Bloodline

Jack McMorrow Mystery

By: Gerry Boyle

Narrated by: Michael A. Smith

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Hoping for a fresh start and a clean slate, McMorrow has a new home in the cheerful-sounding town of Prosperity, Maine. But nothing ever goes easy for Jack, so when a freelance gig leads him to a teen mother and some high school hooligans, it's not child's play. A girl is murdered and Jack's investigation places him squarely in the killer's sights.

©1995 Gerry Boyle (P)2018 Anaba Publishing

Great story & overall presentation!

I'm ready to jump right into the next book! These stories are addictive and a great listen!

LOVED it

Great story! Truly fantastic performance. The ending was a surprise for me. The best work

Good story

A great story with less than stellar narration.

Putting that aside (as best I can), I really like the characters in these books. They seem real and are interesting. I’m curious how Jack and Roxanne develop in subsequent books. The neighbors in “Prosperity” are people I could run into on any given day. I have to remind myself that this was written before the proliferation of cell phones. And, in fact, given so many dead zones in Maine, one may not work now in Prosperity.

The plot was serious. Sadly, children having babies is a very real problem. And the cycle does tend to repeat.

I’m sorry to nitpick, Gerry Boyle, but the state House dome is copper not golden. :-)

I’m not a fan of the narrator. Too staccato and his women’s voices are weird.

I received this book from the author - thank you - and I promised a fair review.

Great Mystery

This was a great mystery! The narrator brought the characters to life and kept me listening until the end. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher and/or author and/or narrator in exchange for an honest review.

Holy Batman

Who knew that just writing an article on teenage pregnancy could become a murder mystery especially in the rural town of "Prosperity" Maine, which has little prosperity. This is my first Jack McMorrow Mystery and will read Book 1, which might help me with understanding the characters more, however, I did enjoy the book and the book does make you think of teenage pregnancy, as well as does the mother allow the cycle to continue or does she think of more than just herself and think of what might be best for the child and giving the child opportunities that she knows that she never could in "Prosperity" Maine.

The narrator did a good job, however, there were portions of the book where it was stop, go, stop and go and the reading was not a fluid, natural path...almost like this first the first time reading the book, but all in all was pretty good.


This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom

Love Jack McMorrow

I started with the later books in this series so the Jack McMorrow that I was introduced to is just coming into himself with this listen. That was nice to see. No spoilers though.

This mystery was a bit of a heart breaker. A young girl gets pregnant and, trusting the adults in her world, gives the kid up for adoption. Her mind gets changed (by Jack?) and then stuff happens.

Jack's quest to figure out the stuff was bittersweet.

The narrator is incredibly well-suited for this material. He brings the real and the weird to Jack (Jack is a bit of a jokester) and that kept me engaged with the listen.

I don't know which book this is in the series but I know how good things will be!

Jacks dry humor

I like the character Jack and his dry humor. He can never stay out of trouble either

Jack McMorrow is Very Entertaining!

This was so entertaining, very much due to the character of Jack McMorrow. Very likable with his dry humor, the book had me smiling unexpectedly quite often.

It also contains a complex, twisting mystery. While researching a freelance article, one of his interviewees is murdered. That takes his investigation from a lifestyle story to a homicide investigation. He isn’t law enforcement, but he is most definitely involved.

Great characters, fast paced, and an intriguing plot. It’s a good one!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review. You can find my full review at Mystery Suspense Reviews.

A Hero to Admire; An Enthralling Mystery

In Bloodline, the second Jack McMorrow story, our hero continues to evolve—yet remain true to the character we met in the first novel. McMorrow is blessed with (well--- author-endowed with) curiosity, intelligence, honor, loyalty, bravery... and a wonderful sense of humor. I'd follow him anywhere--- and will continue to do so through the series.
The mystery in which he finds himself—how was the adoption arranged? who has raised the stakes to murder?—unfolds organically, compellingly, all set in a true-to-life rural Maine community. There is sadness and desolation--- but McMorrow imbues the landscape with hope.
I highly recommend this novel!
(Great reader, too! The Maine accents are well done and sound authentic. And having grown up listening to “Down-Eastahs" talk, I find many put-on accents grate--- these are a joy to the ear!)

Good Plot

Jack wants the quiet life in rural Maine, he needs money and taking a job, that leads into murder. Good characters and narration
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion