Genre: Thriller/Crime
Description:
“Captain Lou Rush of the New Orleans police department is the leader
of the Tribunal, a band of ten cops dedicated to eliminating the criminals that
fall through the cracks of the justice system. Their success has made them
powerful, and untouchable in the Crescent City, but that is about to change.
After two decades, the time has come for Lou Rush’s son Nick to join
the Tribunal as aging members are due to retire. However, a fellow officer is
killed by the Tribunal, and Nick discovers that his father may have also
murdered an innocent man.
For years, Nick’s fiancé Cali Maddox quietly blends into the
background. With an agenda of her own, her secrets will force father and son to
decide where their true loyalties lie - with the Tribunal or with the love of
Nick’s life, because one of them will not survive the aftermath.”
Author:
“New Orleans and all its dark weirdness laid the foundation for every
story E.J. has written since high school up to present day. He was born and
raised in the Crescent City, but now lives in Chicago.”
Appraisal:
Wow. This was quite a story. Few stories keep me as on edge, unsure of
what was going to happen next, pulling for the good guys (but at times not positive
who the good guys really are), as this one did. Just when I’d think I had a
handle on things, not where the story was going to go, but at least who was
good and who wasn’t, or what was fact and what wasn’t, something would happen
to show me I was wrong. Or maybe not, as what I was sure of changed, then
changed back (but with more details and a more nuanced opinion). It was a great
story, an edge-of-your-seat thriller, with a unique set of characters and a new
take on an old premise. (A group of vigilantes taking out the bad guys has been
around since the old west, or at least the westerns that pretend to be from
then, right?)
So why am I raving about the great story and giving it a mediocre
ranking? One of the knocks against self-publishing is that too often indie
authors don’t polish their prose to acceptable levels, letting way too many
grammar issues, typos, and other such things that should be eradicated prior to
publication get through to the book that goes on sale. My experience has been
that for the most part, this complaint is overstated. But when I do read a book
that has issues with inadequate proofing, if I don’t discard it up front, if the
number of issues I flagged while reading it go over a certain number, I’ll
mention it and knock off stars to reflect the inadequate proofing. This book
exceeded my limit. In fact, it has double the number of errors it takes for me
to consider a book over the line. These are all minor (missing words, extra
words, wrong words, etc) but all things that make me stumble over the sentences
as I’m reading, throwing me out of the story. It’s sad when such a fantastic
story is sullied by proofreading as atrocious as this.
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Lots of proofing issues. Missing or extra words, wrong words, and
assorted other issues. Way beyond what is acceptable.
Rating: ***
Three Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 75-80,000 words
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