving around in an area I already felt familiar with. It was a well written story. This is the second in the series and the author kept referring to stuff that I believe happened in the first one, my complaint is he did it in dribs and drabs and honestly Im still not sure exactly what happened. It would have made it an easier read to spend a page and given a recap of what had transpired that brought him to this point in his life. What kept it from a 5 star review is randomly through the book he would take a paragraph or two and go on a rant about BLM or the election or "Patriots" spewing hate on social media. Whether what the author wrote is correct, incorrect or somewhere in the middle it did nothing to further the story. It was almost like taking a break from the story. I choose to read fiction novels like this in order to take a break from the real world and all that goes on. It's an opportunity to spend an hour and not think about what is going on in the news. It's just like watching a Sporting event for a couple hours in order to escape. If I want to read about these issues I choose a Non-fiction book relative to that topic.
September 21, 2022
Blue Like Me is the second book in the Trevor Finnegan series by Aaron Philip Clark. It's been almost a year but I remember the fictional man of color I fell in like with named Finn. The intellectual rookie cop is now former detective/PI. His new occupation is catching LAPD's worst in the act. While on surveillance, he witnesses a presumed dirty cop be killed and his ex-partner wounded by gunshots. Then Finn's Uncle is murdered in what seems to be a connection. The investigation just turned deadly!
Oh, that's not all! Finn is also making an effort to spend more quality time with his father, prepare for a 6-month stay in France, domestic issues with girlfriend and become acquainted with a new person in his life. Whew—Finn has a lot going on!
Blue Like Me is suspense at its best! I was shocked at the end of almost every long chapter. Jaw dropped or saying aloud, "Whaaaaaat?!" I've read a ton of mystery in my day so plot twists rarely faze me. But Aaron Philip Clark managed to surprise me a couple times within these 250+ pages. At the same time, he fleshed out the main character Finn a little bit more in this second installment, dropping more personality hints and backstory along the way. I just wish it focused more on a certain storyline.
While Blue Like Me is the second book in the stories and I highly recommend reading Under Color of Law first, the author gives enough context clues for this to be read as a standalone. The Trevor Finnegan series is a winner...periodt!
Happy Early Pub Day, Aaron Philip Clark! Blue Like Me will be available Tuesday, November 8.
Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie
Oh, that's not all! Finn is also making an effort to spend more quality time with his father, prepare for a 6-month stay in France, domestic issues with girlfriend and become acquainted with a new person in his life. Whew—Finn has a lot going on!
Blue Like Me is suspense at its best! I was shocked at the end of almost every long chapter. Jaw dropped or saying aloud, "Whaaaaaat?!" I've read a ton of mystery in my day so plot twists rarely faze me. But Aaron Philip Clark managed to surprise me a couple times within these 250+ pages. At the same time, he fleshed out the main character Finn a little bit more in this second installment, dropping more personality hints and backstory along the way. I just wish it focused more on a certain storyline.
While Blue Like Me is the second book in the stories and I highly recommend reading Under Color of Law first, the author gives enough context clues for this to be read as a standalone. The Trevor Finnegan series is a winner...periodt!
Happy Early Pub Day, Aaron Philip Clark! Blue Like Me will be available Tuesday, November 8.
Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie
October 23, 2022
This book was alright for me, not good, but not bad, middle of the line. I am finding myself at a lose what to write about it because I’ve already moved on in the short amount of time between finishing and getting to my laptop.
Trevor Finnegan became a PI after an injury derailed his police career, now he works to put away corrupt cops. One evening he trails two potentially crooked cops and one gets murdered right in front of him. The cop that didn’t get murdered was his ex-partner Munoz. Munoz needs Finnegan’s help to solve the murder. When someone close to Finnegan is murdered the cases seem to be connected and Finnegan works to uncover the past that refuses to stay buried.
This book works well if you are really into cop drama mysteries. This one was just a little too cop technical for me, while I set expectations around it being a cop drama, and I watch plenty on tv, this one just seemed over the top. Now, I read the author is a screenwriter, and let me say – I would 100% watch this tv show. There is only so much you can do in a novel. In fact can someone please make this into a tv show? I’m seriously in need of another tv drama atm.
Thank you so much to @netgalley and the publisher, Thomas & Mercer for my advanced e-copy in exchange for this honest review.
Trevor Finnegan became a PI after an injury derailed his police career, now he works to put away corrupt cops. One evening he trails two potentially crooked cops and one gets murdered right in front of him. The cop that didn’t get murdered was his ex-partner Munoz. Munoz needs Finnegan’s help to solve the murder. When someone close to Finnegan is murdered the cases seem to be connected and Finnegan works to uncover the past that refuses to stay buried.
This book works well if you are really into cop drama mysteries. This one was just a little too cop technical for me, while I set expectations around it being a cop drama, and I watch plenty on tv, this one just seemed over the top. Now, I read the author is a screenwriter, and let me say – I would 100% watch this tv show. There is only so much you can do in a novel. In fact can someone please make this into a tv show? I’m seriously in need of another tv drama atm.
Thank you so much to @netgalley and the publisher, Thomas & Mercer for my advanced e-copy in exchange for this honest review.
November 26, 2022
I enjoyed the writing style of this book. It seemed to range from detailed prose to humorous to serious effortlessly.
“Surfers are lured by cerulean waters like neophytes enchanted by a charismatic guru.” Can’t you just picture that?
“He’s a small man, a few meals short of feeble, and wears a drab gray suit, a white collared shirt, and a striped red tie.” Believe it or not he’s describing a prison warden.
I do feel like I would’ve benefited from reading the first book in this series Under Color of Law. I have actually started reading it now. I also felt like this definitely left you wanting to read the third book of the series. The book itself felt like I was reading an old detective story set in modern times! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it 100%!
“Surfers are lured by cerulean waters like neophytes enchanted by a charismatic guru.” Can’t you just picture that?
“He’s a small man, a few meals short of feeble, and wears a drab gray suit, a white collared shirt, and a striped red tie.” Believe it or not he’s describing a prison warden.
I do feel like I would’ve benefited from reading the first book in this series Under Color of Law. I have actually started reading it now. I also felt like this definitely left you wanting to read the third book of the series. The book itself felt like I was reading an old detective story set in modern times! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it 100%!
November 5, 2023
This poor guy...
The saying, 'when it rains, it pours,' is spot on for this story. Trevor Finnegan had too many episodes playing at the same time. He could not catch a break from one disaster to the next. The author did a good job with the descriptions on the road and the events as they occurred. I could clearly see some of the acts and the characters reaction to the horrific details. I knew by the time we made it to mid book two, some actions and his relationships would flow better this late in the story. I felt bad for Trevor and Sarada, especially Sarada. She needed Trevor to get out of his Detective mind every now and then. The story moved at a rapid pace, and then a lull. But overall, I liked the story, I did not like the too open ending. Like wth!
The saying, 'when it rains, it pours,' is spot on for this story. Trevor Finnegan had too many episodes playing at the same time. He could not catch a break from one disaster to the next. The author did a good job with the descriptions on the road and the events as they occurred. I could clearly see some of the acts and the characters reaction to the horrific details. I knew by the time we made it to mid book two, some actions and his relationships would flow better this late in the story. I felt bad for Trevor and Sarada, especially Sarada. She needed Trevor to get out of his Detective mind every now and then. The story moved at a rapid pace, and then a lull. But overall, I liked the story, I did not like the too open ending. Like wth!
September 5, 2022
I loved Under Color of Law, but Blue Like Me took the character of Trevor to a place I wasn't expecting. I really felt for him as a new father while having to contend with solving a homicide that only becomes more intriguing as the story unfolds. The story moves along nicely with plenty of twists and turns. It's well plotted and the author strikes an amazing balance between Trevor's complicated personal relationships and the layered investigation.
Blue Like Me is one of the best novels I've read this year and definitely one of the best mysteries I've read in years. At this point, I'll read anything that Aaron Philip Clark writes. Period.
Blue Like Me is one of the best novels I've read this year and definitely one of the best mysteries I've read in years. At this point, I'll read anything that Aaron Philip Clark writes. Period.
July 3, 2023
Aaron Philip Clark is positioning himself as one of the new ringleaders of Los Angeles noir. Roaming through LA's underbelly, searching for something like truth, Clark's protagonist, Trevor Finnegan, finds more slime than he's prepared for. As a real outsider, as a man of color, and a former cop, he has trouble achieving the respect he's due as a result of his principled stand. He's drawn into an investigation he isn't prepared to handle, and things go expectedly awry. Clark is an accomplished writer with a real feel for his city. Hint: read Under Cover of Law, first. It's the predecessor in this series, and look for Clark's heist novel partnership with 50 cent.
July 19, 2023
Not Good
With the previous book in this series, it took me awhile to get into it. I expected the same to happen with this installment. Unfortunately the story never got better for me. It became increasingly more ridiculous. The drama and action wasn’t believable at all. It felt like a teenage boy crafted this story. Trevor was the same obnoxious goody two shoes as he was in the previous book. I was excited about him being with Sarada, but he kept fumbling their relationship. I can see where the author was trying to go with this tale about exposing crooked cops. It was just executed poorly.
With the previous book in this series, it took me awhile to get into it. I expected the same to happen with this installment. Unfortunately the story never got better for me. It became increasingly more ridiculous. The drama and action wasn’t believable at all. It felt like a teenage boy crafted this story. Trevor was the same obnoxious goody two shoes as he was in the previous book. I was excited about him being with Sarada, but he kept fumbling their relationship. I can see where the author was trying to go with this tale about exposing crooked cops. It was just executed poorly.
June 17, 2023
Blue Like Me by Aaron Philip Clark
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Blue Like Me is the second installment in the Trevor Finnegan series. Trevor Finnegan is now a private detective after getting stabbed and released from the LAPD. As a private detective, he is working to expose more corrupt cops in the LAPD.
Blue Like Me is a very character-driven mystery/detective book. The book dives deeper into Trevor Finnegan and his life, but there is still plenty of mystery detective work. Those who enjoy connecting with the character's personal life and not just the story's mystery will find more enjoyment in this book.
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Blue Like Me is the second installment in the Trevor Finnegan series. Trevor Finnegan is now a private detective after getting stabbed and released from the LAPD. As a private detective, he is working to expose more corrupt cops in the LAPD.
Blue Like Me is a very character-driven mystery/detective book. The book dives deeper into Trevor Finnegan and his life, but there is still plenty of mystery detective work. Those who enjoy connecting with the character's personal life and not just the story's mystery will find more enjoyment in this book.
Thank you, NetGalley, for the opportunity to read this book.
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November 18, 2025
I was introduced to Clark at a Bouchercon and enjoyed his "Under Color of Law" so much that I decided to read book two in the Trevor Finnegan series. This Trevor is such a sad sack, has such a dark cloud over him all of the time: troubles at home, an alcoholic father, witness to murders, and the desire to hunt down killers. Oh, and a surprise relative. It's all too much for the guy and he mopes around convinced he was born under an evil star. Tough to enjoy.
September 25, 2022
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February 2, 2023
Another EXCELLENT read!
Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed reading another book (#2) in the Trevor Finnegan series. Clark's effortless and fluid conveyance of police culture is once again on full display. Clark's storyline was was filled with smooth transitions that engaged me and stoked anticipation for each new page.
Kudos to Clark again. I'm anxiously on to book #3.👍🏾
Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed reading another book (#2) in the Trevor Finnegan series. Clark's effortless and fluid conveyance of police culture is once again on full display. Clark's storyline was was filled with smooth transitions that engaged me and stoked anticipation for each new page.
Kudos to Clark again. I'm anxiously on to book #3.👍🏾
May 15, 2023
So.Very Good
This was one very interesting story,right from he start. The writer gives us a mix of everything and brings it back like cutting into a New York strip! There are many twist and turns to this whodunit. There are going to be times when you think you know and no that's not it. Overall just stellar writing and into the way you would get caught up in an old cop show.
This was one very interesting story,right from he start. The writer gives us a mix of everything and brings it back like cutting into a New York strip! There are many twist and turns to this whodunit. There are going to be times when you think you know and no that's not it. Overall just stellar writing and into the way you would get caught up in an old cop show.
August 2, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. Was bummed that I started on book 2, but know I have another book to read. I like the characters, description of them and the twists I didnt figure out! This is a big plus for me because I usually can figure out the endings. I look forward to reading mire from this author
September 20, 2023
This novel was really good. A former police officer hired to expose police misconduct. The investigation was funded by an unlikely source. Murdered police officer with a twist. Based on the west coast. Written in the style of Rachel Howzell Hall. Also, a love child from a tryst. Awesome read.
January 28, 2024
A solid second entry into Clark’s Trevor Finnegan series. Finn still struggles between the man he is and the man wants to be, and I found myself journeying with him all the way confronting the fact that often the biggest obstacle to our desire for happiness is ourselves. Looking forward to having my heart broken a little bit more in book three.
December 11, 2022
Excellent
Read 1 and 2. Just about perfect. The relationships are deeply intensive. There were times when I had to put the book down to regroup. It stayed steady from 1st book to 2nd.
Going to find more. Not to be missed!
Read 1 and 2. Just about perfect. The relationships are deeply intensive. There were times when I had to put the book down to regroup. It stayed steady from 1st book to 2nd.
Going to find more. Not to be missed!
December 18, 2022
Didn't See It Coming
I thoroughly enjoyed book 2 of Finn. I was drawn in from the beginning to the end. This book moved like I was watching it as a movie. Well written and a recommended favorite.
I thoroughly enjoyed book 2 of Finn. I was drawn in from the beginning to the end. This book moved like I was watching it as a movie. Well written and a recommended favorite.
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