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ebarbz45'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bubblegumfactory's review against another edition
2.0
this felt like an AI writer compiled all cop story cliches and wrote a book. no real person or relatively experienced writer could come up with this. my 4 y/o friends' crayon sketch animals have more layers than the characters in this book. this is just James Patterson's cash grab and I don't feel good about it. if it wasn't a free audible book I would have never consumed it. very very disappointing, ugh.
tx2its's review against another edition
3.0
Reading 2021
Book 29: The Coldest Case by James Patterson
You guys all know my go to guilty pleasure for murder mysteries is James Patterson. I have read all of the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. I saw this audio only book and had to try it. There may be a new detective added to my reading list.
Billy Harney is a detective in Chicago, investigating a drug ring. His partner, Kate is undercover in the ring trying to hook the guys in charge. People start getting killed, so Harney needs to get his partner out of there and safe. All does not go to plan, and Kate is a mess coming out of the undercover op. It is now up to Billy to unravel the truth.
Listening to this book sound like an episode of Blue Bloods. The way the characters were related, Billy's sister is also a detective, and his dad is the Chief of Detectives. Then the music from scene to scene sounded like a TV show also. It took me a bit to get into the book with all the extraneous sounds distracting from the story. All in all an enjoyable listen. Will be looking out for other Billy Harney stories. My rating 3.5 stars.
Book 29: The Coldest Case by James Patterson
You guys all know my go to guilty pleasure for murder mysteries is James Patterson. I have read all of the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. I saw this audio only book and had to try it. There may be a new detective added to my reading list.
Billy Harney is a detective in Chicago, investigating a drug ring. His partner, Kate is undercover in the ring trying to hook the guys in charge. People start getting killed, so Harney needs to get his partner out of there and safe. All does not go to plan, and Kate is a mess coming out of the undercover op. It is now up to Billy to unravel the truth.
Listening to this book sound like an episode of Blue Bloods. The way the characters were related, Billy's sister is also a detective, and his dad is the Chief of Detectives. Then the music from scene to scene sounded like a TV show also. It took me a bit to get into the book with all the extraneous sounds distracting from the story. All in all an enjoyable listen. Will be looking out for other Billy Harney stories. My rating 3.5 stars.
avid_read's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
madsmreads's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
suvata's review against another edition
2.0
• Audible original • Short story • Audio crime drama • Just under four hours
clarissep's review against another edition
4.0
Rating 4 stars because of the overall production quality. However I am slightly bothered by all the overlapping conflicts of interests in the story. The world of the Harney’s feel SOOOOO narrow because they’re weirdly all connected, one way or another, to everything that’s happening.
randywgravitz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jmart81's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first audio book and man I'm hooked. Definitely binge worthy.