After The Goode by Cary Allen Stone

After the Goode – A Jake Roberts Novel by Cary Allen Stone

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After the Goode is a Jake Roberts detective novel, it follows on from “Mind Over Murder”. Jake is now retired and taking a vacation in Phoenix, Arizona with girlfriend Caitland. They are staying with friends for a few days.

Bobby Goode is a comedian from Phoenix, he’s made it to the big time and is back to do a few shows before heading off to New York. Betty and Donald O’Malley are at Bobby’s comedy show, but Donald isn’t in the mood for comedy, he’s just been made redundant and Bobby’s style of humour doesn’t sit well on Donald.

When a burnt out car is found with a charred body, detective Wynter Williams and team are called in, but there are few leads and the case looks like it’s going cold unless they can find the one clue to lead them to the killer.

This book has taken a turn away from the thriller style of the previous two Jake Robert’s books that I’ve read, this one is more relaxed with just one case to solve. The whole book works around Bobby Goode’s comedian theme with everyone joining in the banter. I would suggest that this will go down best with most American male readers of detective novels.

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Good Deeds Challenge, Year 2, Week 39

Welcome to my second Year of Good Deeds, a challenge I set myself during April 2013. I decided to do at least one Good Deed a day for a whole year, now I am into my second year.

This week I’ve been doing the following;

January 11th – Finished reading a very good psychological thriller called Just Two Weeks by Amanda Sinton – Williams ready for a book tour slot with Brook Cottage Books later in February. Helped my Mum out with some forms on her computer.

January 12th – My morning at school, passed on some books for others to read and hand delivered some Thank-you notes.

January 13th – I’m reading I Listened To My Heart by Rosemary Gallagher and really enjoying it, from the cover I thought it was just another romance, but it is so much more. If you love Angels and are interested in fate, it’s a really good read. Picked up litter on my walk.

January 14th – It’s windy and there is plenty of litter to pick up on my daily walks.

January 15th – Today I’m reading a Melissa Foster romance, a book I won, Bursting With Love Another walk and more litter picking.

January 16th – Posted my review for To Eternity by Daisy Banks, a book I read a while ago ready for it’s recent launch, my post goes out on Monday for it. Changed my route for my daily walk and found plenty of litter to pick up. Today I’m reading Motherlove by Thorne Moore which is due out in February.

January 17th – Picked up more litter on my daily walk. I’m reading Mind Over Murder a Jake Roberts thriller by Cary Allen Stone

After The Evil by Cary Allen Stone

After the Evil – A Jake Roberts Novel by Cary Allen Stone

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After The Evil is a thriller and is the first in the Jake Roberts detective novels. A Homicide detective, he’s currently on sick leave after a very violent case and undergoing psychiatric counselling as part of the job routine requirements.

The book opens with a horrible murder. We are also introduced to flight attendant Lori Powers, a troubled woman who hears voices and is haunted by the loss of her daughter.

Special Agent Mika Scott is on the trail of a serial killer. She arrives at Police headquarters and works with Jake and his partner, Harman Blackwell as another murder victim is found.

There is very little evidence at any of the murders and Mika and the team are looking at dead ends when a possible link is found with a man known as The Runner. Have they at last found the culprit? Or is there something they’ve missed?

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