One Hundred Bullets

by E.J. Findorff

Captain Lou Rush of the New Orleans police department is the leader of the Tribunal, a band of ten cops dedicated to eliminating the criminals that fall through the cracks of the justice system. Their success has made them powerful, and untouchable in the Crescent City, but that is about to change. After two decades, the time has come for Lou Rush's son Nick to join the Tribunal as aging members are due to retire. However, a fellow officer is killed by the Tribunal, and Nick discovers that his father may have also murdered an innocent man.For years, Nick's fiancé Cali Maddox quietly blends into the background. With an agenda of her own, her secrets will force father and son to decide where their true loyalties lie - with the Tribunal or with the love of Nick's life, because one of them will not survive the aftermath.

Genres: Fiction

262 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2021

About the author

New Orleans and all its dark weirdness laid the foundation for every story I've written since high school up to present day. I was born and raised in the Crescent City, but now live in Chicago. I graduated from the University of New Orleans and served six years in the Louisiana National Guard.
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My mind easily delves into the twisted recesses, but I find to balance myself out, I watch a lot of comedies and love to make people laugh. I get into everything from witty British comedies to South Park and Family Guy. If you're easily offended... Sorry!

Reviews

[Diane Griffiths · Rating 5 out of 5]

Giveaway win!

There is a Tribunal of cops who are dedicated to eliminate criminals within the police department in New Orleans. Things get out of hand and the leader of the Tribunal has a son who is a member. The son Nick starts noticing some things are not right, and when a fellow cop is killed things really go nuts!

Great story and good character development! I was totally pulled into the story! Loved it!

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This was quite a story. Few stories keep me as on edge, unsure of what was going to happen next, pulling for the good guys (but at times not positive who the good guys really are), as this one did. Just when I’d think I had a handle on things, not where the story was going to go, but at least who was good and who wasn’t, or what was fact and what wasn’t, something would happen to show me I was wrong. Or maybe not, as what I was sure of changed, then changed back (but with more details and a more nuanced opinion). It was a great story, an edge-of-your-seat thriller, with a unique set of characters and a new take on an old premise. (A group of vigilantes taking out the bad guys has been around since the old west, or at least the westerns that pretend to be from then, right?)

So why am I raving about the great story and giving it a mediocre ranking? One of the knocks against self-publishing is that too often indie authors don’t polish their prose to acceptable levels, letting way too many grammar issues, typos, and other such things that should be eradicated prior to publication get through to the book that goes on sale. My experience has been that for the most part, this complaint is overstated. But when I do read a book that has issues with inadequate proofing, if I don’t discard it up front, if the number of issues I flagged while reading it go over a certain number, I’ll mention it and knock off stars to reflect the inadequate proofing. This book exceeded my limit. In fact, it has double the number of errors it takes for me to consider a book over the line. These are all minor (missing words, extra words, wrong words, etc) but all things that make me stumble over the sentences as I’m reading, throwing me out of the story. It’s sad when such a fantastic story is sullied by proofreading as atrocious as this.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a gripping story with so many twists you won't see coming. The characters were realistic and found strength they didn't know they had. A thriller that shows strained relationships and family angst, combined with murder. A well written story that I would definitely recommend. I received a free copy of this book from the author and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

[Danielle Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first few chapters were a little hard for me to get into. I took an break and read another book and came back to it. When I did that I couldn’t stop. There were a few areas in the books where I couldn’t tell if it was past or present but I enjoy the character development.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book.

[Denise Levendoski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to E.J. Findorff and Goodreads.com I won this book in a Giveaway.

Intense story that was a quick read. A well written and flowing story of great twists and turns that keep you guessing, a couple of them were predictable and a couple were not. I enjoyed reading this and of course ROLL TIDE !

[Raymond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very suspenseful and the outcome was largely unforeseeable. While the idea of a police department having a vigilante squad to deal with criminals who have escaped justice is not new, there were new aspects to that plot in this story.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant! Got 50% through the book and then dynamic changed completely. Fast paced storyline and I couldn’t put it down. Characters are well written. 2nd book by this author and I will certainly be rewarding the others.

[Kevin Cannon (Monty's Book Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent thriller that continually has the reader questioning just who the good guys are. Great characterization and an interesting plot