Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: False Blood

Subtitle: (A Detective Cliff Husto Thriller Book 3)

Author: Jack King

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 3

Best read after earlier books in series? Can be read as stand-alone

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60239825-false-blood

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Cliff has his case cut out for him in this book. First a fire, then the murder of an employee at an equestrian outfitter. The murder of an expected terrorist after a girl is kidnapped muddies the water further. And his best friend is killed in action too. Was it a set-up?

What I liked about the book:

It was action-filled with twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This author has written several books in this genre. It is the second in the series, and I enjoyed the first in the series too.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book is a thriller and quite enjoyable. It can benefit from some further editing as there are occasional typos.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Maybe

Adult Yes

If you like thrillers, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Husto faced the most baffling, seemingly unsolvable case of his twenty-year career.

The deliberate arson of a well-known saddlery & equestrian outfitter’s store. A string of perplexing murders. Including that of a suspected terrorist. The kidnapping of an innocent young girl. The wanton slaying of her beautiful mare Cappuccino.

And the apparent planned assassination of his good friend, Narcotics Detective Lieutenant Nandy Perez. Was there a turf war going on? Or something more secretive? The incidents all seemed to be heading in the same deadly direction.

About the Author:

Born in Tennessee to a military family, Jack King grew up crisscrossing the USA, twice living on the west and east coasts, and several states in between. Upon obtaining graduate degrees in both business and history, Mr. King began a successful sales and marketing career, working for Fortune 500, mid-sized, and start-up firms along the way.

After years of moving place to place, King settled in Plano, Texas where he lives with his wife and six dachshunds: parents Barney & Truffles, and their puppies Streak, Cherry, Princess, and Boy Dog.

King weaves common themes into his stories, using historical adventure and danger, exotic or unusual locales and time periods, seasoned with bits of stirring romance.

Mr. King writes novels for young adults as well as for grown-ups.