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A review by hectaizani
The Chemistry of Death by Rebecca Cantrell
4.0
I received a review copy of this book free on my request from Audiobookboom. This in no way changed the content of this review.
This is the third book in the Joe Tesla series and I'm only sad that so far there's only one more to go. I love Joe Tesla, he's perfectly imperfect as the hero, and his service dog Edison is always a bright spot. In The Chemistry of Death, Joe is pitted against a serial killer who is using the subway tunnels underneath Manhattan, those same tunnels that Joe and Edison call home. I dearly love serial killer thrillers so this mash-up of favorite characters and favorite plot device was perfect.
The author really shines with her character development. We learn more about girlfriend Celeste's slowly dying from ALS, Celeste's brother playboy Leandro, and Vivian the bodyguard gets the spotlight in several chapters. There was a new character, Parker, who I really liked even though he was only in briefly, I hope he gets some more play later in the series. The story tied up almost all of the loose ends from the previous two books. We find out who is behind Joe's agoraphobia and why.
The X-Men reference made me laugh out loud. I really like the narrator so after I finish up the Joe Tesla series I'm going to see if he's read any other books I might like.
This is the third book in the Joe Tesla series and I'm only sad that so far there's only one more to go. I love Joe Tesla, he's perfectly imperfect as the hero, and his service dog Edison is always a bright spot. In The Chemistry of Death, Joe is pitted against a serial killer who is using the subway tunnels underneath Manhattan, those same tunnels that Joe and Edison call home. I dearly love serial killer thrillers so this mash-up of favorite characters and favorite plot device was perfect.
The author really shines with her character development. We learn more about girlfriend Celeste's slowly dying from ALS, Celeste's brother playboy Leandro, and Vivian the bodyguard gets the spotlight in several chapters. There was a new character, Parker, who I really liked even though he was only in briefly, I hope he gets some more play later in the series. The story tied up almost all of the loose ends from the previous two books. We find out who is behind Joe's agoraphobia and why.
The X-Men reference made me laugh out loud. I really like the narrator so after I finish up the Joe Tesla series I'm going to see if he's read any other books I might like.