Drift Away (Noah Braddock Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

Jeff Shelby (Author)

Book Description

Forced to leave San Diego after his life is destroyed by tragedy, Noah is hiding and trying to heal on the Florida Panhandle. Paralyzed by fear and the pain of loss, he’s isolated himself and given up everything that meant anything to him. When a young boy comes to him on the beach, unable to find his mother, Noah is pulled into both of their troubled lives. As he reluctantly works to protect them from local thugs, he must confront the memories that continue to haunt him. Those memories come to life when shadowy figures from his past show up in Florida. While he grapples with this, a new threat emerges that will forever change the lives of the boy and his mother and compels Noah to make a choice - keep running or face the consequences of his shattered life.

Picking up where the critically acclaimed Liquid Smoke left off, Drift Away exposes a new Braddock – introspective, lost, confused…but not yet broken.

Praise for the Noah Braddock series:

“Fans of the Bolitar, Spenser, or Burke detective series should hang ten with Shelby’s Noah Braddock.” – The Washington Post

“Strong characterization and biting humor.” – Publishers Weekly

“Fast-paced, hard-boiled PI style and sarcastic banter in a manner reminiscent of early Robert B. Parker and Robert Crais.” – Library Journal

“Sharp dialogue and splashy local color.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Shelby writes like a pro.” – The Kansas City Star

“A heck of a detective whose surfer appearance belies a thoughtful, tough, hardworking guy who knows his way around an investigation.” - The Detroit Free Press

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jeff Shelby is the critically acclaimed author of the best-selling Noah Braddock mystery series (KILLER SWELL, WICKED BREAK, LIQUID SMOKE, DRIFT AWAY) and the Amazon bestseller, THREAD OF HOPE. He grew up on the beaches of Southern California and currently splits his time between Dallas and Minneapolis.

Product Details

• File Size: 292 KB
• Print Length: 390 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008CAZA82
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,782 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Noah rocks!! June 24, 2012

By Kim Miller

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

could not put down!! This is the 4th Noah Braddock installment. If you haven't read the first three - go back and read them. Noah is in a dark place from an life altering event in Liquid Smoke. He is drifting away from everyone and his life as he knows it until he meets a little boy on the beach. Another great book from Jeff Shelby. From the first novel I have seen this play out on the screen. Can't wait to see what the author has in store for Noah in the next book!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Drift Away...could not put it down. June 21, 2012

By CoreyAStewart

Format:Kindle Edition

I'm a huge fan of Jeff Shelby. I absolutely loved the first three books in the Noah Braddock Mysteries: "Killer Swell", "Wicked Break" and "Liquid Smoke". His fourth book in the series does not disappoint. So much happened in "Liquid Smoke", it was a wonder as to just what Noah's next steps would be. "Drift Away" is a perfect continuation in what I hope will be a long-lasting series of entertaining, heartfelt mysteries.

My only complaint is that I finished it too quickly and am already eagerly awaiting the next installment.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down June 23, 2012

By G. Cox

Format:Kindle Edition

This is the first Noah Braddock mystery I have read and I literally could not put it down. I started it after getting the rest of the family off to bed and basically devoured the book, finishing shortly after 2 a.m.

I love the writing, the way the hints of Noah's past life are doled out to us, his interactions with the people he meets, the way he deals with the bad guys, the way he deals with processing his own emotions and his past, the action, the description of Ft. Walton Beach and Destin, and the ending. The whole book unrolled in my mind like a top-rated Hollywood action film. It is a wonderfully well-put-together book.

Of course, now I have to go find the earlier Noah Braddock books and see what I've missed!

More About the Author

Jeff Shelby is the national bestselling author of the Noah Braddock books (Killer Swell, Wicked Break, Liquid Smoke and Drift Away), a series that has been compared to the works of Robert Crais and Robert B. Parker. He is also the author of the stand alone thriller Thread of Hope and the humorous cozy mysteries, Stay At Home Dead and Popped Off, written under the pen name Jeffrey Allen. A graduate of the University of California, Irvine, he lives in the suburbs of Dallas. You can find him on the web at www.jeffshelby.com. You can find him on Twitter @jeffshelby. And you can find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JeffShelbyBooks.