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Good Day in Hell (Jack Keller Series)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312334215
ISBN: 0312334214
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: March 21, 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: March 21, 2006
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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Editorial Review:
From a skillful writer rapidly becoming the master of engrossing, bullet-scarred redneck noir comes another thrill-a-minute Southern suspense novel full of atmosphere and action. Bail enforcement officer Jack Keller is doing a skip trace on a young woman from the right side of the tracks who somehow got involved with the wrong kind of man. But Laurel Marks’s history doesn’t matter to Jack—she’s wanted on a parole violation, and his paycheck depends on tracking her down. Meanwhile, Keller’s girlfriend, sheriff’s deputy Marie Jones, is called to the scene of a grisly murder—a gas station owner has been shot point-blank in the face, and his teenage stepson, plus the cash from the register, is missing. But something in the back of her mind tells Marie not to jump to conclusions. . . .
When a bloody, merciless killing spree starts in a church on the other side of the county, it seems impossible that Keller’s skip and Marie’s murder/kidnapping case could be related. But the local media is soon involved, and the mess they make of the situation soon reveals just what Keller, Marie, and every other peace officer in the state of North Carolina doesn’t want to believe: three people are viciously angry, incredibly well armed, and they’re ready to strike again at any time.
Good Day in Hell cements the reputation of author J. D. Rhoades as edge-of-your-seat suspense and nonstop action radiates from the first paragraph to the final page.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Interesting Character Studies In A Bounty Hunter Thriller
This was my first Jack Keller novel and I found it a worthy addition to my predilection for thrillers featuring tough guy loners. The atmosphere is steeped in rural North Carolina and many of the characters, while not necessarily new, are colorful nonetheless. Jack is a bail enforcement officer (bounty hunter) and while he apparently has the credentials to a bygone era of violence, most of the violence in this novel occurs around him rather than by him. While flawed and suffering from post traumatic ... Read More
Rating: - Great Vacation Reading
A great guilty pleasure for anyone who enjoys a lightning-fast read. I started "The Devil's Right Hand" wondering if it would be TOO graphic, but both of Rhoades' books are unoffensive in their depiction of sex, drugs and violence. The seductive and sadistic female killer stood out in this one.
Looking forward to the next one.
Rating: - An exciting thriller filled with interesting, multidimensional, and painfully real characters
J. D. Rhoades is quickly becoming the master of "redneck noir," a classic description for dark thriller fiction set in the deep or rural south. William Faulkner arguably is the godfather of this genre and James Lee Burke is his heir, but there are such authors as Ace Atkins, Jack Kerley, Jim Born and Jonathon King who also can be counted among its practitioners.
Rhoades is one of the most recent additions to this list. His latest novel, GOOD DAY IN HELL, is but his second, yet his voice is ... Read More
Rating: - gory regional thriller
North Carolina bounty hunter Jack Keller and sheriff's deputy Marie Jones are dating. Marie likes Jack and even wonders if her squeeze would be a good step-father for her son, but fears his scary flashbacks to his Gulf War days that frighten even his boss Angela, owner of H&H Bail Bonds, who has seen everything.
Reluctantly Angela sends Jack after bail jumping Laurel Marks, who skipped with a 75K bond posted; she is charged with assault. At the same time Marie goes after Laurel and Roy who ... Read More
Rating: - Jack Keller shines again in this superb thriller
Jack Keller, stressed out war veteran and bail enforcement officer, is back. He's still subject to terrifying flashbacks of his harrowing war experience, still boils over with murderous rage now and then and still has trouble establishing normal human relationships. Overall, a very satisfying kind of action oriented guy.
Author Rhoades must be described as a brilliant writer. His plots are meticulously constructed, his characters come alive with only a few words and the story literally leaps ... Read More
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