Thin Blue

The Thin Blue Line Series, Book 1

De: Patricia Logan

Narrado por: Michael Pauley

Detective Pope Dades is a veteran police officer working in the Hollywood division, one of the busiest police precincts in the country. Dealing with drug dealers, hookers, and mentally ill suspects on a daily basis is his stock and trade. He once loved his job with the LAPD, but three years ago, he put his trust in the wrong man, and he’s been paying the price ever since. Refusing to work with a partner after the first one nearly killed him, Pope is jaded, still hurting, and hanging onto the career he once adored by a thread.

Homeland Security Investigator Felix Jbarra is a fresh-faced young agent with a bright future in the DHS ahead of him. Deeply closeted, Felix hides his sexual orientation from his huge Catholic family, which brings him terrible guilt and grief. One night in a backroom nightclub encounter, he connects with a man who inexplicably makes him want to confess everything. Assigned to help shut down an elusive child sex-trafficking ring, Felix instinctively knows he’ll need turn to the more experienced detective for help if he and his partner want to crack this case.

In the first audiobook of the brand new Thin Blue Line series, join Felix and Pope in this exciting adventure as their worlds collide on the mean streets and in between the sheets....

Thin Blue contains a sneak peek at Order & Anarchy (the second title in the Thin Blue Line series)

Please note: If you’ve read the Death and Destruction series, Lincoln Snow, McBride M. McCallahan, Jarrett Evans-Wolfe, and Thayne Evans-Wolfe also play ongoing roles in this new series. Never fear, Jarrett probably won’t be base jumping off any more buildings...probably.

©2018 Patricia Logan (P)2018 Patricia Logan

Finding a way to trust

This book is the start of a series of 3 books that take you on a ride of massive trust issues, accepting who you truly are, and finding acceptance with those you trust around you. Patricia Logan is a masterful storyteller that never disappoints and this story is performed by the great Michael Pauley, whom I could listen to every day.

It was a fun listen

It was a little rambling and slow at times, but I overall enjoyed the story. It doesn't take too much thinking, but still interesting.

What a rollercoaster of emotions!

Pope and Felix are characters that are strong, confident, professional with a twist of human vulnerability. Can't wait for the next book!

What a ride!

Corruption, betrayal, crooked cops, homophobia, trafficking and enough steam to melt your ears. This book has it all, and it was full speed from word one.

Pope Dades has got trust issues that run as deep as the Mariana Trench. And he has a lot of reasons for those trust issues. Putting his trust in the wrong person nearly got him killed three years back. Since then he's trusted no one but himself. Working alone, he's got no one watching his back, so when an arrest goes wrong his job hangs by the thinnest of threads.

Felix Jbarra works for Homeland Security and is hunting a human trafficker. He's deeply closeted and the only one who knows he's gay is his partner and friend. A very hot encounter at a bar connects him to Pope which signals the start of a web so tangled it not even the best of spiders can find their way out.

Pope and Felix work well together from the get go. Well after some initial head butting that is. Their relationship is kind of full speed ahead from their first meet. Don't get me wrong, there's no insta love - plenty of lust and steam though. Then there's trust, and it all just follows from there. I like that it's a work in progress, that by the end of the story there aren't any huge declarations or happily ever after. There is just a now, and a solid beginning, and I can't wait to see how it all develops in the future.

Michael Pauley did a great job narrating this book. He nailed the suspense, the action. He lived in the story while narrating and brought the listener into it as well. He made the character and the plot come alive. And boy was it an intense ride these past ten something hours. I love listening to Michael Pauley, it's always effortless and I never have to wonder who's speaking. He has a wide range of distinct voices and he's always able to maintain them throughout.

The plot was fantastic. And by that I don't mean the quality of it, just that all that was going on, was beyond credible or believable. It was a lot, intricate and over the top at times - I mean the good guys were truly few and far between, and the many, many ambushes and firefights. Still, just like putting on an action movie where things go boom and the heroes always miraculously survive time and again, you aren't looking for it to be credible, you are looking to be entertained. And Logan delivered that with this book. I was entertained throughout.

Thin Blue Line is a spin-off of sorts from the Death and Destruction series. I haven't read the original series, and didn't have any problems following along with this one. On the other hand, there were hints of past events, so while waiting for Order & Anarchy to be released I might just go back and listen to the Death and Destruction series.

Thin Blue was a really good start to a promising new series. it was fast paced, filled with action and it had me at the edge of my seat.

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

What a great find

I’d never heard of this author before but the story sounded interesting. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next one in the series.
I especially psyched that this author is so prolific and has a ton of other books in audiobook format.

Thin Blue

Omg this audio book was positivity amazing. I would highly recommend this audio book. Loved.

Narration was on point

Absolutely loved the story, narration was so perfect! M P out did himself! #2 now!

loved it!

Did the story keep me engaged: yes - this is one I didn't want to turn off.
Were there any parts I found annoying: no
Did I feel an emotional connection to the characters: yes
Would I listen to it again: absolutely

Great series start. Action packed with interesting characters and a great story.
Both MC's are complex and complicated and I like the way Felix's character, despite what he has seen in his careers, isn't jaded and that he has the conviction that Pope isn't broken, merely bent and is determined to help straighten him out.
Loved the drop-in of characters from other books.

Michael Pauley (aka Michael Dean) does a great job bringing the characters in Thin Blue Line to life, all the emotions are there, he slips seamlessly between english and spanish and maintains the voice consistency for the characters from the other books which is nice.

I'm diving straight into book 2!

Superior

The story and plot and sub plots all well done i loved this page turner . I'm now a follower and will read more from this talented author for sure!

Great start to a new series

I really enjoyed listening to this book. Michael Pauley did a great job as usual. It was awesome to "see" friends from the Death and Destruction Series make appearances throughout the story.

I enjoy Ms Logan's stories because most of the time, as in this case, the storyline outweighs the sexy times. Don't get me wrong: there are some great sexy times. But the plot does not revolve around constant sex.

The one thing I didn't find completely comfortable was the speed at which the "feelings" developed between the MCs. We have one relatively easy going, but in the closet MC, and a very damaged (both emotionally and physically) MC, who appear to develop fairly strong feelings in a very short span of time. I'm not entirely sure that the timeline for this book is more than a week or so. That being said, I did not find that this diminished value from the plot in any way. This is just my personal hang-up.

I also found it interesting that the work situation ended up the way it did; mainly because it seemed obvious (IMO) that the boss was aware of the relationship.

All in all, I thought this was a very entertaining listen. The storyline kept me entertained, the characters were easy to get to know, and the plot twists were interesting, if not somewhat predictable.

I definitely think this is worth a listen. I have not read the book, but the audiobook was well worth the credit.

Happy listening!