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Recommended thriller with only one overused plot device

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020

I accidentally started out on book 3 of this series, so I know the writing improves.

The writing is still good in this debut, but the author leaned on a particular plot device too heavily to create ongoing tension.

The main character Rick Cahill kept getting “caught” by witnesses in compromising situations, and this just didn’t play for a guy who’s supposedly not stupid.

Otherwise the story and characters were well-developed, and the overall style of storytelling was sharp enough to encourage me to continue on with the series.

Recommended thriller.

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Janet Neckyfarow

truly awful

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021

The price was right. Since it didn't cost anything, I thought I would give it a try. I guess you get what you pay for!!! I couldn't get used to the choppy sentences. Clearly, the author was trying to emulate Rick's speech on Casablanca, but Humphrey Bogart was NOT the only voice in the movie and in 2021, this style is not at all appealing. I didn't make it much past chapter 3 before giving up on the book. There are not many books that I won't finish, but this one was definitely not worth my time!!!

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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020

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JRL

Rick Cahill's Introduction

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2021

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This story introduces the character Rick Cahill. Rick is working at the restaurant when he has to assist a lady who is drunk. Later, he becomes involved within another woman that was sitting at the bar and catches up with him when he was leaving. This individual was staying at a hotel and a body is discovered in her room the next morning. When Rick goes searching for her, he winds up at her hotel and later becomes a person of interest.

Rick is also being attacked because of his meeting this woman. After the women is charged with murder, Rick finds something that she left at his house and tries to discover what this is for. The people after him also want the item. His house is broken into and he is also assaulted by different parties. He ultimately is able to discover why those individuals want the item.

As the story concludes, the woman is released and the guilty parties are identified. o find out how the woman is involved and why the item is so important, you must read this book.

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Kroaleen

Fun book

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022

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This,book has more twists and turns than an Arizona mountain highway. Has a reader's attention from page one to done. Great character development-as in "real" life everybody's flawed. This is mystery, with psych insights woven as weft and weave in the plot.

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Like noir? You'll love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2020

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Like noir? This is the real thing. Best I've read in years. Great character insight and "down on your luck" story moves fast with duplicitous dames, dirty cops, clumsy thugs and even the girl next door who still pines for our hero. Can't get more noir than this. It's so noir it's funny!

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K-BRC

Tough as nails but a heart of gold

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021

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Cahill is a tough as nails hard core hard-boiled former cop accused of his wife’s brutal murder. He remains under suspicion, forced out of the SDPD, working in the restaurant he worked as a teen. A wrecked man, he’s struggling to find himself; but he still maintains his own moral code and ethics and has a gentle streak.

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Paula Margulies

A Noir Thriller with Heart

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016

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A great noir mystery with crisp, terse writing and superbly controlled voice. Coyle reveals his main character's flaws as well as his strengths, giving us the picture of a man who is wounded and full of regrets, yet who still manages to be kind and, when pressed, do right by those he loves. The San Diego settings, particularly the locations in La Jolla, are so well-drawn that anyone who has been there will recognize them immediately. A dark, fast-paced read, with just enough action, pathos, and dry humor to keep us rooting for ex-cop Rick Cahill until the very end.

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Great Reading!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022

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I've read some of the series and decided I should read the first one. 😅 It's great and I recommend it to everyone. Enjoy 😉

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Great “Cahill No.1” Novel

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

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I immensely enjoyed this book.....Truly a page-turner, with significant plot twists.....Coyle’s word command, style and character development are excellent..... My interest is piqued and will surely read the other “Cahill” installments!!

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Dr. Gregory W. Frazier

Cracking good

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022

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Ok, I had my doubts, having read other cop/PI tales centered around San Diego/So Cal good cops and bad. This one hooked me enough to go to book #2.

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Work2Play

Move over Michael Connolly

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019

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Yesterday’s Echo reminded me of ray chandler style novels. A Page-turner. This is the first of the Rick Cahill series. I started with Wrong Light and came back to the beginning. Can’t wait for the next book!

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