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Blood on the Arch

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Although Detective Joe Keough has worked in St. Louis for less than a year, he has attained the reputation as the city police force's number one homicide cop. After stopping a gruesome serial killer, Joe is a hero on a par with home run slugger Mark McGuire.

Joe's latest case takes him to the Gateway Arch where he finds the bludgeoned body of the person responsible for his new home and job in St. Louis. Joe deeply believes he owes it to Mark Drucker to solve the case by bringing the murderer to justice. Joe quickly realizes he knows very little about his mentor including how Mark earned his money. As Joe digs for clues and answers, another homicide directly linked to the Drucker case occurs. Keough slowly wades through the city's movers and shakers determined to uncover the truth even as his inquiries leave some individuals very nervous about what the persistent detective will learn.

Robert J. Randisi has written an electrifying police procedural novel that will makes fans of the sub-genre extremely happy with this special work. BLOOD ON THE ARCH moves at a very rapid pace, with many delightful red herrings interwoven into the plot to fool Joe and the audience. Though the subplot about his health brings readers closer to the Joe, the protagonist is clearly a maverick who follows his own moral beliefs when it conflicts with the rules. This, in turn, leaves readers wondering about the enigmatic Joe and wanting more tales to learn more about his past and present motivations.

Harriet Klausne

This is another masterpiece of Randisi's! I really love these books and am sorry to have them end...as far as the character Joe Keough is concerned. He is a great character and I have looked forward to seeing what kind of things life is going to throw at him. He has real life problems. He worries about his health, his partners, love life, friends and the all the victims in his cases. It is great to see how it all unfolds. It is an easy read! Not saying that it is not an adult book but it is very easy to get into and keep you into. I didn't want to put it down just like all the others. I love these books and wish there were more. One this I will put out, there that I was not aware of when I purchased this book is that, Blood on the Arch and Arch Angels are the exact same book! I purchased them both thinking that I was getting two different books but I found out once I got them home that they are exactly the same Blood on the Arch is the soft back and Arch Angels is the hard back. This is so that no one else make the same mistake that I did. But don't let that stop you from enjoying even loving the book and the character!

Blood on the Arch had a very interesting, and at times, complicated mystery about it. What I particularly enjoyed about the book was Detective Joe Keough's desire to solve the murders. It was refreshing to read about a character who thought more about his job (solving the murders), than his own career (the harrasment suit). The one big downside to the book revolved around its ending. The author never goes into any detail regarding why the murders were taking place. He does talk about the land development opportunities, but it was few and far between.

This is the first book that I have read in the Detective Joe Keough series, I just hope that the next one is a little more developed than this one.

to make this hard to figure out until it lost some of its credibility. A simpler plot line would have worked better. However, it's still fairly entertaining. If you're a knowledgable mystery reader, you'll probably figure it out anyway.

Robert Randisi is a good writer.I've enjoyed all his books,and "Blood on the Arch"is no exception.I read the book in 2 days.Joe Keogh is an interesting character.Short chapters,lots of conversations-what more could you ask for?Ha!