Black Velvet

The Erin O'Reilly Mysteries, Book 1

By: Steven Henry

Narrated by: Kristi Alsip

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

USA Today best-selling first book in the Erin O'Reilly Mysteries series.

Erin learned a lot from her partner: stay alert, follow your nose, and once you've got your teeth in them, never let go.

It’s tough working nights with the NYPD. The crime rate is high, the hours are terrible, and forget about a personal life. So, when Officer O’Reilly and her K-9 Rolf switch over to the day shift, things look up. She’s even able to find time for a new boyfriend.

But when the theft of a priceless painting from the Queens Museum leaves a fellow police officer dead, Erin and her four-legged partner find themselves dealing with dangerous criminals, sleazy art dealers, and obstructive detectives in a race to capture the killers...and just maybe bring closure to a 75-year-old crime.

©2017 Steven Henry (P)2019 Clickworks Press

K9 on patrol

loved the book has mild language the3yr could have but left out but good over all, can't wait for the next book

Fun and Intriguing from beginning to end

I’ve read this book on kindle before, but as I don’t have much time to read now a days I decided to try the audio books so that I could catch up on the series.

Erin O Reilly is a compelling protagonist and the narrator of the audio book voices her way better than the voice in my brain. She truly brings Erin to life.

I’m a crime and mystery buff so I tend to guess the ends of the story before a lot of folks, but Steven Henry does a great job of setting out a landscape and the facts of a story in a way that keeps you guessing. You actually get to unravel the mystery as Erin does which is a rare thing now a days.

Action, dogs, some history mixed in, Black Velvet is a great introduction to a fantastic Mystery series. Definitely worth a read.

Not a "dog" story

The narrator was good. The story was OK. I don't know if I will purchase Book 2....maybe. I thought there would be more about the dog helping solve the crime.

Book 1 hooks you and is difficult to put down.

The trials and tribulations of being a LEO. The K-9 is not given human thinking and actions. Pretty much spot on.
politics of the PD ring a true tone also.
Kristi Alsip is darn good with all the dialects and voices.
So far I have purchased the first three Audible and Kindle releases in this series.
Money well spent.

Well written

Enjoyed, hard to put down, and was just the right lenght. Fast pace without alot of fill. Good characters specialy Rolf.

I Found a new Author, Wahoo

Loved this book and will most certainly be reading the whole series. Narrator was awesome too.

Great Characters, Fascinating plot

I loved the spunky, impetuous character of Erin O'Reilly. The writer immerses you in the NYPD. It just feels so genuine and honest. That's not easy to accomplish. Now that I've found her, I'll read the entire series!

Wow, another fantastic canine police detective story

This is my first read from this author and I just love their style. Great story kept me interested and tuned in. Very much like some of the other top authors that I read and the subject matter of police officers, detectors, and their canine partners

Excellent start to a new series

Steven Henry has written an excellent story that could be the start of a new series. I look forward to more from this author and narrator.

Great mystery, strong female lead and a dog..

...3 of my favorite things in a good book! Steven Henry's Black Velvet is an delightful police mystery set in Queens, New York. The story centers on Erin O'Reilly a smart K-9 beat cop and her partner Rolf a police dog who is as brave and as loyal as only a dog can be. Henry's characters are totally believeable and soon the reader is drawn into the world of museums, art theft and a multitude of possible suspects. The author keeps you riveted to the story, trying hard to guess the villian right up to the final shoot out. Kristi Alsip reads the story, perfectly voicing the many characters and the multitude of accents you would expect from a multi- national art world. I can hardly wait to start book 2!