Die for Me by Jack Lynch

Blurb:

A psychic Peter Bragg once saved from suicide has seen her future—death at the hands of a serial killer—and turns to Bragg to save her life again. As one corpse after another is unearthed in the woods of Jack London State Park, Bragg teams up with a Sheriff’s detective in a race against time, and perhaps fate, to hunt down a killer stalking the nightmare landscape of the psychic’s visions, and the dark, deadly streets of San Francisco.

Review by Rochelle Weber:

Die for Me is the second Peter Bragg book by Jack Lynch I’ve read. He’s cut from the same mold as Hammer and Marlowe. Bragg’s a loner who cares more about people than he wants to let on. You can always count on him to do the right thing, even if that means standing you up when you have a date with him. Yeah, the job comes first.

I had a clue who the killer was, but not why he was doing it, but I wasn’t positive until the end. I have to say, it was pretty amazing when Bragg put the puzzle together. The answer came a bit out of left field and truly surprised me. It’s difficult to write this review without giving away too much. Take my word for it—Die for Me will grab you on the first page and keep you burning through to the end.

Length:  217 Pages

Prices:

Print:  $11.99

Digital:  $2.99

Buy Link:  http://www.amazon.com/Die-Me-Bragg-Thriller/dp/1941298397/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1438378448&sr=8-10&keywords=Die+for+Me

Thanks for visiting. Rose, Julie, Donna, & Rochelle

The Missing and the Dead by Jack Lynch

Blurb:

Private eye Peter Bragg’s relentless search for a missing insurance investigator unearths shocking secrets involving embezzled money, the disappearance of a cop, art stolen from a San Francisco gallery, and a serial killer obsessed with the expressions on his victim’s faces when they realize they are going to die. Bragg connects the dots, creating a chilling portrait of impending death…and it could be his own.

Review by Rochelle Weber:

I love the Bay Area, and the Golden Gate Bridge on the cover of The Missing and the Dead drew me in. The plot kept me reading.

Janet Lind is the kind of anchor woman who, according to Don Henley, can “tell you about a plane crash with a gleam in her eye.” The only reason Peter Bragg agrees to take her case is that he owes her boss a favor. It seems her brother Jerry, an insurance investigator, has disappeared, and their uncle has died leaving them over a million dollars. If Jerry’s dead and he died before the uncle, Janet gets all of the inheritance. If he died after the uncle, she has to split the money with Jerry’s wife, Marcie, who she clearly thinks is trash. Bragg’s opinion of Marcie Lind is higher than that, and keeps him on the case, which becomes convoluted and dangerous, indeed.

I enjoy Brash Books’ reprints of classic noir novels. It’s fun to read books that take place before people had laptops and cell phones, although some of the action takes place in areas where a person probably couldn’t get a signal anyway. The dialog was natural, the characters very well-drawn, and Mr. Lind did a great job of keeping me guessing who the villain was. I truly had no idea until he revealed the killer. I highly recommend The Missing and the Dead.

Length:  241 Pages

Prices:

Print:  $11.99

Digital:  $2.99

Buy Link:  http://www.brash-books.com/book/the-missing-and-the-dead/

Thanks for visiting. Rose, Julie, Donna, & Rochelle