The Storm Killer edition by Mike Jastrzebski Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Bogie and Bacall would have loved this guy.
When newspaper reporter Jim Locke's sister is murdered he doesn't wait for the cops. He goes after the killer, determined that nothing will stop him.
Not the dirty cops. Not the killer himself. Not even a murderous hurricane.
You'll love this story as it whisks you from the gritty bars of post-prohibition New York City to the laid-back streets of old Key West.
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The Storm Killer edition by Mike Jastrzebski Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I downloaded a sample of this book after reading a description Mike left on the Kindle discussion board. After reading the sample, I had to purchase the rest of the book and read on.If you like a good mystery with plenty of plot changes and believable suprises, you owe it to yourself to read this one.
I think this is a fantastic first effort snd I look forward to future offerings from Mr. Jastrzebski.
Thanks Mike for a great read.
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The Storm Killer edition by Mike Jastrzebski Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
I downloaded the sample after the author very politely (which I appreciated) posted its introduction on the discussion board. Mysteries are my favorite genre, and I was intrigued by the period setting as well as the story line. I didn't have to read past the first two or three pages of the sample to know that this was a book I wanted to buy! This is a terrific book. The characters are so well written I can "see" them; in fact, I may even "know" some of them. There are many twists and turns, and even though I couldn't wait to get to find out the ending, I didn't want it to end. If you're looking for a fun read that will draw you in, this is it!
Probably I am from an older generation than most of the reviewers of this book. In my teens I spent many cold winter days reading two huge bound volumes of mr Uncle's penny thrillers. and so this brought back many happy memories. The drinking and smoking even in this day and age could well relate to private investigators and criminal elements in our society. Here the author used them to build the character and to explain his relationship with other central characters in the story. I enjoyed this book up until the last quarter. Unlike another reviewer, I found the author's manner of involving Hemmingway in the story, bad taste. To many avid readers Hemmingway will always reign as our favourite author. I personally have most of his books, including The Sun Also Rises, Farewell to Arms, etc etc. I thought it spoilt the story, and as it was obvious what would happen, there was no drama at the end.
Well written, between the two World wars. What portends to be the first American Serial Killer. Bad Cop. Framed reporter.
When you wake up with a pounding hangover, because your boss and owner of the paper you work for is banging on your door, you know it is going to be a bad day.
Very descriptive of living as a binge, blacking out drunk, who is living a life of quiet desperation. Now his sister has been brutally murdered and some Cop wants to hang it on him. Can he stay sober enough to solve the murder of his sister and those of the witnesses that follow or will his demons overcome him and ruin what is left of his life. Sober or the Chair? What a choice.
Didn't care for the ending. Too abrupt. Almost seems like an editor saying, "That's enough for now, save it for the sequel. Lots of loose ends "flapping in the breeze."
Yes, that's a pun, and not a particularly good one.
Oh and the storm and the killer don't appear until way late.
Okay, I liked it. I liked it enough to wish there were more featuring the same characters. I also read all the one- to three-star reviews, most of which made me think of the Wit and Wisdom of Murray Burns ("A Thousand Clowns") "All anybody should expect from life is a really good apology for all the things they're not going to get," or perhaps one of Ashleigh Brilliant's spot-on PotShots "I am eagerly awaiting my next disappointment."
Seriously. People. Trust me, you'll get more out of life and possibly be a lot happier if you lower your expectations a little. For me, it's Are the characters reasonably interesting? Is the dialogue at least more sophisticated than a Dick & Jane? Is there a decent sense of locale or time? Is there a reasonably well-conceived story decently told? I don't care if some of the dialogue is cliche-ridden (not my opinion), I don't care if the characters are predictable in behavior or flaw list (also not my opinion), I don't care if the story's been told once or a hundred times as long as there are a few variations (ANMO). If I have varying degrees of most of those components, I'm a happy little fat kid.
Several reviewers complained about the introduction into the plot of a major writer as a character as being out of the realm of possibility. I see their point, but in my lifetime I have had unanticipated and sometimes lengthy interactions with some major celebrities, from Jerry Lewis and Robin Williams to then-Governor Reagan, so I have no problem suspending my own disbelief to give the author some slack there. One friend of mine was propositioned at an airport by musician Chet Atkins, and another by actor George Peppard, so make no mistake Encounters with the great and near-great DO happen.
As I said, I liked the characters and would welcome their reappearance, the plot kept me turning pages even though it was fairly clear early-on who the murderer was and who would be the next victim, the sense of place and time were well done. The ending was perhaps a tad on the shrink-wrap side but any adverse effect on the story as a whole was slight and outweighed by its entertainment value.
There were, however, two minor mood-breakers for me (three if you want to count the latter one, which occurred twice) The first was mention of a neighborhood shop owner named Stanley Kowalski (Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"), and the second was a double-cigarette lighting scene straight out of the Bette Davis-Paul Henreid movie, "Now, Voyager". Those two incidents may have been deliberate as a form of homage, or purely accidental, and I'm not discounting the possibility that Paul Henreid wasn't the first human being to light two cigarettes simultaneously, nor was my mood seriously or irrevocably broken.
That said, for those keeping score, here are the standings as far as heads-ups from most reviewers' laundry list of turnoffs
1.) No paranormal, supernatural, sci-fi, or magic components;
2.) No religious or alternative lifestyle agenda (unless you count considerable boozing and smoking, but then it was set in the '30s);
3.) Some, but not excessive, profanity;
4.) No graphic sexual encounters;
5.) Mild non-gooey romance;
6.) Some violence, but not of an excessively gory or grisly nature;
7.) No child or animal abuse;
8.) No cliffhanger ending;
9.) Grammar and punctuation police, have at it.
I discovered this book mentioned on one of the boards. I read it non stop. This is great story written in the first person perspective of Jim Locke, a crime beat reporter just following the Great Depression. Jim's sister has been murdered and for some reason, one copper in particular, has Jim pegged for the murder. Taking on the role of gum shoe to clear his name and avenge his sister's death, Jim follows his nose to find the real killer. There are so many unexpected plot twists and turns that I stayed off balance through out the book! The historical setting is a big plus with all of the nostalgic reminders of times gone by. The characters are well developed and the inclusion of Hemmingway in the plot tied in with the 1935 hurricane.........well it was just a darn great read!
Hard to believe this is a first novel and I hope there are many more. Hope to see Jim's story continue. And Jim and Mary? More,please, more!
I downloaded a sample of this book after reading a description Mike left on the discussion board. After reading the sample, I had to purchase the rest of the book and read on.
If you like a good mystery with plenty of plot changes and believable suprises, you owe it to yourself to read this one.
I think this is a fantastic first effort snd I look forward to future offerings from Mr. Jastrzebski.
Thanks Mike for a great read.
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