Laurel Dewey's Detective Jane Perry is quickly becoming one of the most distinctive, dynamic, and unforgettable characters in suspense fiction today. She's rock hard, but capable of extraordinary tenderness. She's a brilliant cop, but she's capable of making life-altering mistakes. She's uncannily talented, and she's heartbreakingly human. In this novelette, Jane is called in to investigate the gruesome murder of a woman who profited greatly from the misfortunes of others. The case leaves Jane with little question about motive ... and with a seemingly endless number of suspects. Suspense
Promissory Payback
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By F. Blackshaw
Format:Kindle Edition
Laurel Dewey is fast becoming my favourite author. Her Jane Perry series has blown me away with her ability to paint a vivid picture in my imagination of a character and the angst she is going through.
Promissory Payback is a novelette, something I generally don't go for as it's too hard to get a flavour of the character. This story though had me engaged from the outset.
Detective Jane Perry solves a mystery in a short time but without the story suffering from lack of detail. The story is a refreshing change from the standard crime writing that is mainly churned out these days. I would say that anyone enjoying Jeffrey Deaver, Steig Larrson etc would enjoy reading this story.
I would say that to enjoy and appreciate this book fully the first story, Protector, should be read first. That will then set the scene for Jane and the reasons she's as screwed up as she is. It is a stand alone book, however, and can be enjoyed in isolation.
Promissory Payback is a novelette, something I generally don't go for as it's too hard to get a flavour of the character. This story though had me engaged from the outset.
Detective Jane Perry solves a mystery in a short time but without the story suffering from lack of detail. The story is a refreshing change from the standard crime writing that is mainly churned out these days. I would say that anyone enjoying Jeffrey Deaver, Steig Larrson etc would enjoy reading this story.
I would say that to enjoy and appreciate this book fully the first story, Protector, should be read first. That will then set the scene for Jane and the reasons she's as screwed up as she is. It is a stand alone book, however, and can be enjoyed in isolation.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Jane Perry is the no nonsense detective star of Promissory Payback. She takes her sidearm with her to yoga (or did until the yoga teacher objected, the she quit the class). She takes nothing at face value and takes BS from no one.
Ms Dewey had me liking Jane Perry from the outset, she's sharp but troubled and cuts straight to the heart of solving the case; she also drives a Mustang (one of the best cars in the world, in my opinion!
Her other characters are well drawn too, being believable both in terms of personality but also motivation, and with enough detail to make them seem real in the context of a novella, something that is not always easy to achieve.
The crime is all too believable, with the crime scene one that I found being disturbingly realistic and an essential part of the telling of the tale. As Perry investigates and the evidence mounts the reality behind the crime is revealed. There are both cerebral clues which Dewey's writing ensures the readers understands as well as the obvious more physical evidence there for the reader to see.
I admit I had it worked out in my head before the final pages, which is always a little bit of a shame, sometimes a final twist or the "I didn't see that coming" moment are nice, but in this case they didn't detract from the telling of the story at all.
This story is a novella and works well in that format, the killing has shades of Christie and could easily have come from the pages of her mysteries as from the pen of Laurel Dewey, the crime, motivation of the criminals, and deed itself are all very believable and there is also a palpable sympathy towards the perpetrators at the end.
Ms Dewey had me liking Jane Perry from the outset, she's sharp but troubled and cuts straight to the heart of solving the case; she also drives a Mustang (one of the best cars in the world, in my opinion!
Her other characters are well drawn too, being believable both in terms of personality but also motivation, and with enough detail to make them seem real in the context of a novella, something that is not always easy to achieve.
The crime is all too believable, with the crime scene one that I found being disturbingly realistic and an essential part of the telling of the tale. As Perry investigates and the evidence mounts the reality behind the crime is revealed. There are both cerebral clues which Dewey's writing ensures the readers understands as well as the obvious more physical evidence there for the reader to see.
I admit I had it worked out in my head before the final pages, which is always a little bit of a shame, sometimes a final twist or the "I didn't see that coming" moment are nice, but in this case they didn't detract from the telling of the story at all.
This story is a novella and works well in that format, the killing has shades of Christie and could easily have come from the pages of her mysteries as from the pen of Laurel Dewey, the crime, motivation of the criminals, and deed itself are all very believable and there is also a palpable sympathy towards the perpetrators at the end.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mark29uk
Format:Kindle Edition
I'm starting to like Jane Perry a lot. She speaks her mind and has a dirty mouth, something I expect from a detective with a passion for what she does. I'm quite new to this author but I'm getting to like her quickly.
So the story starts off painting a picture of a gruesome crime scene (pretty much as expected really, it is a crime thriller after all) with a victim all bound and gagged. You start to learn quickly that the victim may have made some enemies along the way, even so, you still think there could be a twist. As Jane digs deeper you get the feeling that there is more to the story than it seems, and you're not disappointed. With a great twist at the end I was left feeling I wanted more, I realise it was just a novelette, but I still wanted to carry on the story. That's when I know I've found a good book.. Almost like the movie you don't want to finish. I'm looking forward greatly to the next instalment of Jane Perry. Thank you Laurel
So the story starts off painting a picture of a gruesome crime scene (pretty much as expected really, it is a crime thriller after all) with a victim all bound and gagged. You start to learn quickly that the victim may have made some enemies along the way, even so, you still think there could be a twist. As Jane digs deeper you get the feeling that there is more to the story than it seems, and you're not disappointed. With a great twist at the end I was left feeling I wanted more, I realise it was just a novelette, but I still wanted to carry on the story. That's when I know I've found a good book.. Almost like the movie you don't want to finish. I'm looking forward greatly to the next instalment of Jane Perry. Thank you Laurel
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