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jdkauthor's review
5.0
Originally posted over at my personal blog site, Night Terror Novels
“He drew on the Newport, tapped ashes to the floor, sank in the chair like he had till Tuesday. My head and shoulder ached. Incipient hangover collided with adrenaline to roil my gut. Short of deus ex machina, I was as helpless as Carson Wells in the hotel room with Anton Chigurh.”
– John Ritter, Fatal Conceit
“He drew on the Newport, tapped ashes to the floor, sank in the chair like he had till Tuesday. My head and shoulder ached. Incipient hangover collided with adrenaline to roil my gut. Short of deus ex machina, I was as helpless as Carson Wells in the hotel room with Anton Chigurh.”
– John Ritter, Fatal Conceit
bookreststop's review
4.0
Have you ever wanted to be in the mind of a private investigator? That’s exactly what this book delivered. The language is a little jarring at first, but you start to get used to the slang that is used after about 50 pages.
This takes place mostly in the Bay Area of California so I knew a lot of the places mentioned which made it feel so real. I ended up really rooting for Beaupre and wanting him to solve this wild goose chase of a case. His is hired to find a murderer but it expands into a much larger hunt.
There’s a side plot with a girl named Stardust which ended up being truly wholesome. I would love a novella on her life and experiences.
The ending wrapped up nicely and was incredibly satisfying. The pacing was great filled with constant action. The conversations between characters was captivating. Meredith is a fantastic character who really grounds Beaupre and keeps him human.
The guilt, depression, and anxiety the main character had to deal with all while solving a case was so interesting. Stories don’t always humanize investigators so it was great insight into what they go through and mentally endure.
This is not my typical genre, but I ended up loving the story and the characters.
This takes place mostly in the Bay Area of California so I knew a lot of the places mentioned which made it feel so real. I ended up really rooting for Beaupre and wanting him to solve this wild goose chase of a case. His is hired to find a murderer but it expands into a much larger hunt.
There’s a side plot with a girl named Stardust which ended up being truly wholesome. I would love a novella on her life and experiences.
The ending wrapped up nicely and was incredibly satisfying. The pacing was great filled with constant action. The conversations between characters was captivating. Meredith is a fantastic character who really grounds Beaupre and keeps him human.
The guilt, depression, and anxiety the main character had to deal with all while solving a case was so interesting. Stories don’t always humanize investigators so it was great insight into what they go through and mentally endure.
This is not my typical genre, but I ended up loving the story and the characters.
popthebutterfly's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Fatal Conceit
Author: John Ritter
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, PI thriller
Publication Date: February 12, 2021
Genre: Thriller
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, DNFed
Publisher: TouchPoint Press
Pages: 310
Synopsis: A new PI joins an eminent list, bursting with humor, pugnacity, and a leaky moral code, bent on one-upping San Francisco’s finest while wooing a prosecutor-turned-lover. A talented investigator, Beaupre muddles through his own hubris and missteps, leaving a trail of bodies and recrimination. Booted from the police force—for knocking a skinhead comatose and allegedly battering a girlfriend—he radiates confidence spiked with arrogance. Hired to find the killer in a moldy double murder, he sniffs out a drug trail, misreads a string of homicides, and not until he and a computer hacker sidekick track down a fugitive in Asia does the scope of a vast criminal conspiracy reveal itself.
Review: I had to DNF this book at around 32%. The book is good, but around that point the writing started to get stale for me and the book was too predictable up to that point. The book is also well paced and has decent character development, but it was just too predictable for me and I didn’t really feel any interest to read the book after that point.
Verdict: It’s good, just not for me.
Book: Fatal Conceit
Author: John Ritter
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, PI thriller
Publication Date: February 12, 2021
Genre: Thriller
Recommended Age: can’t recommend, DNFed
Publisher: TouchPoint Press
Pages: 310
Synopsis: A new PI joins an eminent list, bursting with humor, pugnacity, and a leaky moral code, bent on one-upping San Francisco’s finest while wooing a prosecutor-turned-lover. A talented investigator, Beaupre muddles through his own hubris and missteps, leaving a trail of bodies and recrimination. Booted from the police force—for knocking a skinhead comatose and allegedly battering a girlfriend—he radiates confidence spiked with arrogance. Hired to find the killer in a moldy double murder, he sniffs out a drug trail, misreads a string of homicides, and not until he and a computer hacker sidekick track down a fugitive in Asia does the scope of a vast criminal conspiracy reveal itself.
Review: I had to DNF this book at around 32%. The book is good, but around that point the writing started to get stale for me and the book was too predictable up to that point. The book is also well paced and has decent character development, but it was just too predictable for me and I didn’t really feel any interest to read the book after that point.
Verdict: It’s good, just not for me.
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