Review: Excellent Fusion of Humor and Suspense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2011
A private investigator with a stained police past, family connections, and an incredible ability to find himself in dangerous situations is determined to find out who killed Jesse Barre. He has no idea that this case is directly connected with the case that ended his career as a police officer... the case that haunts him to this day.I feel I should say straight away that I generally hate books written in first person. To this day, I have not gotten past page one of Robinson Crusoe because the first paragraph cures my insomnia every single time I attempt it.Dead Wood is a very rare exception to my rule.Dani Amore has managed to use first person (with a few tension building scenes of third person) in such a way that not only draws the reader in to the story, but gives them a vested interest in the character relating the events. John Rockne is my favorite type of male character - a tough guy who doesn't wear his machismo on his sleeve, a guy with feelings who hides them under wisecracks, and a guy driven to do what is right while seeming to blow off all of life's rules.The characters in this book are well thought out and presented, the scenes are well set up, and the use of gallows humor is classic cop. The one issue I ran into is that with one particular character, food is a central part of every scene. This did not help my diet in the least.