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Broken Down
by
Susan Koefod (Goodreads Author)
In Broken Down, the death of a swing bridge operator is clearly no accident and a troubled 15-year-old boy and the aging bridge are both under suspicion for murder.
Detective Arvo Thorson is having a breakdown of his own: a drinking binge makes him all too vulnerable to his ex-wife's treacherous charms, and may put the cork in his romance with social worker Christine Ivory....more
Detective Arvo Thorson is having a breakdown of his own: a drinking binge makes him all too vulnerable to his ex-wife's treacherous charms, and may put the cork in his romance with social worker Christine Ivory....more
Paperback, First, 256 pages
Published
September 1st 2012
by North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
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I thoroughly enjoy reading works from local authors with settings I can associate with, in this case a small Minnesota town along the Mississippi River. From the beginning, before opening to the first page, the cover photo instantly reminded me of the widely popular aerial lift bridge in Duluth. Unfortunately, that image never left my mind and it made it difficult to relate to the story. Not having read Washed Up, the author's first novel, the ch...more
I thoroughly enjoy reading works from local authors with settings I can associate with, in this case a small Minnesota town along the Mississippi River. From the beginning, before opening to the first page, the cover photo instantly reminded me of the widely popular aerial lift bridge in Duluth. Unfortunately, that image never left my mind and it made it difficult to relate to the story. Not having read Washed Up, the author's first novel, the ch...more
Koefod's follow up to her debut in the Arvo Thorson mystery series doesn't disappoint. It grabs your attention from the first pages where a teenage boy's daredevil antics balancing on the ridge of a bridge land him as a prime suspect for the murder of the swing bridge operator. The lovely and talented Christine Ivory is back, but so is Thorson's ex-wife making the detective's personal life sway dangerous out of control.
Between the murder and the relationships between the characters, I thoroughl...more
Between the murder and the relationships between the characters, I thoroughl...more
Thank you for the opportunity of reading a new novel. The detective was virtually a real person having personal demons and the youngster acted realistically as well. The book was a quick read and satisfying too.
wonderful 4 star read
Murder in his scenic rivertown has Arvo wondering if it's him or the bridge having the breakdown...
Arvo has once again succumbed to his ex-wife and further ruining any chances with Christine as they race to clear Nick and catch the swing bridge killer
Great follow up to the first book in this series "Washed-up"
Murder in his scenic rivertown has Arvo wondering if it's him or the bridge having the breakdown...
Arvo has once again succumbed to his ex-wife and further ruining any chances with Christine as they race to clear Nick and catch the swing bridge killer
Great follow up to the first book in this series "Washed-up"
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short book so i read it in entirety...if it had been a longer book i would have abandoned it
this is a book i won on goodreads......thank you!
average
short book so i read it in entirety...if it had been a longer book i would have abandoned it
this is a book i won on goodreads......thank you!
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Susan Koefod is the author of the Arvo Thorson mystery series. Her debut, WASHED UP (North Star Press, 2011), was praised for its “gorgeous prose” by Library Journal. Other books in the series include BROKEN DOWN (2012) and BURNT OUT, scheduled for publication this fall.
She has also widely published prose and poetry, including the first chapter of her literary fiction novel, ALBERT PARK: A MEMOIR...more
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She has also widely published prose and poetry, including the first chapter of her literary fiction novel, ALBERT PARK: A MEMOIR...more
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