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A review by readwkatie
City Problems by Steve Goble
3.0
Ed Runyon is an ex-NYPD officer, now living in rural Ohio as a detective for the county sheriff. When the teen of a powerful family goes missing, the officer on the case, Shelly, finds her way to Runyon's area. Though Runyon is a good cop and knows right from wrong, he has a dark side and some demons from his time in New York. Runyon and Shelly team up to find out what happened to the missing girl as Ed tries to manage his demons.
The idea of a cop looking for a change of pace was a nice storyline and I did feel bad that at every turn he was met with more and more darkness. Unfortunately, I just could not connect to this book or it's characters. Ed reminds me a bit of Hopper from Stranger Things - a badass cop who has a big heart but makes some mistakes and is a bit rough around the edges and to me that makes Ed likeable. The storyline itself just wasn't enough for me to get invested in. It's a decent mystery but it just fell flat for me.
**Please note that I whole heartedly appreciate and acknowledge the amount of work and time goes into writing a book and it always pains me to give a poor review.
The idea of a cop looking for a change of pace was a nice storyline and I did feel bad that at every turn he was met with more and more darkness. Unfortunately, I just could not connect to this book or it's characters. Ed reminds me a bit of Hopper from Stranger Things - a badass cop who has a big heart but makes some mistakes and is a bit rough around the edges and to me that makes Ed likeable. The storyline itself just wasn't enough for me to get invested in. It's a decent mystery but it just fell flat for me.
**Please note that I whole heartedly appreciate and acknowledge the amount of work and time goes into writing a book and it always pains me to give a poor review.