Two young boys see a group of crows surrounding a box in the middle of a lake. Of course, they go to see what it is not realizing that they would stumble across a body. It takes a little for the plot to finally get around to how this ties in to the rest of the story, but I like that because in the back of your mind you know something that the character don’t at first, because of course it is going to come around to being involved in the case they are working. The story starts off with the ending investigation in one set of burglaries and we get to quickly see that crime solved. But because Jack understands how criminal minds work, he is asked to help in another town with burglaries they can’t seam so solve.
This right away reminded me of those crime shows like NCIS and Bones. It starts off with people living their lives, normally it’s a scene of criminals or people doing something illegal or at least questionable but then they run across a body. That’s exactly what happened in this book and I’m glad that’s how the author started it off. It truly draws the reader in by starting the book off with something that will grab our attention. It also makes it more entertaining as we read about the characters knowing that it’s going to lead to people dying.
And just for those who are wondering, I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I was still able to follow along with everything in the story. Of course, I could tell there were things that had happened that I’m not sure about but everything relating to reading and understanding this stories plot was explained so I had no trouble following along.
This book had something for everyone. Murder, Burglaries, Informants, Blackmail, Undercover Work. I wish it was more of a mystery as you know who is doing the crimes and there really isn’t much shock in any of the book. It is just simply following how they try to catch the guy and his gang. But I do like that is escalated to more than just burglaries, which just put even more stake on the table.
The story also had some personal elements of Jack’s life. We get to see as him and Maggie’s relationship grow as they welcome a baby into their life. There is also some side story line with the pregnancy of a friend. But I liked seeing their relationship which is what truly drives Jack. There wasn’t only well depict romantic relationships, but also some interaction of coworkers and of them biting heads a little about people who have more authority than Jack, who are brought into the case.
The book was okay, but there wasn’t really anything special. It wasn’t slow or fast paced. Nothing really jumped out but there also isn’t anything wrong with the book either. It is in the middle of the road. If you like a simple small crime novel then this is for you, but I prefer something with a little more sustenance.
This right away reminded me of those crime shows like NCIS and Bones. It starts off with people living their lives, normally it’s a scene of criminals or people doing something illegal or at least questionable but then they run across a body. That’s exactly what happened in this book and I’m glad that’s how the author started it off. It truly draws the reader in by starting the book off with something that will grab our attention. It also makes it more entertaining as we read about the characters knowing that it’s going to lead to people dying.
And just for those who are wondering, I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I was still able to follow along with everything in the story. Of course, I could tell there were things that had happened that I’m not sure about but everything relating to reading and understanding this stories plot was explained so I had no trouble following along.
This book had something for everyone. Murder, Burglaries, Informants, Blackmail, Undercover Work. I wish it was more of a mystery as you know who is doing the crimes and there really isn’t much shock in any of the book. It is just simply following how they try to catch the guy and his gang. But I do like that is escalated to more than just burglaries, which just put even more stake on the table.
The story also had some personal elements of Jack’s life. We get to see as him and Maggie’s relationship grow as they welcome a baby into their life. There is also some side story line with the pregnancy of a friend. But I liked seeing their relationship which is what truly drives Jack. There wasn’t only well depict romantic relationships, but also some interaction of coworkers and of them biting heads a little about people who have more authority than Jack, who are brought into the case.
The book was okay, but there wasn’t really anything special. It wasn’t slow or fast paced. Nothing really jumped out but there also isn’t anything wrong with the book either. It is in the middle of the road. If you like a simple small crime novel then this is for you, but I prefer something with a little more sustenance.