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A review by isalaur
The Boat Man by Dustin Stevens
4.0
A slow start but then an exhilarating read
I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read more in the series. It got off to a slow start and there are a lot of vague references to an incident that clearly impacted the MC in a huge way which is annoying but the book picked up and was a heart racing thrill at the end.
Detective Reed Mattox has recently partnered with K9 officer Billie after the death of his previous (human) partner. He prefers isolation, working the graveyard shift. However after a gruesome murder he and Billie are put on the case. As bodies pile up and time ticks down Reed races to figure out what is going on and who the killer is.
The book drags a bit at the beginning. There are numerous references to Reed’s former partner, now deceased but no details as to what happened. That is super frustrating. We don’t get much background on Reed either. In fact, I think we get more info on Billie, his former Marine K9 partner.
When the book finally picks up and the story intensifies it becomes a really good detective/police procedural story. Towards the end it becomes a race against the clock and it is heart pounding. There are really irritating police politics at play and a move at the end that is pretty damn stupid (not by Reed) that has you yelling at the book.
The ending is bittersweet and gives us a bit of a glimpse into how things will go for Reed from here on out. I will definitely read the next book.
I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read more in the series. It got off to a slow start and there are a lot of vague references to an incident that clearly impacted the MC in a huge way which is annoying but the book picked up and was a heart racing thrill at the end.
Detective Reed Mattox has recently partnered with K9 officer Billie after the death of his previous (human) partner. He prefers isolation, working the graveyard shift. However after a gruesome murder he and Billie are put on the case. As bodies pile up and time ticks down Reed races to figure out what is going on and who the killer is.
The book drags a bit at the beginning. There are numerous references to Reed’s former partner, now deceased but no details as to what happened. That is super frustrating. We don’t get much background on Reed either. In fact, I think we get more info on Billie, his former Marine K9 partner.
When the book finally picks up and the story intensifies it becomes a really good detective/police procedural story. Towards the end it becomes a race against the clock and it is heart pounding. There are really irritating police politics at play and a move at the end that is pretty damn stupid (not by Reed) that has you yelling at the book.
The ending is bittersweet and gives us a bit of a glimpse into how things will go for Reed from here on out. I will definitely read the next book.