Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel [Kindle Edition]

P.I. Barrington (Author)

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Product Description

A serial killer with an unholy mission is unleashed on deteriorating sin city Las Vegas and LVPD Homicide Detectives Payce Halligan and her new partner, British ex-Deputy Chief Inspector begin a deadly cat and mouse game as each must deal with their own traumatic past and their evolving attraction.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 300 KB
• Print Length: 172 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc (November 1, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002VWKEYC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,026 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

After a detour through the entertainment industry, P.I. Barrington has returned to her original career choice of fiction author. Crucifying Angel, Book One of the Future Imperfect series, a 'near-future' crime thriller set in Las Vegas, is her first novel. She lives in Southern California.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel, November 1, 2010

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Dorothy Richardson "Suwanee54" (US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel (Kindle Edition)

I can hardly wait to start on Book Two. This book Crucifying Angel, is fantastic! For me, it began kind of slow but it took off like a roller coaster. I was up half the night reading this book. I am definitely hooked on this series. Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel

5.0 out of 5 stars Nail-biting suspense!, September 14, 2010

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BJScott "BJScott" (Northeast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel (Kindle Edition)

A must read, Barrington's clever and engaging dialog and unique storyline is a page turner.

The year is 2032 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and life as we know it has changed drastically. Years earlier, the ozone layer was depleted resulting in limited sun exposure to its inhabitants; toxic pollution destroyed the water supply, and animals, in order to survive, were forced to resort to cross-breeding. Crime runs rampant in Las Vegas.

This is the world in which Detective Payce Halligan and her new partner Detective Gavin McAllister must uphold the law. Payce and Gavin have more in common than they know. Each inwardly struggles to overcome a past tragedy that has affected them forever.

The two detectives team up to catch a serial killer with a disturbing past. All over Las Vegas, women are turning up dead in the empty half finished buildings that dot the remains of sin city. Things turn even uglier when Payce and Gavin split up to try and uncover clues to the identity of the serial killer and Payce suddenly goes missing. Gavin's frantic search for his partner reaches a dead-end until he receives a phone call from a 15-year-old boy named James who has just escaped from a cult-like commune known as The New Creation. James believes someone from New Creation is responsible for the recent crucifix killings. Together they wind their way through the maze of mines located beneath the city in an attempt to find Payce before she becomes the next victim of the Crucifying Angel.

Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel has all the nail-biting suspense of a Dan Brown novel with a cliffhanger ending that leaves you wanting more!

4.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Futuristic Thriller, August 13, 2010

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This review is from: Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel (Kindle Edition)

Set in futuristic Vegas, we find that "Sin City" has lost none of its debauchery and in fact has only added to the reputation that anything goes. When Payce Halligan is assigned a new partner she is understandably horrified, working alone has created a bubble where she is not responsible for the life or death of someone close in her work. After being responsible for the death of her prior partner and love she has hardened her heart and does not plan on changing that any time soon. However, since she does answer to the head of the Las Vegas Police Department she gets no choice in the matter.

Her newly assigned partner Gavin McAllister is a good looking trainee with a faint British accent. He is an addition to her work she is not sure she is ready for.

When they are called out to three separate crime scenes, all with the same M.O. they find themselves on the path of a fanatical serial killer. Each of the victims is a young woman, hung upside down and crucified, left to bleed out and with initials carved into their bodies. The ritualistic killing makes Payce think of the Amazon Casino where Costumes are still used so this is where their investigation begins. Little do Payce and Gavin know that they are about to become the hunted in this bizarre fantasy being followed by a madman.

PI Barrington brings to life a very real future. Her characters are very likable and have a great sense of humor even in the dire situations that they find themselves. The story is fast paced and hard to put down, move over J.D Robb, here comes another look at the future. A gritty Las Vegas is an exceptional setting and P.I Barrington has a knack of making you feel like you are there. This is a great book to ad to your library, you will love the interplay. I can't wait for the second installment.