The Country Road Murders opening lines: Silas Tucker, all six-foot-six of him and all two hundred sixty-five pounds of him, is a high school principal who irons his khaki pants to military creases and still looks like the hard-ass-defensive end he used to be.
My blurb:
Silas Tucker Jr. has his whole life ahead of him. After his father was killed, he made the best of his situation and is about to play professional football. But one stupid decision leads to his best friend dying, and him being side-lined. Back home he has to face the reality of his new life and deal with fall out from all sides.
The Country Road Murders
Cross Rivers is the kind of small town where everyone knows your name – and your secrets.
Silas Tucker was destined for glory until a devastating accident brought him back to the place where his life fell apart. His father was gunned down on a deserted country road when Silas was just a boy. The killer never brought to justice.
Now, teenage girls are vanishing and the Southern Mafia’s shadow looms over his hometown.
The community is terrified. The police need help. And Silas Tucker has nothing left to lose.
When the law isn’t enough, sometimes you have to take justice into your own hands.
My verdict:
I battled through the first 100 pages of this book, and found so much frustrating about it. The writing is not what I expect from Mike Lupica, and I found the constant use of full names to be quite irritating. I finished the book just to see how it ended. But, this is not one I would recommend you add to your TBR pile.
About the Author:
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world’s most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.
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Why put Patterson’s name there if it’s written just by this Mike Lupica? I am reading some books written by a Swedish author who used full name from the start to end.
If you look at the book it says James Patterson & Mike Lupica and I cannot say it is written solely by Mike or not. Do you find the use of full names tedious?
It irks me that they use the name of a famous writer to lure readers under false pretenses and someone else wrote the book. It is never the same. Thanks, Tandy
I am sure that he has a ‘hand’ in all of the books, but I am not sure how much?
Thanks for the review. Doesn’t sound like a book I would enjoy and I doubt I would preserver to read the ending.
I felt like I had to which made it more difficult 🙂
Hi Tandy, I always look forward to your James Patterson reviews! Ready for your trip? Have a great start of your week! ~Nessa
Thanks, and we are nowhere near ready for our trip!
The constant use of full names would be irritating!
I am surprised at how many people agree!