Dirty Deeds

Cole McGinnis, Book 4

De: Rhys Ford

Narrado por: Greg Tremblay

Sheila Pinelli needed to be taken out.

Former cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis never considered committing murder. But six months ago, when Jae-Min's blood filled his hands and death came knocking at his lover's door, killing Sheila Pinelli became a definite possibility.

While Sheila lurks in some hidden corner of Los Angeles, Jae and Cole share a bed, a home, and most of all, happiness. They'd survived Jae's traditional Korean family disowning him and plan on building a new life - preferably one without the threat of Sheila's return hanging over them.

Thanks to the Santa Monica police mistakenly releasing Sheila following a loitering arrest, Cole finally gets a lead on Sheila's whereabouts. That is, until the trail goes crazy, and he's thrown into a tangle of drugs, exotic women, and more death. Regardless of the case going sideways, Cole is determined to find the woman he once loved as a sister and get her out of their lives once and for all.

©2014 Rhys Ford (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

Seriously tangled

Maybe It was just me but this one seemed to move a little slower when it came to advancing the plot. There seemed to be more of Cole's musings than in previous books. I enjoyed it but found it more over the top emotionally than previous books... and that's really saying something.

Epic narration!

Cole McGinnis is on a mission! He needs to find Sheila Pinelli asap. If he's going to kill her or make sure she's locked up for all eternity is still undecided, but one thing's for sure, she won't be free to roam around for long. Not after shooting Jae. No stone is left unturned in his hunt.

This is probably my least favourite book in the series, the hunt for Sheila got to be a bit much at times, it overshadowed the rest of the book. In a way it's fitting as Cole is obsessed with finding her, to the point where he ignores everything and everyone else. That being said, I'm still on Jae side and want Cole to just let it go, just a little bit.

There are things that I love about this book. I love how Cole and Ichi are growing closer, how they behave more like brothers as they learn more about each other and spend more time together. Also Cole and Jae do grow closer, with each book their relationships gets more and more solid, it strengthens, and I'm so happy to be along for the ride.

Greg Tremblay is amazing; his narration of this book was amazing, flawless really. There's not a single character that don't have their own voice, have their personality shine through his words. He never misses a single line, let alone a single word. Tremblay delivers, and he delivers every single time. If there is a magical voice out there, he sure has it.

While this might be my least favourite book in the series, I still loved listening to it and I know that I will listen to it again. However, now I'm going to dive headfirst into Bobby and Ichi's story, because that will be a fun ride!

A copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review for Love Bytes.

Excellent 4th installment in the series!

Already pre-ordered Down and Dirty. Great series. Love Cole's hilarious inner musings. Excellent narrator brings the book to life!

Even more touching than the first 3

It's rare when books in a series get better and better after the author's initial foray into the characters, but not so for this series. This 4th (and so far, last) installment delves deeper into Cole's reaction to the fatal shooting of his former lover as well as his need for and commitment to Jae-min. The narrator brings so much to the story, I can't imagine what I would think of the books, how Cole would sound in my head, if I had read them instead of listened to them. I sure hope there are plans for more of this sexy series!

This series only improves as it continues

In this book, Cole and Jae are much more comfortable as a couple. Jae is recovered from his wound and Cole is determined to hunt down Sheila.

We learn a lot more about the back story of Rick, Ben and Sheila and finally begin to see what might have been happening to cause the total break down that ended with Ben’s shooting Rick and himself.

Cole and Jae’s relationship gets deeper and more solidified. This is a far more sentimental book than the previous in the series. Cole spends a lot of time adoring Jae and it is so very sweet.

Ichi’s character gets more fleshed out and we get tantalized at the end by the prospect of him being a more central character in the future.

The “mystery” is pretty straight forward, but we gain a lot of back story about Ben and Sheila and Rick, so that was great.


Audio:

Greg Tremblay narrates this entire series so he knows these characters well and, having spoken to him on Facebook, I know he’s more than a little invested in their stories as well. His voice ripples with emotion as he narrates the heated emotional scenes and his flat, self-deprecating version of Cole’s standard speaking voice is spot on. He manages the difficult task of differentiating Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese accents interspersed with Cole’s flat American accent.

This is definitely a narration of “acting” out the story and, as I have said before, it takes Rhys’ sensuous writing and turns it to an almost voyeuristic experience. Someone said “It’s like listening to a movie soundtrack of the book” and I completely agree.

He does another amazing job, clearly comfortable and his element with this very poetic and passionate story.

I highly recommend this story and this narration.

I give it 6 of 5 stars – amazing!