Synopsis/blurb…….
One Dead Cop. Two
Dedicated Detectives.
And More Suspects Than You Can Shake a Wiretap At.
On a cold, rainy, March night, NYPD homicide detective Frank Flynn catches the worst case there is: A cop shot under the Brooklyn Bridge. Forced to team-up with an Internal Affairs investigator, the two detectives must work together to sort through a plethora of suspects, all of whom have reasons for wanting the dirty cop dead, to determine who shot the cop—and why—while harboring secrets of their own.
The exciting new short story from David DeLee, the author of CRYSTAL WHITE and the Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series.
And More Suspects Than You Can Shake a Wiretap At.
On a cold, rainy, March night, NYPD homicide detective Frank Flynn catches the worst case there is: A cop shot under the Brooklyn Bridge. Forced to team-up with an Internal Affairs investigator, the two detectives must work together to sort through a plethora of suspects, all of whom have reasons for wanting the dirty cop dead, to determine who shot the cop—and why—while harboring secrets of their own.
The exciting new short story from David DeLee, the author of CRYSTAL WHITE and the Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series.
My reading has slowed of late so I was after something short
and snappy to boost my numbers and dig me out of a mini-mini slump. Cop Shot, an author giveaway on Amazon
about a year ago seemed to fit the bill – 55 pages long and either a long short
story or a shortish novella.
Page 2 or 3, hard to tell when you are reading on a kindle
and I outwardly groaned after the 3rd mention of “jersey barriers”…………oh
dear – the shape of things to come? Thankfully not. After this irritating repetition
the story developed into an entertaining read.
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| David DeLee |
Dead cop, decent cop, IAD cop, bent cop, divorced cop, drunken,
weak cop………murder, family, affairs, porn, video, blackmail, revenge, children,
mutual suspicion and a resolution.
Decent plot-line, interesting characters, well-written in spite
of minor gripe above, a few surprising twists and a satisfying conclusion. All
in all, not a bad way to spend an hour or hour and a half of reading time.
If time allowed I’d be interested in seeing something full
length from the author. (On the basis that I have more books though than you
can shake a stick at, it might be an unlikely occurrence though.)
Overall, after a shaky start 4 from 5
Free download from Amazon UK.
Col - I know what you mean about repetition, but this does sound like a decent little story. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, well worth the hour or so invested in it Margot.
DeleteGlad you got over your mini-mini slump. All it takes is the right book. I find reading slumps happen more often after I've finished a really good book. Cop Shot sounds like a quick, decent read. Hopefully this got your reading mojo back again.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding that all it takes is something short and sharp to put the proverbial boot up my a*** (UK) or a** (US-speak)
DeleteI'm all for short books - and presumably as it was a short giveaway that you enjoyed, you're more likely to read something else by him. Good marketing...
ReplyDeleteMoira it worked for me. More books of this length please!
DeleteCol, I seldom come across good short stories or short fiction giveaways on Amazon. I like reading anything that's under 50 pages. Glad you found this one.
ReplyDeletePrashant cheers. I think you have a pretty decent record uncovering stuff elsewhere though.
DeleteI will wait until you read a full length book by this author. I am trying to get into short stories ... and the fact that this one is around 50 pages is a plus. But for right now, too much other reading on my plate.
ReplyDeleteTracy, no problem. I know all about too much on your plate!
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