Download PDF The Good Detective Audible Audio Edition John McMahon Jon Lindstrom Penguin Audio Books
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"John McMahon is one of those rare writers who seem to have sprung out of nowhere. His first novel, The Good Detective, which is pretty much perfect, features a decent if flawed hero battling personal troubles while occupied with a murder case of great consequence to his community." (New York Times Book Review)Â
Introducing Detective P.T. Marsh in a swift and bruising debut where Elmore Leonard's staccato prose meets Greg Iles' Southern settings.
How can you solve a crime if you've killed the prime suspect?
Detective P.T. Marsh was a rising star on the police force of Mason Falls, Georgia - until his wife and young son died in an accident. Since that night, he's lost the ability to see the line between smart moves and disastrous decisions. Such as when he agrees to help out a woman by confronting her abusive boyfriend.Â
When the next morning he gets called to the scene of his newest murder case, he is stunned to arrive at the house of the very man he beat up the night before. He could swear the guy was alive when he left, but can he be sure? What's certain is that his fingerprints are all over the crime scene.Â
The trouble is only beginning. When the dead body of a black teenager is found in a burned-out field with a portion of a blackened rope around his neck, P.T. realizes he might have killed the number-one suspect of this horrific crime.Â
Amid rising racial tension and media scrutiny, P.T. uncovers something sinister at the heart of the boy's murder - a conspiracy leading all the way back to the time of the Civil War. Risking everything to unravel the puzzle even as he fights his own personal demons, P.T. races headlong toward an incendiary and life-altering showdown.
Download PDF The Good Detective Audible Audio Edition John McMahon Jon Lindstrom Penguin Audio Books
"Plodding story of solving crimes. I did finish the book but felt like it dragged out. The good detective reminded me of a really bad version of the good old hard boiled detective stories that kept the plot going. This author seriously needs an editor to help tighten up the story"
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The Good Detective Audible Audio Edition John McMahon Jon Lindstrom Penguin Audio Books Reviews
- This book is a stunner. Part police procedural, part Southern gothic, part political statement, and then some (no spoilers), John McMahon has created one of those detectives that will live on for, hopefully, ever. P. T. Marsh goes wrong for all the right reasons and the cast of characters is so well drawn, the reader can imagine walking into any police station in Georgia and asking for them by name.
Marsh lost his wife and child in an horrific car accident for which he blames his father-in-law. Depressed, he hangs on by drinking and working too much and reacting to situations hastily without noticing potential consequences. At one of his frequent late night drinking spots, he notices one of the waitress/dancers with multiple bruises and decides to pay her abusive boyfriend a threatening visit.
The following morning, P.T.'s memory is hazy but he does remember giving the boyfriend a bloody nose, sending the waitress to a friend's house but not much else. When the boyfriend turns up dead, P.T. doesn't really remember what happens but he's understandably worried he took things too far.
P.T. doesn't have a lot of time to worry about this as a strange murder refocuses his attention and that of his young female partner. A teenage boy is found with broken elbows, partially burned and lynched in a field. The circumstances are bizarre and rather than leading the reader astray with red herrings, this talented writer lays out literary bread crumbs while never letting up on the action. Oh, and did I mention superstition? It's the way, or at least part of it. An absolute winner.
At the end of this book when the writer reveals that his first book didn't sell, I laughed out loud. Talk about missed opportunity. This is one great writer and I am putting this one at the top of my recommended list for my dozens of friends who depend on me to recommend good reads. Top of the list for this genre in 2019 for sure! - You know how sometimes you start reading a book knowing there are plenty of other things you should be doing, but you just want to take a few minutes to sample a few pages to see if all the good things you heard about the book are true? And then it turns out that the book is even better than you'd heard, and you end up reading the whole book straight through because you literally cannot stop? This is that book. If you love smart, complicated detective stories with characters as real as your next door neighbors, I guarantee you'll love THE GOOD DETECTIVE. Just don't start reading unless you're prepared to finish!
- I absolutely LOVED this book. The characters were fascinating and real. The Old Sputh part of it was interesting and true to form. I grew up in the South. The book was suspenseful. I am waiting for his next book which I will buy. The best part for me was that his dog talked to him....mine do too. He was a good detective and it took everything he had to solve the case.
- A fantastic read by a fantastic author. A complex mystery with hints of noir, southern Gothic, and social consciousness wrapped into one. Keeps you going from start to finsh.
- Unpredictable storyline. Continually wanted to know what would happen next. I felt the tension of the hero and was affected by the cruelty of the crimes.
- Plodding story of solving crimes. I did finish the book but felt like it dragged out. The good detective reminded me of a really bad version of the good old hard boiled detective stories that kept the plot going. This author seriously needs an editor to help tighten up the story
- Great plot development with interesting protagonist and additional characters. I try not to read a novel in one sitting but finished The Good Detective in one day. Look forward to his next offering, great twist near the end.
- I thoroughly enjoyed this debut novel.
It is fast paced with enough twists to keep you guessing. The hero is sympathetically flawed but sharp. The characters and dialogue are well developed and interesting.
Racial tensions and loss are woven into the fabric of the detective’s quest for justice. The author writes with authority.
I can’t wait for the next one!
