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Finn O'Brien #4
Intimate Relations : Finn O'Brien/Cori Anderson Thriller
A woman in a window. A cop out of his element. A crime of unimaginable passion.
It's two in the morning when a domestic disturbance brings Finn O'Brien to an artists' colony on the frayed edges of the City of Angels. Housed in an abandoned brewery, the concrete fortress looms like a dystopian portal to hell. Inside the detective finds a bizarre gathering of Los Angeles elites, a man in a rage, and a young woman beaten to death, her face obliterated.
As he hunts a killer, Finn finds himself in a surreal world where art and science create strange bedfellows, money and desire birth shameful descendants, and the deadliest relationships of all are the most intimate.
It's two in the morning when a domestic disturbance brings Finn O'Brien to an artists' colony on the frayed edges of the City of Angels. Housed in an abandoned brewery, the concrete fortress looms like a dystopian portal to hell. Inside the detective finds a bizarre gathering of Los Angeles elites, a man in a rage, and a young woman beaten to death, her face obliterated.
As he hunts a killer, Finn finds himself in a surreal world where art and science create strange bedfellows, money and desire birth shameful descendants, and the deadliest relationships of all are the most intimate.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2022
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About the author
Rebecca Forster
48 books516 followersRebecca Forster began writing on a crazy dare and found her passion.
Now with over 40 books to her name, she is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling thriller author. Rebecca likes hands-on research and is a graduate of the DEA and ATF Citizens Academies. She is an avid court watcher, has taken numerous weapons courses, and even landed by tail hook on the USS Nimitz to make sure she has lived what she writes.
Rebecca is married to a Superior Court judge and is the mother of two grown sons. She resides in Southern California
Now with over 40 books to her name, she is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling thriller author. Rebecca likes hands-on research and is a graduate of the DEA and ATF Citizens Academies. She is an avid court watcher, has taken numerous weapons courses, and even landed by tail hook on the USS Nimitz to make sure she has lived what she writes.
Rebecca is married to a Superior Court judge and is the mother of two grown sons. She resides in Southern California
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June 19, 2021
Each book in the series features Finn O’Brien and Cori Anderson, detectives in Los Angeles, who figure out intriguing murder mysteries. This particular tale takes a turn into the truly bizarre. I love that the author keeps you in suspense up until the very end. Finn and Cori had their work cut out for them with this mystery. Forster creatively weaves friendship, high tech, social media influence and murder together with just the right amount of Hollywood magic to make it a fast read that leaves you wanting more!
May 8, 2021
This is the fourth book in the Finn O’Brien series featuring detective O’Brien and his partner, Detective Cori Anderson. As with the prior books, the characters, both O’Brian and Anderson as well as those they interact with, kept me entertained. The mystery of the case they were working on kept me coming back. There were so many ways this case could go, which kept me guessing like a mystery should do.
This story has some differences from the prior books in the series that served to mix things up a bit. One of those is that O’Brien and Anderson who normally are assigned to the Wilshire division of the Los Angeles Police Department have been loaned temporarily to the East L.A. division. Even people like me with a minimal knowledge of Los Angeles understand that this is a significant change in their work environment, from the upscale area bordering Beverly Hills to the exact opposite. Throw in the normal difficulties of working with a new and different boss and it is bad enough. Then they get assigned to what develops into a big complicated murder case and it turns out that Finn’s ex-wife is possibly involved in some way. She’s definitely involved with the people connected to the murder. The result is an entertaining and suspenseful detective mystery that fans of such stories will definitely enjoy.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
This story has some differences from the prior books in the series that served to mix things up a bit. One of those is that O’Brien and Anderson who normally are assigned to the Wilshire division of the Los Angeles Police Department have been loaned temporarily to the East L.A. division. Even people like me with a minimal knowledge of Los Angeles understand that this is a significant change in their work environment, from the upscale area bordering Beverly Hills to the exact opposite. Throw in the normal difficulties of working with a new and different boss and it is bad enough. Then they get assigned to what develops into a big complicated murder case and it turns out that Finn’s ex-wife is possibly involved in some way. She’s definitely involved with the people connected to the murder. The result is an entertaining and suspenseful detective mystery that fans of such stories will definitely enjoy.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
May 21, 2021
Kept me guessing! This is book #4 but, I read this book out of order as I missed the last release. It did not take anything away from the story. She wrote it well enough to pick up here, and it made you want to go back and read Finn's other stories so you can find out about his ex wife--who makes a scathing appearance in this story.
Rebecca has a way with words and this book did not disappoint. There are a few quotes in the book that I loved...
"The Matchmaker in my Irish Village once told me that people who are quick to walk away are the ones that never intended to stay." Finn O'Brien
"Paul said this was a straight out, wham, bam, than you ma'am, you're dead." Cori Anderson
And my favorite because it's so true right now...
"Because she could. Because it's an experience. Because she's a mean girl and high school is now the whole world." Cori Anderson
This book was a mystery from the start as to who killed Roxanna Masha Novika. The end of the book made my hairs stand on end. The quirky creative village that the artists lived in was quiet and entertaining. The weirdness of walking into Emi and Enver's building was out of a horror film. A secret society is found. As well as a small creepy man that keeps disappearing. Who's behind the death? Who most wanted Roxanna dead? There are hidden surprises throughout the book. I love that about Rebecca's stories, there are always some fun finds!
Rebecca has a way with words and this book did not disappoint. There are a few quotes in the book that I loved...
"The Matchmaker in my Irish Village once told me that people who are quick to walk away are the ones that never intended to stay." Finn O'Brien
"Paul said this was a straight out, wham, bam, than you ma'am, you're dead." Cori Anderson
And my favorite because it's so true right now...
"Because she could. Because it's an experience. Because she's a mean girl and high school is now the whole world." Cori Anderson
This book was a mystery from the start as to who killed Roxanna Masha Novika. The end of the book made my hairs stand on end. The quirky creative village that the artists lived in was quiet and entertaining. The weirdness of walking into Emi and Enver's building was out of a horror film. A secret society is found. As well as a small creepy man that keeps disappearing. Who's behind the death? Who most wanted Roxanna dead? There are hidden surprises throughout the book. I love that about Rebecca's stories, there are always some fun finds!
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May 14, 2021Another great FinnO’Brien novel!
Loved this next installment of Finn and Cori. They have such great chemistry. As always, Rebecca delivers a well written story that is entertaining and keeps you guessing until the end. Can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
Loved this next installment of Finn and Cori. They have such great chemistry. As always, Rebecca delivers a well written story that is entertaining and keeps you guessing until the end. Can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
May 31, 2021
Rebecca Forster at her finest
As Ms. Foster's novels go, this is a great one. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes police novels.
As Ms. Foster's novels go, this is a great one. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes police novels.
December 1, 2021
Crazy good. 1984. Very inventive plot. Could have added sexual situations but did prove powerful people can and will change the world Foresters best
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