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on March 21, 2016
This was a wonderful book! I couldn't put it down and had to know what was going to happen next. I highly recommend this book. The characters are fantastic and well thought out. The plot is amazing, complete with a twist I never saw coming. This is now one of my favorites.
on February 21, 2015
I THOUGHT THE AUTHOR WAS SUPERB IN DESCRIBING SCENES AND THE STORY MOVED IN SEQUENCE. EXCELLENT WRITING WAS EVIDENT. MY ONLY PROBLEM WAS WITH GRAMMAR: "He sunk deep" on page201. Present is sink. Past is sank and past participle
(which requires a helping verb) is sunk. Again on page 220--"cold steel swung". SWING, SWANG, HAS SWUNG.
I HOPE YOU AREN't offended.
(which requires a helping verb) is sunk. Again on page 220--"cold steel swung". SWING, SWANG, HAS SWUNG.
I HOPE YOU AREN't offended.
on February 25, 2016
A creepy, scary, but outstanding suspense story! This is not a book to read when you are alone in a dark house. But, it is certainly a book well worth reading.
on March 4, 2017
Heart throbbing scary!! Just the right amount amount of mystery, suspense and fear! Great writing ! I am looking forward to reading another one!
on July 20, 2017
I enjoyed the story, the characters and the suspense. The good guy of course was good even if a tortured soul and the monsters were just that. The story flowed and kept my attention right to the end. . Good job joe Hart, I already have the next chapter
on July 9, 2017
Good 👍characters and well written.
The story moved along with nice build up.
Ending was a little predictable , but still a good 👍yarn.
Thanks for writing looking forward to book 2.
The story moved along with nice build up.
Ending was a little predictable , but still a good 👍yarn.
Thanks for writing looking forward to book 2.
TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon December 18, 2016
I'm quite a fan of author Joe Hart. I've been on kind of a mini-readathon of some of his books and stories over the last few days. And this book is another fine example of WHY I'm spending my time doing this.
Liam Dempsey used to be a homicide detective. Now he's just a broken man trying to deal with his nightmares. And things ramp up when he gets a phone call that his brother and his brother's wife have both been murdered.
Dempsey heads to Tallston, Minnesota to take care of funeral arrangements (even though he and his brother had not been close) and to also see if he can figure out what happened. In the process he tangles with the Sheriff, the Mayor, a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent and more. He finds out this wasn't the first murder recently in Tallston and then his investigative antenna really start twitching.
Hart is a master at character development and also at setting scenes. I could easily imagine the people in this story and could almost feel the mosquitoes biting and the heavy blanket of humidity along the Mississippi river near Tallston as Dempsey does his best to solve these crimes.
I'm now off to read the second Liam Dempsey book THE NIGHT IS DEEP. If you enjoy imperfect detectives and twisty mysteries, you should try out this book.
Liam Dempsey used to be a homicide detective. Now he's just a broken man trying to deal with his nightmares. And things ramp up when he gets a phone call that his brother and his brother's wife have both been murdered.
Dempsey heads to Tallston, Minnesota to take care of funeral arrangements (even though he and his brother had not been close) and to also see if he can figure out what happened. In the process he tangles with the Sheriff, the Mayor, a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent and more. He finds out this wasn't the first murder recently in Tallston and then his investigative antenna really start twitching.
Hart is a master at character development and also at setting scenes. I could easily imagine the people in this story and could almost feel the mosquitoes biting and the heavy blanket of humidity along the Mississippi river near Tallston as Dempsey does his best to solve these crimes.
I'm now off to read the second Liam Dempsey book THE NIGHT IS DEEP. If you enjoy imperfect detectives and twisty mysteries, you should try out this book.
on March 4, 2017
Well written, suspenseful story. A traumatised detective seeking redemption and a new beginning. Look forward to more from Mr. Hart.
on August 30, 2016
It started out well but towards the end it left no fictional cliche left unused. You knew what was going to happen long before it did. Rather like a poor maded for tv movie.
