The Abbey (Ash Rashid) [Kindle Edition]

Chris Culver (Author)

Book Description

Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigation. In another year, he'll be out of the department completely. That's the plan, at least, until his niece's body is found in the guest home of one of his city's most wealthy citizens. The coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add up. Against orders, Ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murderer, but the longer he searches, the more entangled he becomes in a case that hits increasingly close to home. If he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to bury.

Editorial Reviews

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"Chris Culver is a writer to watch for years to come." (C.J. Box, New York Times bestselling author of Breaking Point and The Highway)

"A properly good. . . thriller." (The Guardian)

"Chris Culver is a daring new voice in crime fiction." (Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Downfall)

"A tale that offers...novelty within a standard cops versus drug dealers plot." (Publishers Weekly)

"A likeable protagonist and a lively plot make for a very enjoyable read." (The Morning Star)

About the Author

Chris Culver is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Rashid series of mysteries. After graduate school, Chris taught courses in ethics and comparative religion at a small liberal arts university in southern Arkansas. Between classes, he wrote The Abbey, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times ebook bestseller list. He, his wife, and their Labrador retriever currently live near St. Louis, Missouri, where Chris is working on his next novel.

Product Details

• File Size: 461 KB
• Print Length: 401 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004M18ZRS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,493 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #31 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Hard-Boiled
  • #32 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Hard-Boiled
  • #74 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

448 of 463 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - Suspenseful, Fast Paced, and Challenging April 10, 2011

By ndanielle

Format:Kindle Edition

I purchased this .99 book as one of my first electronic downloads. For .99 I wasn't looking to be wow'd but I was. Most surprising is the main character (Ash) is Muslim. Ash is a Muslim version Dirty Harry! Chris Culver weaves the detective's religion into the story in such a manner that displays Ash as a spiritual man, but a bad boy cop at the same time. As a Christian, I found myself chuckling at the way that Ash recognizes his duty to his religion but does what the 'flesh' tells him is necessary to seek justice; he does it without apology. No turning the other cheek here! Hooray for Ash and Chris Culver in this amazingly fresh look at crime fighting.

138 of 146 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Very good value for money.... August 15, 2011

By David Topping

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is my genre and for $2.99 is a great deal (I live in Jamaica, so its 0.99c for people in the US) the prose and writing style is similar to Robert Crais, sans the snappy/type humor we have come to expect from Elvis Cole.

I bought this based on the reviews here and 100% agree with all the good, I was a little concerned that the protagonist being Muslim, I would be bogged down with the writer using this as a forum for Muslim religion, thankfully it wasn't and only made small references which helped/remind the reader, in much the same way as Daniel Silva's "Gabriel Allon". (I add quickly that whether our hero was Christian, Jew, Muslim- I just did not want the story bogged down REGARDLESS of the religion)

In conclusion, the story moved along at a cracking pace and I finished this book in one sitting (1.00am), I saw the twist/Backstab coming but nevertheless great great read.

To the author: I loved Ash's parting comment to his law professor!...Nice *lol*

195 of 212 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Abbey August 1, 2011

By Janine Smith

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was very good! I didn't really expect much, considering it was only 99 cents. But when I started reading, I didn't want to put it down. I absolutely fell in love with the characters. I can't wait to read more from this author.

More About the Author

Chris Culver is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Rashid series of mysteries. After graduate school, Chris taught courses in ethics and comparative religion at a small liberal arts university in southern Arkansas. While there and when he really should have been grading exams, he wrote The Abbey, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller's list and introduced the world to Detective Ash Rashid.

Chris has been a storyteller since he was a kid, but he decided to write crime fiction after picking up a dog-eared, coffee-stained paperback copy of Mickey Spillane's I, the Jury in a library book sale. Many years later, his wife, despite considerable effort, still can't stop him from bringing more orphan books home. The two of them, along with a labrador retriever named Roy, reside near St. Louis where Chris is hard at work on his next novel.

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#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

#75 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals

#66 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

#75 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals