Flashover

Georgia Skeehan #2

by Suzanne Chazin

As Fire Marshal Georgia Skeehan investigates the deaths of two doctors, both victims of flashover fires and on the board approving line of duty compensation for disabled fire fighters, her whole world is shattered when her boyfriend and fellow marshal Mac Marenko is found murdered in her best friend's apartment.

Genres: Mystery, Firefighters, Thriller, Fiction

382 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2022

About the author

Suzanne Chazin is the author of two critically acclaimed, award-winning suspense series. Her “Jimmy Vega” series, about an upstate New York cop navigating the world of the undocumented was an American Library Association finalist for Best Mystery of the Year and an Amazon pick. Her Georgia Skeehan/FDNY series was hailed as, “searing and emotionally explosive” (USA Today), and her heroine, fire investigator Georgia Skeehan, as “incredibly strong” (People).
A graduate of Northwestern University, Suzanne worked for two decades in journalism, writing for Reader's Digest and The New York Times, and winning several national awards. Among her quirkier experiences as a journalist: profiling a doctor who used his kitchen ceiling fan as a centrifuge (he went on to win the Nobel Prize in medicine for his work), and visiting a small Georgia town that had a parade in her honor because they got the funny idea that she was actually somebody important.
Thank God her novel-writing career has disabused her of any such notion.
For more information, please visit her website at: www.suzannechazin.com

Reviews

[Glenna Pritchett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good whodunnit with a nice plot twist.

My only complaint about this series: I'm born and raised in the southern US, and the (fairly common) misuse of "y'all" just gets to me. It's never, never, never used when speaking to just one person, as it is a contraction of "you all." When Randy is speaking specifically to Georgia and says something like "y'all need to come see this" my brain cringes! He would only ever say that if he was addressing two or more people.

But it's still a good read :) and I'm on to the third book.

[Franzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich mochte es richtig gerne. Es war schnell gelesen, auch wenn ich am Ende das meißle so erraten hatte. Ich mochte wie sich alles langsam gefügt hat. Nur die Übersetzung war teilweise nicht so passend, vor allem im Bezug auf Robin Hood.

[Kari Gulbrandsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but why didn’t she make copies of everything?!

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about two doctors that are killed in a fire. The fire shows signs of a "Flashover" which is a term used when the combustion of a room and everything in it go up in flames at one time. While investigating Marshal Georgia Skeehan finds out that both of the doctors/victims made a habit of no letting disabled firefighters have compensation. That when Georgia realizes she might be dealing with an arsonist and a murderer. Georgia must find the man or woman that did this horrible crime before every firefighter meets the same fate. This book was extremely fast paced and very well written. I enjoyed every minute of it. A must read for any fan of the series or anyone looking for a good mystery/crime book.

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a hard time getting into this book, but once that I did, it was good. This is #2 in Georgia Skeehan series. I have now read the first two and there is one more, so when I find the last one I will probably read it too. I thought at first it was a bit hard to follow. I was a little surprised by who the bad buy was, but it did make sense at the end.

[Cynthia Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed every minute of this book. It read very much like a Michael Crichton thriller/mystery, full of science and interesting facts, as well as the very human stories of the people involved. In this case, the book is about the nature of structural fires, forensic fire research, history of two generations of firefighters in New York.

Great read, but hard to put down!

[Barbara Kugler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed, there was engaging mystery and suspense. I have read a lot of police procedural and mystery books and the fact that this was about fire marshals was intriguing.

[Carole Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow - I love this author. This was an amazing, fascinating, fulling engaging book! So well written, highlighting the sacrifices firefighters make while telling a story that is both horrific and spell binding! Fantastic!

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tense and exciting, with wonderful characters. I'm surprised that this series featuring FDNY Fire Marshal Georgia Skeehan isn't better known.

[Bret Kinghorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second book of the series was just as good as the first.

[Cathy Nunn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m sorry this book made no sense to me. I thought most people in fires died of smoke inhalation. If 2 of the victims are drugged before being burned alive, wouldn’t you think that drugging the victim is part of the mo? If a presumed murder victim is not found, why would you think the murderer dumped her clothes in his apartment and returned to her apartment to be arrested by the police. Etc. it was very melodramatic. My husband said it sounded like a soap opera. Perhaps he was right-included the required making love in water or next to the pool.

[Brucie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apparently "flashover" is a description of many significant events in this story, almost a metaphor. Lots of "almost" in this book: almost interesting, almost insightful, almost good writing. I was disappointed by depicted relationships with shallow brutal men and treacherous friends and family. Very simple writing, more telling than showing, and some stupid editing.

[Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

#2 in the Georgia Skehan, NYFD Marshal series.

Georgia Skeehan and partner Randy Carter investigate a fire that took the life of a doctor with a history of denying pensions to disabled firefighters. Georgia's best friend, NYPD detective Connie Ruiz, confirms there is a bomb threat and that whoever is behind it knew the retired doctor. They are too late to save a second M.D. from a similar fate. Connie mysteriously disappears and Georgia's lover,Mac, is found in a blood-splattered apartment, with no memory of what happened. Georgia follows clues unearthing a connection between a toxic fire in 1978 and plans to erect a football stadium on the site.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

NYFD fire inspector Georgia investigates mysterious deaths that might involve disputes over line of duty compensation for disabled firefighters. Her lover is a suspect in murder of best friend. It is in fact best friend who is the murderer seeking revenge for death of family

[Kyra · Rating 3 out of 5]

More 'airport' reading. This is pretty darn good too, except the final plot twist was really unnecessary and pretty dumb. Good characterization, well written, interesting factual material presented in a non-boring way. Definitely interesting enough that I will look out her other books.

[Scott A. Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chazin came up with an even better story in the second Skeehan novel. More twists and a villain I caught on to just a little too quickly....but all in all a great read. There is only one book left so I hope that Ms. Chazin is working on the fourth book in the series.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

This copy is an ex library one... But not the library that I work in. It comes from down the road in Wellington.