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Beneath a Buried House
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Things aren't always what they seem. Tulsa Police Detective, Kenny Elliot's quest to uncover the truth behind the death of a transient makes him a target - from whom or what he isn't sure. When he brushes the dirt from the surface of an apparent John Doe overdose case, he finds a labyrinth of misdirection and deception beneath, and a trail, which leads him to an encounter with an aberration in human nature, the likes of which he's not prepared to deal with. Drawing on his strength of character, and sense of right and wrong, he wrestles with deep personal feelings to solve the case.
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| 44 of 48 people found the following review helpful  A classic detective story, By Samuel L. Clemens (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Beneath a Buried House (Detective Elliot Mystery Book 2) (Kindle Edition) Who doesn't love a well-written detective story? This book starts with the icons: the socially-challenged but instinctive cop, his gruff captain, his out-of-his-league girlfriend, and the office sludge they call coffee. From there Avey spins an ever-thickening tale of murder and mayhem. There are plenty of twists and turns, misdirection and dead-ends. Thankfully Avey does not resort to a deus ex machina where all the bad guys turn out to be aliens or vampires. There is a real criminal mastermind who floors everybody at the end. This reader guessed who it was. Can you? 0 32 of 34 people found the following review helpful Review, By This review is from: Beneath a Buried House (Paperback) Tulsa Detective Kenny Elliot has a new case to solve. It involves the death of a transient. Who at first it seems died of a drug overdose but upon further research Detective Elliot finds there is more than meets the eye. The more Elliot digs in and gets his hands dirty the deeper he realizes he could be in over his head, especially when things start happening to him like finding a pentagram craved on the hood of his car or receiving a threatening message in his email. Plus there are other forces taking place around Elliot in the form of a cult. But on the flip side Elliot does discover the identity of the transient. His name is Jim Llewellyn and he was writing a story on the mysterious disappearance of the Stone family. A husband, wife and two children from Donegal, Oklahoma. So who is this family Jim was writing about and what do they have to hide? Also, Elliot has been seeing a gal named Cyndi, Bannister, a waitress at a diner. The problem is the clo ser Elliot gets to Cyndi he finds she has some skeletons in her closet. But are they her's or someone else's? 0 I like a good detective, mystery story. So when I saw the chance to read Bob Avey's new book Beneath a Buried House I jumped on it. I liked the main character Detective Elliot. I found him to be a pretty decent stand up kind of guy, who would help anyone but also had a level head on his shoulders. Elliot also knew just how to solve a case. The storyline was a good one as well as I found myself wanting to keep reading this book. The ending was a surprise to me, which is always a good thing when this happens. Beneath a Buried House is the first book I have read by Mr. Avey. I look forward to reading more books by this author. 52 of 59 people found the following review helpful  I didn't like it., Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Beneath a Buried House (Detective Elliot Mystery Book 2) (Kindle Edition) I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't like it at all. There were too many loose ends and too many characters introduced that had no relevance or little relevance to the book. I think the story had some potential, but it was hidden behind characters like the pedophile dance teacher who was being blackmailed by someone who knew someone pivotal to the case but was killed by someone else. I'm not sure who. 0 I got this book on my kindle for free. But, it wasn't worth the time I invested in it. I think the author has potential, but it wasn't realized in this novel because of the excessive characters who weren't well developed, weren't important to the plot and created loose ends that never got tied up. |
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