L.H. Thomson

It’s not often that I would use movies as a reference but this book reminded me of a more PG version of Boondock Saints, except that it was set in Philadelphia, PA, instead of the Boston Area. The reason to why it reminds me of this movie is because of the fact that you’ve got a tight knit community. Where a bar or pub, whichever you prefer to call it, where your treated like family. And the good guy goes out to catch the bad guy that is messing with someone in his community, differences are that, Quinn isn't a vigilante, his father wasn't harmed in anyway, and it's only one guy instead of two. I think it was the tight knit community, and the pub, and the fact Quinn goes out and kicks some major tail. This is basically set in neighborhoods that are filled with Blue collar workers, most of them being cops whether retired or active.
What surprised me most is that Quinn, who is obviously the main character was an ex-boxer, ex-con, who loves art and painting. It’s not very often that you see character such as this. Which in the whole made it more intriguing to read this book; it starts off with him finishing up one of his cases. Then goes into where he picks up a major case, and then picks up another case which is slightly minor to the bigger case, also pays out more. With Quinn being an ex-con his job resources were highly limited so his childhood best friend’s dad, had given him a chance as an Insurance Investigator that only works on commission.
So he starts working on both cases the major one being an art gallery robbery, the minor being a robbery at a stadium, with about a dozen kegs stolen. Throughout this story Quinn meets up with some interesting characters and some quite scary (like mob scary). He runs through putting puzzle pieces together about both cases, plus kicking some major ass in the meantime, and all done without guns, quite masterful if you ask me. It’s like Jason Statham without his guns, but still kicking major ass.
All in all its one hell of a book, it’s got some crime drama, some mystery, some action, and it also kind of reminds me of Scooby-Doo when Velma figures out the bad guy and goes to unmask him. And I LOVE Scooby-Doo! This is not my typical genre that I read, but I’m going to say I am quite excited about Quinn’s next book. Wonder what trouble he’ll get himself into this time, and maybe JUST maybe he’ll finally tell Nora what he feels. So we shall see.… (meer)

It's all over the news. Big-shot found dead at the local golf course.

Anthony Ortega. a family man living in the nearby town of Gandia, was a local real estate magnate, church leader, and most important church donor. His will leaves much of his estate to the church. As Bishop Mendoza says, more could be up for grabs, depending on who killed him.

Ex-priest turned private investigator, Max Castillo is asked by Bishop Mendoza to investigate.
When Castillo left the priesthood, he agreed to a period of servitude to pay for his seminary education. The Bishop wants someone who understands the church and to investigate for free. Castillo is the perfect solution.

Though I did not really care for the character of Max Castillo I enjoyed the book.… (meer)

Action, adventure, sports and cops. Quinn the ex-con art forger is back trying to discover who killed his old boxing friend Junior. As before Quinn is in and out of trouble with the cops and with mobsters and various sociopaths as he follows the trail of clues, I loved the scene where a grenade lands on his balcony and he lobs it back.
This is my second "Quinn" and with the rest of the series being available free with my Kindle Unlimited subscription - it won't be the last. .… (meer)