Father and Son John Ray / LS9 crime thrillers Book 2 eBook John Barlow
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Someone wants you dead. You don’t know who. Or why.
John Ray is called to the scene of a violent murder. The victim is an old associate of his father, local crime boss Tony Ray. There’s no obvious motive for the crime, but everybody agrees on one thing don’t tell the police.
John, the charismatic, Cambridge-educated white sheep of the Ray family, has always refused to be part of his father’s business. But he’s also a bit of a maverick, with a foot in both worlds, and he’s not quite as white as he would like exactly the kind of person you’d want to investigate an underworld murder.
The fast-paced search for the killer takes John Ray back to events twenty years ago, and to another, even more heinous crime. It’s a gripping ride, but also a painful one for John personally, and he doesn't really know what he’s looking for. Until it’s too late.
Plus, he's not the only one looking...
FATHER AND SON is the second crime thriller in the John Ray / LS9 series.
It can be read as a stand-alone novel.
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NOTE ON THE TEXT Chapter 17 of this novel includes a letter written by a child. The letter contains various grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. The are used deliberately by the author.
Father and Son John Ray / LS9 crime thrillers Book 2 eBook John Barlow
Crime novels, of the mafia style, typically are not something I choose to read. But I’m glad I picked this one up. This is the second book in the John Ray series and I haven’t read the first. However, I had no difficulty following the events or characters as they story played out.John Ray, the only remaining son in the Tony Ray family, spent most of his life trying to escape the ‘family’. But escape seems to be impossible when an old friend, Roberto, is murdered. Lanny Bride, his father’s protégé, has called him in to find the murderer and keep the police at bay. John has too many fond memories of Roberto from his childhood and cannot refuse the request. He realizes he will need help and calls on his ex-girlfriend, Den, to help him out. Den works as a Detective Sergeant for the Manchester CID and being close to John has placed her in precarious situations in the past. He also has to contend with Jeanette, the investigative reporter, he has been seeing for the past couple of weeks as she prepares to write his father’s biography.
As John investigates he finds his father may not have been the man he thought. For John this is almost unacceptable. He knew of the shady business deals, the counterfeiting, and such but connections to the Leeds bombing are just out of the question. John is forced to face the past as he looks for the murderer and must come to terms with the life his family has led. The story takes several twists and turns until you arrive at a somewhat unexpected ending.
Barlow’s writing style may be a little different but I find it draws you in as a reader to make you feel a part of the story, seeing events through your own eyes. Some may find the style difficult, but I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more from John Barlow.
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Father and Son John Ray / LS9 crime thrillers Book 2 eBook John Barlow Reviews
The book reveals the push pull relationship between a father and son. One chose a life of crime but was a caring father at the same time.
When a son choses to follow the opposite life style of his parent it can be very challenging in every way. The conflicting emotions involved were well defined in this book.
With Father and Son it took a few chapters for me to settle in, but once I did the story flowed. The balance between dialogue and action seemed perfect. He pulled me through the most tense scenes with a hammer to my head daring me to look away. I couldn't. Bravo, John Barlow.
This was a pretty decent read. I agree with others that it needed editing but it wasn't so bad that it interfered with the story. It is my first Barlow book and I think I'll read more.
All the characters were complex and interesting so much so that it wasn't easy to dislike most of the bad guys
This was a reasonably well written book. The plot and characters were interesting enough to keep me reading and the details of the ending were certainly not what I was expecting, which is always a refreshing change. I'd probably put John Barlow somewhere in the middle of my list of "read again" authors.
A good follow on from the first Johnny Ray novel. Fast moving and well developed, John becomes a bit of a cliche but it works for me. I did on occasion think he should "get a grip" _ maybe in the next, there will surely be another follow up _ he will. I for one will look forward to it.
I wanted to give this three and a half stars but since I couldn't, I rounded it up to four.
The story is gripping. John Ray is the white sheep of a criminal family. His brother died violently, his former crime lord father is in a nursing home, and John tries hard to stay on the right side of the law. But events always conspire against him.
When a man John remembers fondly from childhood, a crony of his now elderly father, is tortured and murdered, John agrees with the others on the scene the cops aren't needed. But the current mobster who took over for John's father, insists John find out who killed the man. Seems he may have blabbed stuff the mobster doesn't want to come to light.
John is eventually fingered by the cops and has to run. His ex-girlfriend, a cop banished to another city because of her relationship with him, tries to help. It takes sifting back through his childhood memories and those of his forgetful father to discover the truth. And John's past, without his knowledge, is tied into the reason for the murder.
As I said, the story is gripping, with unexpected twists and turns that seem to be the author's trademark. If the editing had been better (things like breaking for braking, point of view shifts that left me confused for a moment, and other editing problems), this would have been a solid four star read.
Another great book by John Barlow!! This book was a little different from the first one. It went more into the dealings of John Rays Father. It reminded me of The Godfather. The father was Don Corleone. His brother was Sonny Corleone who unfortunately suffered the same fate. John was Michael Corleone because he never wanted to be the men that his father and older brother became. He wanted to be a legitimate businessman. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book of the series.
Crime novels, of the mafia style, typically are not something I choose to read. But I’m glad I picked this one up. This is the second book in the John Ray series and I haven’t read the first. However, I had no difficulty following the events or characters as they story played out.
John Ray, the only remaining son in the Tony Ray family, spent most of his life trying to escape the ‘family’. But escape seems to be impossible when an old friend, Roberto, is murdered. Lanny Bride, his father’s protégé, has called him in to find the murderer and keep the police at bay. John has too many fond memories of Roberto from his childhood and cannot refuse the request. He realizes he will need help and calls on his ex-girlfriend, Den, to help him out. Den works as a Detective Sergeant for the Manchester CID and being close to John has placed her in precarious situations in the past. He also has to contend with Jeanette, the investigative reporter, he has been seeing for the past couple of weeks as she prepares to write his father’s biography.
As John investigates he finds his father may not have been the man he thought. For John this is almost unacceptable. He knew of the shady business deals, the counterfeiting, and such but connections to the Leeds bombing are just out of the question. John is forced to face the past as he looks for the murderer and must come to terms with the life his family has led. The story takes several twists and turns until you arrive at a somewhat unexpected ending.
Barlow’s writing style may be a little different but I find it draws you in as a reader to make you feel a part of the story, seeing events through your own eyes. Some may find the style difficult, but I enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more from John Barlow.
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