I liked L. T. Ryan and Brian Shea’s Ratchel Hatch series so much that I decided to give each of these writers solo books a try. I was looking for another series and went for Shea first.
The title “Murder Board” comes from the detective’s use of colored index cards to organize open cases (Red) from closed cases (blue).
I am glad I chose “Murder Board: Boston Crime Thriller, Book 1” first because if I did not know in advance that this was a series, the cliffhanger ending to this first book would have been angry.
I began reading found this police procedural spellbinding. During that time I had eye surgery on one eye and then the other eye two weeks later. For much of that time my vision was too poor to read.
When I picked the book back up again I was surprised that the characters and storyline were strong enough that I did not have to start over again.
Shea knows how to make smooth transitions between times, events, and characters holding the readers interest during development of the tale.
This thriller is set in Boston and the author handles the disturbing criminal activities with class. The author does not use foul language or sexual explicit writing while dealing with the kidnapping of young girls forced into prostitution by characters from the dark underground mobsters.
The author does a great job bringing the readers emotions to the surface through events both likable and despicable characters.
Protagonist Boston Police Detective Mike Kelly is a flawed, yet believable character. His fiend and cheating e wife are together and the nature of Kelly’s job gets in the way of him keeping his promises and spending quality time with his young daughter. His brother is a drug addict and has some dark secret the only his sibling and mother know. He blames himself for the murder of his police partner from his patrol days.
Kelly transfers from his hostage negotiator position to homicide following an unsuccessful rescue of child rescue again blaming himself for the shocking aftermath.
Discovering the body of a murdered 13-year old buried in a sallow grave, Kelly follows the evidence and teams up with Kristin Barnes a sex crime detective after he connects the murder to another missing girl and a underground criminal sex trade.
I really liked the unexpected twists and turns in this fast-paced, suspense filled, and action-packed thriller and recommend it to family, friends, and others who enjoy this type of genre.
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