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4.0
If you’re looking for a great mystery/thriller, Welcome Back, Jack is one of the books you need to find. Trust me. I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers and I know a good one when I find it.
Now, I could be biased—after all, there is a character that shares my last name—but I really loved this book. It was hard to put down. I mean, really hard to put down. I couldn’t seem to stop reading it! I just had to know what was going to happen next.
I’ve always loved mysteries where the killer makes it personal to whoever is investigating the case. In this case, Jack LeClere is the character who is being targeted by the killer. And believe me, this killer is sick and twisted in a way that I haven’t seen in a good mystery for quite a while.
Liam Sweeny has put together an interesting, entertaining, and edge-of-your-seat read with Welcome Back, Jack. His characters are masterpieces and his ideas of what kind of murder scenes to use are just awesome. I can’t really tell you about it or I’ll give something away, but I will say this—some of the murder scenes are just downright gruesome, I’m talking horror-novel-worthy gruesome.
**I received this book for free from Sage's Blog Tours in exchange for my honest opinion for this blog tour. No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.**
Now, I could be biased—after all, there is a character that shares my last name—but I really loved this book. It was hard to put down. I mean, really hard to put down. I couldn’t seem to stop reading it! I just had to know what was going to happen next.
I’ve always loved mysteries where the killer makes it personal to whoever is investigating the case. In this case, Jack LeClere is the character who is being targeted by the killer. And believe me, this killer is sick and twisted in a way that I haven’t seen in a good mystery for quite a while.
Liam Sweeny has put together an interesting, entertaining, and edge-of-your-seat read with Welcome Back, Jack. His characters are masterpieces and his ideas of what kind of murder scenes to use are just awesome. I can’t really tell you about it or I’ll give something away, but I will say this—some of the murder scenes are just downright gruesome, I’m talking horror-novel-worthy gruesome.
**I received this book for free from Sage's Blog Tours in exchange for my honest opinion for this blog tour. No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.**
pavi_fictionalworm's review
4.0
The review was first posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds as part of the Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Sage's Blog Tours!
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
I remember the good ol' days where I used to love, absolutely love buckling down with a good mystery or a crime thriller. The ones that get your head working overtime and the ones that give you shivers when all you can see when you close your eyes is every single gruesome detail in technicolor!
I had forgotten how much I absolutely enjoyed those times and Welcome Back Jack reminded me of it - every single moment I was reading it!
We are introduced to Jack Taggart, a top detective in New Rhodes, a married man, he enjoys his life - even if it does take it's toll. We meet at a Crime Scene - a crime scene that is brutal as it is innovative (I could give you details but I am definitely not, because it will spoil all the fun!).
When Jack gives it all to the serial killer case that he is working on, it slowly dawns on to him, that the killer himself is playing a game, a game that has it's roots in the past, Jack's past to be precise. For Jack's parents were murdered brutally and their killer caught and executed. So how is it the killer from now and killer from the connected?
Liam Sweeny does a brilliant job of explaining the typical procedural drama without overwhelming the reader and he does with an aplomb that sticks with you throughout the book and even after finishing it.
We have a fast paced crime mystery, and characters that are so in depth that it was hard to get out of them! This kind of crime thriller takes you by your throat and makes you give up every single thing in your mind, because let's face it, catching the killer is much more important than sleeping, or eating and maybe even showering (or is it just me?).
Liam Sweny is an author who just made my auto-buy list and what that means is that I just stalked him on Goodreads and pretty much added every single book on my To-Read Shelf and will one-clicking his boks once self imposed book ban is over! :D
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
I remember the good ol' days where I used to love, absolutely love buckling down with a good mystery or a crime thriller. The ones that get your head working overtime and the ones that give you shivers when all you can see when you close your eyes is every single gruesome detail in technicolor!
I had forgotten how much I absolutely enjoyed those times and Welcome Back Jack reminded me of it - every single moment I was reading it!
We are introduced to Jack Taggart, a top detective in New Rhodes, a married man, he enjoys his life - even if it does take it's toll. We meet at a Crime Scene - a crime scene that is brutal as it is innovative (I could give you details but I am definitely not, because it will spoil all the fun!).
When Jack gives it all to the serial killer case that he is working on, it slowly dawns on to him, that the killer himself is playing a game, a game that has it's roots in the past, Jack's past to be precise. For Jack's parents were murdered brutally and their killer caught and executed. So how is it the killer from now and killer from the connected?
Liam Sweeny does a brilliant job of explaining the typical procedural drama without overwhelming the reader and he does with an aplomb that sticks with you throughout the book and even after finishing it.
We have a fast paced crime mystery, and characters that are so in depth that it was hard to get out of them! This kind of crime thriller takes you by your throat and makes you give up every single thing in your mind, because let's face it, catching the killer is much more important than sleeping, or eating and maybe even showering (or is it just me?).
Liam Sweny is an author who just made my auto-buy list and what that means is that I just stalked him on Goodreads and pretty much added every single book on my To-Read Shelf and will one-clicking his boks once self imposed book ban is over! :D
fortheloveoffictionalworlds's review
4.0
The review was first posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds as part of the Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Sage's Blog Tours!
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
I remember the good ol' days where I used to love, absolutely love buckling down with a good mystery or a crime thriller. The ones that get your head working overtime and the ones that give you shivers when all you can see when you close your eyes is every single gruesome detail in technicolor!
I had forgotten how much I absolutely enjoyed those times and Welcome Back Jack reminded me of it - every single moment I was reading it!
We are introduced to Jack Taggart, a top detective in New Rhodes, a married man, he enjoys his life - even if it does take it's toll. We meet at a Crime Scene - a crime scene that is brutal as it is innovative (I could give you details but I am definitely not, because it will spoil all the fun!).
When Jack gives it all to the serial killer case that he is working on, it slowly dawns on to him, that the killer himself is playing a game, a game that has it's roots in the past, Jack's past to be precise. For Jack's parents were murdered brutally and their killer caught and executed. So how is it the killer from now and killer from the connected?
Liam Sweeny does a brilliant job of explaining the typical procedural drama without overwhelming the reader and he does with an aplomb that sticks with you throughout the book and even after finishing it.
We have a fast paced crime mystery, and characters that are so in depth that it was hard to get out of them! This kind of crime thriller takes you by your throat and makes you give up every single thing in your mind, because let's face it, catching the killer is much more important than sleeping, or eating and maybe even showering (or is it just me?).
Liam Sweny is an author who just made my auto-buy list and what that means is that I just stalked him on Goodreads and pretty much added every single book on my To-Read Shelf and will one-clicking his boks once self imposed book ban is over! :D
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
I remember the good ol' days where I used to love, absolutely love buckling down with a good mystery or a crime thriller. The ones that get your head working overtime and the ones that give you shivers when all you can see when you close your eyes is every single gruesome detail in technicolor!
I had forgotten how much I absolutely enjoyed those times and Welcome Back Jack reminded me of it - every single moment I was reading it!
We are introduced to Jack Taggart, a top detective in New Rhodes, a married man, he enjoys his life - even if it does take it's toll. We meet at a Crime Scene - a crime scene that is brutal as it is innovative (I could give you details but I am definitely not, because it will spoil all the fun!).
When Jack gives it all to the serial killer case that he is working on, it slowly dawns on to him, that the killer himself is playing a game, a game that has it's roots in the past, Jack's past to be precise. For Jack's parents were murdered brutally and their killer caught and executed. So how is it the killer from now and killer from the connected?
Liam Sweeny does a brilliant job of explaining the typical procedural drama without overwhelming the reader and he does with an aplomb that sticks with you throughout the book and even after finishing it.
We have a fast paced crime mystery, and characters that are so in depth that it was hard to get out of them! This kind of crime thriller takes you by your throat and makes you give up every single thing in your mind, because let's face it, catching the killer is much more important than sleeping, or eating and maybe even showering (or is it just me?).
Liam Sweny is an author who just made my auto-buy list and what that means is that I just stalked him on Goodreads and pretty much added every single book on my To-Read Shelf and will one-clicking his boks once self imposed book ban is over! :D
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