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suze_1624's review
5.0
This was what I wanted from this installment - with its title, it had to tie up all the threads from the first four installments. And it delivered for me!
Definitely a series to be read in order as each book delivers a little bit more to Jimmy in his search for his father's killer. Each time we also get a separate solved mystery but it is that ongoing Forever Haunt case that gets you hooked.
So this time, the additional mystery of the Ramirez family is drawn to a conclusion but solved perhaps isn't the right description. Especially when events escalate at the end, and Jimmy talks to Barone.
The ongoing Forever Haunt case does get closer and the tension kept mounting. At one point I thought we were getting off with a soft ending but it all came back to a tense show down at the end.
And Jimmy and Frank - well, they are at a better place at the end of this one than some of the others.
I am glad to see Jimmy will be back even though Forevr Haunt is solved -
Definitely a series to be read in order as each book delivers a little bit more to Jimmy in his search for his father's killer. Each time we also get a separate solved mystery but it is that ongoing Forever Haunt case that gets you hooked.
So this time, the additional mystery of the Ramirez family is drawn to a conclusion but solved perhaps isn't the right description. Especially when events escalate at the end, and Jimmy talks to Barone.
The ongoing Forever Haunt case does get closer and the tension kept mounting. At one point I thought we were getting off with a soft ending but it all came back to a tense show down at the end.
And Jimmy and Frank - well, they are at a better place at the end of this one than some of the others.
I am glad to see Jimmy will be back even though Forevr Haunt is solved -
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we need to know what happens with Mal, Wu's case has to be finalised surely, the Deans, baby Joseph and Frank - lots of questions still to be answered10nie's review
4.0
Finally Jimmy closed his father’s murder case.. but at what cost?
..and did the author allergic to happy ending?
I don’t need HEA.. HFN would be nice tho.. I’ve read 5 book for this?
..and did the author allergic to happy ending?
I don’t need HEA.. HFN would be nice tho.. I’ve read 5 book for this?
the_novel_approach's review
5.0
PI Jimmy McSwain finds himself without any cases to solve—except for the one that consumes him, Forever Haunt. The case involves the murder of his father, Joseph McSwain, which Jimmy witnessed at the age of fourteen. It’s now rolling up on the fifteenth anniversary, and as clues get him closer to solving this mystery, there are still stumbling blocks along the way. What he learned from the criminal Mickey Dean, before his execution style murder, still plagues Jimmy, so he decides to investigate the deceased Joseph McSwain. Jimmy knows there’s one person that could possibly hold the answers he’s looking for—his mother, Maggie.
With Jimmy’s heartfelt belief that no child should be without a father, he gets sidetracked by a little boy’s kidnapping. The case takes him into dangerous territory belonging to Mr. Wu-Tin, of the Chinese mob, and Jimmy once again puts his life in danger.
Jimmy has family issues to deal with too. Meaghan, his younger sister, is expecting a baby soon, and Mallory is having boyfriend problems. He still has to finish the talk with his mother about his father and the haunting accusation against him involving a young girl. What Jimmy learns in the end is that no decision comes without a cost. Ralphie Henderson, a friend, mentor and father figure to Jimmy, also holds a secret that could help Jimmy in his quest to solve his father’s murder. What, if anything, does the Blue Death have to do with the NYPD and Lt. Lawrence Dean, Detective Roscoe Barone, Detective Tolliver, and Lt. Salvatore Frisano?
Frank Frisano and Jimmy are still seeing each other, but when another execution style murder of an officer occurs, they have a misunderstanding. With Jimmy being a PI, and Frank a cop and Captain of the 10th Precinct, their relationship has always been rocky, but they’ve been making progress at working out their miscommunications. Frank and Jimmy are keeping their relationship on the down-low, but Frank’s father still has his own agenda about his son and the relationship.
Adam Carpenter never fails to make the Jimmy McSwain series emotional on all levels. Family, friends, relationships, different clients and cases always leave me wanting more from this outstanding series. Mr. Carpenter also gives us a twisted plot with secrets revealed, suspense, danger, death, guilt, bigotry and suicide. He leaves me uncomfortable with and suspicious of the NYPD; I’m always wondering who Jimmy can really trust. Jimmy himself is so unique; he’s family driven, and he holds his head high and loves with his heart. He’s not a flashy PI, he never carries a gun, and he keeps New York alive by walking or riding the subway just about everywhere he goes.
I believe there may be one more installments in the Jimmy McSwain series, which I’m more than looking forward to. But I’m going to miss Ralphie, his relationship with Jimmy, and his never-ending question to Jimmy: “Still like boys?”
Reviewed by Maryann for The Novel Approach
With Jimmy’s heartfelt belief that no child should be without a father, he gets sidetracked by a little boy’s kidnapping. The case takes him into dangerous territory belonging to Mr. Wu-Tin, of the Chinese mob, and Jimmy once again puts his life in danger.
Jimmy has family issues to deal with too. Meaghan, his younger sister, is expecting a baby soon, and Mallory is having boyfriend problems. He still has to finish the talk with his mother about his father and the haunting accusation against him involving a young girl. What Jimmy learns in the end is that no decision comes without a cost. Ralphie Henderson, a friend, mentor and father figure to Jimmy, also holds a secret that could help Jimmy in his quest to solve his father’s murder. What, if anything, does the Blue Death have to do with the NYPD and Lt. Lawrence Dean, Detective Roscoe Barone, Detective Tolliver, and Lt. Salvatore Frisano?
Frank Frisano and Jimmy are still seeing each other, but when another execution style murder of an officer occurs, they have a misunderstanding. With Jimmy being a PI, and Frank a cop and Captain of the 10th Precinct, their relationship has always been rocky, but they’ve been making progress at working out their miscommunications. Frank and Jimmy are keeping their relationship on the down-low, but Frank’s father still has his own agenda about his son and the relationship.
Adam Carpenter never fails to make the Jimmy McSwain series emotional on all levels. Family, friends, relationships, different clients and cases always leave me wanting more from this outstanding series. Mr. Carpenter also gives us a twisted plot with secrets revealed, suspense, danger, death, guilt, bigotry and suicide. He leaves me uncomfortable with and suspicious of the NYPD; I’m always wondering who Jimmy can really trust. Jimmy himself is so unique; he’s family driven, and he holds his head high and loves with his heart. He’s not a flashy PI, he never carries a gun, and he keeps New York alive by walking or riding the subway just about everywhere he goes.
I believe there may be one more installments in the Jimmy McSwain series, which I’m more than looking forward to. But I’m going to miss Ralphie, his relationship with Jimmy, and his never-ending question to Jimmy: “Still like boys?”
Reviewed by Maryann for The Novel Approach
claudia_is_reading's review
5.0
And finally! The Case File #101: The Forever Haunt has in its Status: SOLVED!
This was a deeply satisfying ending of the arc. There were a lot of secrets revealed, some of them expected, others completely shocking but none of them felt farfetched or tricky. The clues were there, and, with each revelation, some of my theories were smashed to bits but other ones held together.
As always, there are two cases here: Joseph McSwain's death and a missing child, the son of Jimmy's new neighbour, Carmen. And I'll only say that this second story is there mostly to get the initial kick to the next 'season' of Jimmy McSwain Files. And that it did it in a way that let me VERY angry at the end of the book.
That aside, in this book we also see progress in Jimmy & Frank relationship. In the sense that there is one :P It's a strange situation, Frank isn't out but apparently everybody and their cousins know that he's gay. Plausible deniability? *shrugs* I don't get it, but as long as it works for them, it's fine :P
I have really enjoyed this series. It has all that I love in them: a solid, well-constructed long term arc, realistic characters with flaws and strong points, a well-paced development and a satisfying ending. This was a wonderful ride, and I hope I'll enjoy the next one as much as I enjoyed this one.
So let's begin with the next!
This was a deeply satisfying ending of the arc. There were a lot of secrets revealed, some of them expected, others completely shocking but none of them felt farfetched or tricky. The clues were there, and, with each revelation, some of my theories were smashed to bits but other ones held together.
As always, there are two cases here: Joseph McSwain's death and a missing child, the son of Jimmy's new neighbour, Carmen. And I'll only say that this second story is there mostly to get the initial kick to the next 'season' of Jimmy McSwain Files. And that it did it in a way that let me VERY angry at the end of the book.
That aside, in this book we also see progress in Jimmy & Frank relationship. In the sense that there is one :P It's a strange situation, Frank isn't out but apparently everybody and their cousins know that he's gay. Plausible deniability? *shrugs* I don't get it, but as long as it works for them, it's fine :P
I have really enjoyed this series. It has all that I love in them: a solid, well-constructed long term arc, realistic characters with flaws and strong points, a well-paced development and a satisfying ending. This was a wonderful ride, and I hope I'll enjoy the next one as much as I enjoyed this one.
So let's begin with the next!
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