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25th out of 284 books
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321 voters
Twice Bitten: A Matt Davis Mystery
by
Joe Perrone Jr. (Goodreads Author)
While in prison, Ron Trentweiler, a petty thief, is befriended by an itinerant preacher and gets “religion.” Upon his release, he founds a small, storefront Pentecostal-style church in his native, rural Alabama. Enter Winona Stepp, a visitor at one of his services who seems to know all about "Brother Ron," as he has taken to calling himself, yet insists upon keeping her pa...more
Paperback, 344 pages
Published
January 12th 2012
by Createspace
(first published December 1st 2011)
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Joe Perrone Jr is one of the few authors I’ve read who successfully combines first and third person narration in a single novel. The effect is fascinating. While protagonist and narrator Matt Davis polices his upstate New York fishing village and investigates murder, the reader pieces together events from the past in search of a connection. The connections are always satisfying when they arise, and the author’s perfect timing ensure’s no feeling of being cheated in getting ahead of good police w...more
As I struggle through the text of the massive hit, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, I've found TWICE BITTEN to offer much better material for my mind to peruse and enjoy.
First things first--TWICE BITTEN (Kindle Edition) was very well formatted. I opened up a Kindle book the other day where the Table of Contents was a little wonky (split in the middle over two pages) which kind of affected my reading experience from the onset (I have since sent a note to the author and hope she makes an updated version). I...more
First things first--TWICE BITTEN (Kindle Edition) was very well formatted. I opened up a Kindle book the other day where the Table of Contents was a little wonky (split in the middle over two pages) which kind of affected my reading experience from the onset (I have since sent a note to the author and hope she makes an updated version). I...more
I enjoyed this story, which I thought moved along at a good pace and brought together well the humdrum life of a small town police department with strange occurances on their patch. I liked the fact that the detection by the police did not hinge on far fetched speculation and effectively set out believable processes without making them sound boring. The only thing that disrupted the flow for me was that some of the descriptions around fly fishing went into a little too much detail. Not being an...more
Many years ago, I remember watching an episode of UK crime drama Taggart where someone was planting venomous snakes in people’s houses and this book brought it all back. Approaching Twice Bitten, the third Matt Davis Mystery, I was under no illusions that snakes may have something to do with the storyline given the cover and the title too. Naturally, I was intrigued.
Twice Bitten has different narratives running through the story. One is a third person narrative of Ron Trentweiler who finds relig...more
Twice Bitten has different narratives running through the story. One is a third person narrative of Ron Trentweiler who finds relig...more
Once again Matt Davis finds himself wrapped up in a case that seems to be just beyond the reach of his small Roscoe, NY town, but once again he prevails! Justice rules - and this time it arrives not just in the form of the police. In this installment, Mr. Perrone weaves a touch of personal trauma in Matt Davis’ life with his wife’s health issues. It gives him that much more of a realistic feel, and I just loved how he hops in his Jeep to do a little chasing toward the end of the story. Okay… mov...more
Entertaining police procedural with solid characters and a good feel for the politics and problems of a very small town police department. A quick read and entertaining.
The only thing I had some trouble with was the changing point of view, from the chief of police to the criminal, some of the transitions were not as smooth or clear as they could have been.
And from a personal standpoint, I mostly skimmed the extensive descriptions of the snakes and the snake handling preachers. I'm aware of the e...more
The only thing I had some trouble with was the changing point of view, from the chief of police to the criminal, some of the transitions were not as smooth or clear as they could have been.
And from a personal standpoint, I mostly skimmed the extensive descriptions of the snakes and the snake handling preachers. I'm aware of the e...more
Perrone again surprised me with Twice Bitten. The unique plot featuring the dark underground of scamming Pentecostal preachers, coupled with characters that pop off the page, is the winning recipe of this novel. It's gritty and raw, but the author grounds the story in life challenges of the protaganist and his wife, which make the read enjoyable. The author's writing is strong, and he is adept at building suspense. I couldn't put this thriller down.
I am not reviewing this book, since I am the author. But if I didn't rate it 5 stars, I should not have published it...lol. I hope others will read, enjoy, and review it.
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