Reviews

In the Name of the Father by Gerri Hill

trufyre's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

mischievous_monkey's review

3.0

An entertaining follow up to [b:Hunter's Way|1125294|Hunter's Way (Hunter, #1)|Gerri Hill|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367738781l/1125294._SY75_.jpg|1112404], my favorite thing about this book was Casey. Emotionally intelligent, funny and charismatic she was a good foil for Hunter and her childish, overblown reactions, churlish manner and poor people skills.

Abby Craden did a good job with the narration giving distinctive voices to the characters and getting the emotions in the dialogue right.

I'll look forward to listening to the third installment in the series at a future date.

emjay24's review against another edition

3.0

In the name of the father is the second book in a series (trilogy?) that i didn't read the first one of, but they do enough explaining that i wasn't lost. a catholic priest is murdered and someone, the church, the mayor, everyone? wants to cover it up. lots of politics going on, making it hard for the detectives to do their jobs. it was a bit weird at the ending, were they inferring what i think they were? it doesn't seem like she would do that... anyways, good solid mystery cop story. the only weird thing was that every female in their town is a lesbian. no, it's true. here's the news reporter, and she's apparently known for trying to sleep with the detective. both the main detectives are, and the specialist hired to cover things up, and the new detective brought in... it's a bit ridiculous..even san francisco, even oakland, doesn't have such a ratio of lesbians lol. other than that, i appreciated that this was first a police mystery whose characters just happened to not be straight. too many lesbian books have to be about hey! i'm a lesbian! it's nice to see characters living normal lives (well as normal as you can get as a homicide detective) and acting just like straight people would in a similar book. i will go back and read the rest of this series, because they seem like good cops.

raven9949's review against another edition

3.0

It wasn't my favorite book... I really enjoyed the first book, but in comparison this wasn't as good to me. I found the plot to be a little more predictable, but its still a good book.

amargari's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

velvetvan's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

motaki's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

ennay's review against another edition

3.0

The story is very intriguing, characters generally likable, I could not stop listening but unfortunately everything fell flat at the end. The ending just didn't make sense. I had to re-listen to a few parts to make sure I remember correctly, that the plot really had some large holes in it. I finished this book about half a year ago and that's all I remembered. I might still buy the next book if its on sale since it kept me interested until the end.

rogue_lurker's review against another edition

3.0

A sequel to Hunter's Way, this one follows Sam and Tori on another case. This time there's a priest found naked and strangled in a rectory and the investigation is being hampered by politics from Police Chief, Mayor's Office and the Church.

I think I may have liked this one more than the first as it was focused more on the case and less on the burgeoning romance (now firmly established relationship) between Sam and Tori. There were a few loose ends that didn't get tied up regarding the case (and I won't put the spoilers in) but the "most shocking" part of the murder that everyone wanted to sweep under the rug was never really explained.

frankvanmeer's review

3.0

This is the fourth Gerri Hill book I've read, and I'm going to to say it flat out: Ms Hill can't write an ending for shit.

I had to content with a missing monster and an unaccounted Hogan family member in Keepers of the Cave. There was a completely missing explanation about the ghost in Weeping Walls. And now I'm supposed to accept a completely out of character decision in this one.

Thing is, for the most parts, I really like what I am reading. The characters are great, and the cases are interesting. But then I reach the conclusion, and it all goes down the drain. I just cannot believe the decision Tori made in the end. It devaluates everything we learned about her.