
The Big Fear
Hollow City, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Peter Berkrot
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By:
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Andrew Case
It's August in New York, and the steaming garbage littering the streets isn't the only thing that stinks.
Civilian investigator Leonard Mitchell can keep his job as the new head of the Department to Investigate Misconduct and Corruption only by successfully prosecuting veteran cop Ralph Mulino.
Mulino shot an armed man on a dark night; he didn't know the man was a fellow cop. Now, to keep his badge and his freedom, he has to make his case to the investigator. But the gun Mulino saw in his victim's hand has disappeared.
As Mitchell digs deeper into Mulino's claim, it becomes clear that the "misconduct and corruption" infecting New York City go far beyond the actions of one allegedly dirty cop. Murder and sabotage force Mulino and Mitchell into an uneasy partnership to uncover the truth and protect the city they are both sworn to serve.
Assuming, of course, they can stay alive...
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Very peculiar narration
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Police Thriller in NYC
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Andrew Case brings two things to the table that make The Big Fear a different kind of crime thriller. He is an attorney himself who spent a decade as a civilian investigator into police corruption working for New York's CCRB (Civilian Complaint Review Board). And though he is a first time novelist, he has written a half dozen produced plays.
So 1) he really knows what he's talking about, which naturally enhances the credibility of his work, and 2) he knows how to write about it -- and in a manner that is not necessarily consistent with mainstream crime fiction. The fiction format gives him more room to get into description and explanation of his setting and the internal monologue of his characters. My only qualm is that the reveals come too early and are not well masked.
I got this book as part of the Amazon Prime Kindle First program, where you get to choose one free newly published E-book a month, with the option to buy a deeply discounted Audible companion. This one makes me 2-for-2 in choosing well. So I'm going to go back to this well again, an excellent way to introduce myself to new authors.
Case on the Case
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The Big Fear
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Pathetic! Boring!!
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First chapter okay; heavy Jersey accent seemed fake
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way too much unnecessary info. get to the point. w
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I bought the Kindle version initially. That was a drag so I bought the audible version so I could somehow complete the book. It too was a drag, but at least I had to only listen to it. The narrator was good. His voices and tone matched the mood of the book. Doesn't make the book any better, but at least thanks to the narrator I managed to finish it.I didn't care what happened to the characters or why stuff was happening to them. Just wanted to get the book done with!
What could Andrew Case have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Less detailsBoring. Way too many details. Was a drag.
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