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  • Murder Board

  • Boston Crime Thriller, Book 1
  • By: Brian Shea
  • Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
  • Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (241 ratings)

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Murder Board

By: Brian Shea
Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
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Publisher's summary

On the tough streets of Boston, justice requires a detective who isn’t afraid to break the rules. Imagine The Departed meets Harry Bosch.

The crime sent shock waves through the entire city. But for Boston homicide detective Michael Kelly, the case hits particularly close to home. Kelly was born and raised only a few blocks from where the girl’s body was found. He still has friends living in the old neighborhood.

Some are cops. Others run the Irish mob. And when Kelly’s investigation uncovers a shocking conspiracy, he realizes that he’ll need to use all of his unique connections to solve the case.

Because, Kelly is determined to bring the killer to justice. Whatever the cost.

The first novel in the most suspenseful crime series to hit bookstores in years. Written by a former detective, Murder Board is perfect for fans of Michael Connolly’s Harry Bosch, David Baldacci’s John Puller, and James Patterson’s Alex Cross.

Praise for the book:

"A superbly written and suspenseful thriller." (T.R. Ragan, NYT best-selling author)

“With his background as a cop, Brian Shea adds a dose of realism to his writing few authors can match...” (Jeff Carson, author of the best-selling David Wolf series)

"Brian Shea is the real deal. A veteran detective turned thriller author. It truly doesn’t get any better..." (Steve Konkoly, USA Today best-selling author of the Ryan Decker series)

©2019 Brian Shea (P)2020 Severn River Publishing
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Good story but ends abruptly

I really enjoyed the book however it ends very abruptly. I thought that I had accidentally skipped to the end of the book. Then I thought that maybe the entire book didn't download. There were no technical issues though, apparently it was just the end. I will download the next book to see how the story ends lol.

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Too Much Family Time

The procedural story is very realistic and exciting but the first novel spends too much time on detective daughter interaction. If I am looking for that I turn on the Lifetime channel. The novel needs more police work and less child rearing angst. It is a good first pass however and I will probably try the next one in the series. Harry Bosch remains the standard on how to portray the private life of a detective, in small unobtrusive bits.

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good read, bad attempt at dialects

The story overall was a good story. The reader tries really hard to speak with a Boston accent. It was a bad accent and he would remember at times and forget at other times.

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An outstanding edge-of-your-seat read

Murder Board (Boston Crime Thriller #1), my first read from author Brian Christopher Shea. I was given a copy of The Penitent One (Boston Crime Thriller #3) to read & review & wanted to read the first two books in the series first. A little dark & gritty but well-written with characters & plot you can buy into. Winner! Now I'll get to read more by him in the future and look forward to Bleeding Blue (Boston Crime Thriller #2). (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

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Great book, terrible reader...

If you are going to give characters accents, you must do it in a way that differentiates them. very confusing... he was all over the place, fast, slow. and the ending was unfinished, lots of loose ends. will try the next one, to see if I can get the ending

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Keep listening

It was a little slow to start, but stick with it and give it a chance.

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Breathtaking

Narrator was Awesome Action packed Great story Bone chilling I highly recommend it Awesome

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Story stops abruptly

This is the first murder mystery book that stops abruptly. Prior, there was NO hint it continues when you buy another book. It’s one thing to boldly say Part 1, another to leave the reader waiting for a conclusion and it not be there.

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Not quite Bosch

Not. Quite Bosch but has great potential. Will see in the next book. Snow does a nice job interpreting the ups and downs of the story. Jeff Lantz

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Great Suspension

Loved it Suspenseful. Page Turner. Will follow the series. Liked character Michael Kelly. Good character development.

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