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A Killing Night
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Female bartenders are targeted by a killer in this PI novel by the author Michael Connelly calls “the master of the high-stakes thriller.”
After three young bartenders are murdered in Miami, and another goes missing in Philadelphia, private investigator Max Freeman is hired—by his ex-girlfriend Sherry—to look into the deaths. He accepts the job grudgingly, especially since Sherry is convinced the prime suspect is a retired police officer who once saved Freeman’s life back in Philly.
Heading from Florida up north to his old stomping grounds, Freeman races to solve the case before the killer can strike again. But looking at the evidence objectively as he wrestles with his personal feelings for Sherry and his former colleague will be more difficult than he expected, in this mystery that's “compelling from start to finish” by an Edgar Award–winning author (The Miami Herald).
This ebook contains an illustrated biography of the author featuring never-before-seen photos.
After three young bartenders are murdered in Miami, and another goes missing in Philadelphia, private investigator Max Freeman is hired—by his ex-girlfriend Sherry—to look into the deaths. He accepts the job grudgingly, especially since Sherry is convinced the prime suspect is a retired police officer who once saved Freeman’s life back in Philly.
Heading from Florida up north to his old stomping grounds, Freeman races to solve the case before the killer can strike again. But looking at the evidence objectively as he wrestles with his personal feelings for Sherry and his former colleague will be more difficult than he expected, in this mystery that's “compelling from start to finish” by an Edgar Award–winning author (The Miami Herald).
This ebook contains an illustrated biography of the author featuring never-before-seen photos.
Author
Jonathon King
Jonathon King is an Edgar Award–winning mystery novelist and the creator of the bestselling Max Freeman crime series. Born in Lansing, Michigan, in the 1950s, King worked as a crime reporter in Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale for twenty-four years before becoming a full-time novelist. Along with the seven books of the Max Freeman series, King has authored the thriller Eye of Vengeance (2007) and the historical novel The Styx (2009).
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three female bartenders in South Florida have gone missing and the finger of suspicion points at Colin O'Shea, a childhood friend of Max Freeman's, also a former cop that he worked with in Philadelphia. But Colin swears he is innocent and Max believes him.So Max finds himself trying to work out if there is a serial killer on the loose, and at the same time he is trying to prove that it isn't Colin.Max is also working for Billy Manchester, a black attorney that he also grew up with in Philadelphia. Billy is working on a case of cruise liner employees who are being threatened by stand over thugs,I found the story a bit slow in the beginning. The author seemed to need to fill me in on some details that I already knew even though I have only read #1 in the series. This story has many strands and both Max and the serial killer speak in the first person, which initially takes a bit of careful reading,
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The first book develops the character of Max Freeman - intense, dark, passionate, and most of all done. Subsequent books bring him back.Cop killing woman bartenders - story from JK's own journalistic background in Philadelphia. I felt a little uneasy with this serial killer - he didn't quite ring true for me - he seems more like a one-off killer (which is in fact what the original inspiration was.) BUT the coward/bully depiction was compelling and believable, a strong story element.Freeman's relationships with the women (ex-wife, ex-lover) merited more internal. Yeah, I get that it's tough to have a first person narrator who's a reticent guy reveal himself, but I think he has to do more because there's real weight here that isn't capitalized on. Also, does any guy really think of his lover by her last name? (If so, yuck!) Loved the secondary characters the first time, still love them. (Billy, the warden or whatever he is down on the water.) I miss the shack, though. When the story had Freeman back at his true home, I thought he was at his strongest.
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