Fireball

McRyan Mystery Series, Book 8

De: Roger Stelljes

Narrado por: Johnny Peppers

He slowly eased back on the throttle and brought the boat to a stop on the desolate river. They zipped the large canvas bag shut and then hoisted the body over the side of the boat and watched as it slipped beneath the dark surface. Looking to the west, they could see fiery storm clouds were brewing - an eery sign of the fire storm of brutal killings and ruthless revenge to come.

Detective Mac McRyan returns home to Minnesota to find the dead body of a retired police detective in the scraggly trees along the rough shores of an island in the Mississippi River. His nearly unrecognizable body was beaten and tortured. As the detectives dig deeper and pull back the layers on the murder they get far more than they bargained for. Their investigation unleashes a mysterious, ruthless, and fearless opponent who will stop at nothing and will kill anyone.

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Roger Stelljes has crafted another addictive pulse-pounding thriller filled with his trademark twists and turns.

©2017 Roger Stelljes (P)2018 Roger Stelljes

One of the best ones in the series

I have read, (heard) all the books so far. This one kept my interest. It was suspenseful, intriguing, and at times, emotional. It was done well.

Mac McRyan at his best

Really like this series, well written and Johnny Peppers is one of the best narrators ever. Highly recommend.

Great story

An excellent Novel that kept you on the edge of your seat. Have read all of this series - except the last one. Can’t wait.

Last of this stale series?

FIREBALL, Book 8 in the McRyan Mystery Series, is a sound modern detective novel although it needs to be edited for excessive wordiness. I hope it is the last book in the series because author Roger Stelljes seems to be running out of creative ideas. Stelljes has since released Silenced Girls which is the first novel in his FBI Agent Hunter series. Tori Hunter is a far more compelling character than Mac McRyan.

Solid, but not spectacular

Book 7 of the Mac McRyan mystery/thriller series is another entertaining, well-written story. Another good, addictive, high octane suspenseful crime novel which is a part of a series. Start at the beginning to get a full appreciation of the protagonist in this series.

The plot was solid, but not spectacular. There were a couple of big moments in the book that had you saying wow. I liked this book a lot, and I would recommend it to all thriller fans. That being said I don’t think this one is on the same level of the last couple books in the series. The plot dragged a bit in spots, and didn’t seem to keep me glued to the pages as much as the last couple books did.

My biggest complaint is the author needs to dial it back a bit and cut the fluff. Good action and great characters but I don't need to know all their shoe sizes, hair styles and family history going back to third cousin fourth removed (or so it seems.) Also a lot of unnecessary repetition. This tale could have been told in about a hundred fewer pages.

I love reading books in this series and Fireball did not disappoint. I was unable to put this book down until I read the last page.