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The Knowland Retribution (The Locator #1)
With tainted meat the weapon and corporate greed the motive, this is a topical suspense-revenge thriller.Walter Sherman, aka The Locator, is a tracker who honed his skills in Vietnam.The colorful cast of characters includes a bartender with a mysterious past, an old black man who smokes likes a chimney, stuttering publicity shy NY Times obituary columnist Isobel, Southern...more
Paperback, 421 pages
Published
March 8th 2006
by Midnight Ink
(first published 2004)
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One of the most well written books I have ever read. The plot kept you guessing at every turn. Every sentence, paragraph, scene and chapter was thoroughly planned and prepared by the author to create a suspenseful masterpiece with some truly wonderful and colourful characters. I would personally recommend this book to absolutely everyone and it would not surprise me to see this as a required text in schools and colleges in the future.
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Edit: Reading other reviews of this work, it is obvious that m...more
I have always thought that Americans confuse justice with revenge. When they cry for justice, what they really want is revenge. That could be a theme of this book.
A firm in New York calculates the cost-benefit ratio of cleaning up a meat plant known to be contaminated with e-coli against possible deaths from eating the bad meat. Three of the 864 people killed happen to be the wife, daughter and grandchild of Leonard Martin, a very successful real estate lawyer in Atlanta.
Martin goes on the skid...more
A firm in New York calculates the cost-benefit ratio of cleaning up a meat plant known to be contaminated with e-coli against possible deaths from eating the bad meat. Three of the 864 people killed happen to be the wife, daughter and grandchild of Leonard Martin, a very successful real estate lawyer in Atlanta.
Martin goes on the skid...more
For those who are interested in reading this because it's the basis for the TV Show The Finder, don't expect it to be at all similar. The main character has the same name and lives in a tropical location and hangs out at a bar, but that's it for the similarities.
Now that's done, let's discuss the book. It's centered around Walter Sherman, an Vietnam vet who has a knack for finding people/things. He's been hired to find a person who's been killing people associated with a company who sold E. Coli...more
Now that's done, let's discuss the book. It's centered around Walter Sherman, an Vietnam vet who has a knack for finding people/things. He's been hired to find a person who's been killing people associated with a company who sold E. Coli...more
Well... Walter Sherman...
Most people who haven't heard of the Locator series found it from the new Fox Drama "The Finder" I won't lie, after watching the first episode on Bones where it was a cross over, I had put The Knowland Retribution on my books to watch out for category, just a few weeks ago, I managed to find a copy at my local 2nd hand bookstore.
I came into this book at page 1 with high hopes.
By about page 13 I had already sat the book down 3 or 4 different times thinking about just th...more
Most people who haven't heard of the Locator series found it from the new Fox Drama "The Finder" I won't lie, after watching the first episode on Bones where it was a cross over, I had put The Knowland Retribution on my books to watch out for category, just a few weeks ago, I managed to find a copy at my local 2nd hand bookstore.
I came into this book at page 1 with high hopes.
By about page 13 I had already sat the book down 3 or 4 different times thinking about just th...more
This is the inspiration for TV's "The Finder". The book's Walter Sherman is less paranoid, older, and has different friends. He still hangs out in a bar, but is just as adept at finding people. He lives on an island in a very nice house on the ocean and has a very adequate income. He has lots of very grateful former clients who are quite willing to give him a hand in his investigations whenever he asks.
In this book, he is on the trail of a serial killer who is extracting "justice" on the person...more
In this book, he is on the trail of a serial killer who is extracting "justice" on the person...more
A few weeks ago the television show did a sort of back door pilot to a new show (that may or may not be in production). I really liked it and thought "Man, if they make that show, I will definitely watch it!" Anyway, I did some research and found out it was based on a couple of books about a guy who locates things for a living. Thus, the name of the series "The Locator Series". Anyway, this is the first book in the series so I thought I would read it.
It was not bad, and it has an interesting pre...more
It was not bad, and it has an interesting pre...more
"The Knowland Retribution" (The Locator, #1) by Richard Greener is the payback three years after Texas Knowland & Sons packing plant sends E.Coli contaminated ground meat across Southern U.S. "left 864 dead and thousands more sickened" p133 (no count of permanent disabilities), three generations of lawyer Leonard Martin's family painfully dead. Dr Ganga Roy "lovely Indian" p79 spends 12 boring and harrowing SARS-like symptomatic pages advising corporate bigwigs that their hypothetical circum...more
Difficult to get into at first, but worth it. I admire authors who make readers work a bit to get it, it's much nicer than being slammed over the head with "meaning" and "Wow! Look what I did with words there!"
Their is new real mystery in the book, but the delight is in the full story slowly unfolding, while characters are developed more fully.
The new show, The Finder, is loosely based on these Walter Sherman books. I've enjoyed the show Bones, which was developed by the same people working on...more
Their is new real mystery in the book, but the delight is in the full story slowly unfolding, while characters are developed more fully.
The new show, The Finder, is loosely based on these Walter Sherman books. I've enjoyed the show Bones, which was developed by the same people working on...more
I got this one because I heard that it was the basis for the TV show "The Finder." I was surprised at how little the show follows the book, but then I remembered that it's by the people who made "Bones" which follows the Kathy Reichs books by about 3%.
Anyway, I love the characters in the series, but they aren't as interesting or layered in the book. Overall, I like the show better, which is rare.
On its own, the story was very interesting. It makes you think about how far you would go in a simi...more
Anyway, I love the characters in the series, but they aren't as interesting or layered in the book. Overall, I like the show better, which is rare.
On its own, the story was very interesting. It makes you think about how far you would go in a simi...more
This is the first of the two books from which the new show "The Finder" is based. The book cannot be any more different from the show. In the show Walter is a guy in his thirties who finds anything, Isobel is a U.S. Marshal and Walter's girlfriend, and Leo is a former attorney who works at Walter's bar in Florida. In the book, Walter only finds people, lives on a Caribbean island and is called The Locator instead, Isobel is a woman who writes obits for the New York Times and is the person who fi...more
First: Folks rating the book poorly because the like the show better? What the hell is that about?
Great book so far. Read into the night through 'til 6am, spent all of breakfast and dishwashing telling my husband about it. Now he's hooked. Has very little in common with The Finder show. Which I'm fine with :-) They're SO different, it doesn't detract from either story.
Finished: oh man, what a yarn. Surprising twists and plenty of surprises left 82% of the way through the book. And a disappointme...more
Great book so far. Read into the night through 'til 6am, spent all of breakfast and dishwashing telling my husband about it. Now he's hooked. Has very little in common with The Finder show. Which I'm fine with :-) They're SO different, it doesn't detract from either story.
Finished: oh man, what a yarn. Surprising twists and plenty of surprises left 82% of the way through the book. And a disappointme...more
When theTV series was cancelled after one season, ending in a cliffhanger, I sought out the source material. Reviews warned me that there weren't many similarities, but I dove in anyway. Reviews we right -- the main character and all his compatriots are so different there's no solace to be taken here for the kiss if the show.
In its own, the book crosses Nelson DeMille with any of the various Florida mystery writers (e.g., Randy Wayne White) with a dash of Stewart Woods or maybe Clive Cussler. I...more
In its own, the book crosses Nelson DeMille with any of the various Florida mystery writers (e.g., Randy Wayne White) with a dash of Stewart Woods or maybe Clive Cussler. I...more
Given my long(ish) term love affair with Kathy Reichs and her Bones books, and my new passion for Tess Gerritsen and her Rizzoli and Isles series, I thought I'd give the books that were the impetus for The Finder a chance.
Unlike any "mystery" book I've read, I quite enjoyed a different approach to "the" format. This mystery doesn't hold back the killer's identity for a big reveal near the end, you know who is choosing to assasinate the people responsible for several deathes due to e. coli infest...more
Unlike any "mystery" book I've read, I quite enjoyed a different approach to "the" format. This mystery doesn't hold back the killer's identity for a big reveal near the end, you know who is choosing to assasinate the people responsible for several deathes due to e. coli infest...more
I'd heard about this book from a review of the Bones episode, featuring the character of Walter Sherman.
Obviously, the details of the character have changed to make Sherman younger and more handsome, but the basic gist of a man who can find anything remains.
It's not a deep book, but it does a nice job looking at the problems with the beef industry and its dangers. Like Fast Food Nation, you're going to learn more about the way factories cut up your meat and why you're at risk.
It's a page turn...more
Obviously, the details of the character have changed to make Sherman younger and more handsome, but the basic gist of a man who can find anything remains.
It's not a deep book, but it does a nice job looking at the problems with the beef industry and its dangers. Like Fast Food Nation, you're going to learn more about the way factories cut up your meat and why you're at risk.
It's a page turn...more
Saw this character on a recent episode of 'Bones' and decided to read the books. I assume a pilot/spin-off is on the way. Note: the book character is very different from the "tv" character.
This book started slowly, with a lot of back story on everyone and evrything. But, once that was out the way, the book was a pretty good read.
The plot was nicely developed, with lots of interesting twists and a good general layout. The characters were pretty fleshed out, with some good substance.
Looking forwa...more
This book started slowly, with a lot of back story on everyone and evrything. But, once that was out the way, the book was a pretty good read.
The plot was nicely developed, with lots of interesting twists and a good general layout. The characters were pretty fleshed out, with some good substance.
Looking forwa...more
I will admit, I was drawn to this bok because of the connection it had to the Fox series, The Finder. I was very disappointed. I knew it was going to be different, but the writing itself was what pulled me out of the story. It was boring, and it dragged on for pages. For it being the first book in the "The Locator" series, the author didn't seem to spend a lot of time on the titular character, Walter Sherman.
At keast I can say I can tried it, right? It wasnt for me, but die hard mystery fans ma...more
At keast I can say I can tried it, right? It wasnt for me, but die hard mystery fans ma...more
Dec 06, 2012
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Comment décrire ce livre. Pour faire simple je dirai que c'est un déception totale, une vraie fraude de la critique sur internet et surtout que je comprend pourquoi l'auteur, à part pour ses problème de santé, ne s'est jamais permis d'écrire plus que 2 livres dans cette série.
Pourquoi j'ai eu idée de lire ce livre, c'est simple c'est l'histoire qui a inspiré un des meilleur épisodes de Bone "The Finder". Les producteur ont même produit une série à son propre nom après cette épisode. Voyant que l...more
Pourquoi j'ai eu idée de lire ce livre, c'est simple c'est l'histoire qui a inspiré un des meilleur épisodes de Bone "The Finder". Les producteur ont même produit une série à son propre nom après cette épisode. Voyant que l...more
Like many other people I started this book due to watching "The Finder" T.V. show. Compared to the show it is very different, there is none of the humour and the characters are not the same or missing.
Once I got over the differences I really started to enjoy the book. It's a great thriller that keeps you guessing with the lead character rarely appearing. It manages to make the villain seem sympathetic and all most a anti-hero.
It is a good thriller but don't be expecting the T.V. show.
Once I got over the differences I really started to enjoy the book. It's a great thriller that keeps you guessing with the lead character rarely appearing. It manages to make the villain seem sympathetic and all most a anti-hero.
It is a good thriller but don't be expecting the T.V. show.
I loved the idea of this man. I picked the book up after seeing the cameo of the 'finder' cast in Bones. (I like to know origins.) It started in a very confusing manner, jumping back and forth, though it made sense to lay it out this way for unveiling the story line, some indication of 'then' and 'now' would have been good.
There was too much information in this book for me. I'm more interested in where the whole things is going than in the life of the waitress and I ended up skimming towards th...more
There was too much information in this book for me. I'm more interested in where the whole things is going than in the life of the waitress and I ended up skimming towards th...more
I rarely read thrillers, but the character of "The Locator", a Vietnam vet adept at finding lost things and lost people, came to my attention via a spin-off episode of TV show Bones.
This book tells the story of a crisis in US meat distribution (topical!), which sets a chain of dramatic consequences in motion. There are murders, but it's not primarily a whodunnit, more a how-will-this-all-pan-out. Well-written and engaging from the start. I definitely plan to read the next in the series.
This book tells the story of a crisis in US meat distribution (topical!), which sets a chain of dramatic consequences in motion. There are murders, but it's not primarily a whodunnit, more a how-will-this-all-pan-out. Well-written and engaging from the start. I definitely plan to read the next in the series.
Would be four, but it started rough, and ended lame. The middle wasn't bad, though. Starts with the standard disparate story lines that you know will cross by chapter x. Usual form, subpar execution. But after they converge, it works, if a bit farfetched, but I willingly suspended. Then the author realized he had to get the lead in position for the next book, and he punted and went way wide. Lost credibility, will see if it was worth it (yep, am going on to the next one).
Basis for the TV show "The Finder." Contains the funniest dedication I have ever seen. With that being said the book and the TV show are nothing alike. On the TV shoe Walter Sherman is an Iraqi war vet with an unusual brain injury that helps him "find" lost things or people. The Walter Sherman in the book uses a combination of intuition, logic, and Sherlock Holmes-type detective skills to find things or people. The TV show is quirky and fun; the book is a hard-to-put down mystery and detective s...more
This is the book that the Finder tv show is based on. I love the show so had to give the book a try. Different. I was hoping for the quirky sense of humor of the tv show and was a little disappointed to find the book was not the same type. Also, the characters are different as well which disappointed me. Still a solid mystery and I will give the second book a try.
I thought this was a great story and would have given it 5 stars if not for the fact that at the beginning of every chapter I had to figure out when everything was taking place. There was alot of people, place and time jumping and each chapter gave you a location, you just had to read a bit to put the story together in the correct sequence.
I read this because I was a huge fan of the TV show they did. Of course that tainted my outlook on the book...
This was a good read~ detailed enough (sometimes too much) to be part of the happenings and feeling like a part of the story. It's something that could happen in our present day world. I am going to have to follow up with the next book- and apparently last one. I'm curious to know where Walter goes next.
This was a good read~ detailed enough (sometimes too much) to be part of the happenings and feeling like a part of the story. It's something that could happen in our present day world. I am going to have to follow up with the next book- and apparently last one. I'm curious to know where Walter goes next.
This is the book/series that the tv show "The Finder" was based on. Frankly, I liked the TV show a lot more: I found the characters more interesting, and the stories entertaining.
Unfortunately, it was canceled, and then one of the actors on the show, Michael Clarke Duncan, passed away over the summer.
Unfortunately, it was canceled, and then one of the actors on the show, Michael Clarke Duncan, passed away over the summer.
Like everyone else, I watched the episode of Bones that focused on The Locator and I really loved the character of Walter Sherman on the show. I enjoyed the book but it wasn't a "drop everything and read type book". I will probably read the next in the series to see if Greener rounds everything out.
Read it because I am fond of the TV show "The Finder" which is based on the book series. As an intro to a book series, it seemed more stand alone, as much focused on the dominant plot as on establishing the character. A good mystery yarn but not in the who-dunnit genre.
This was a good book...the problem is the author should have let an editor really pare it down. It is long and repetitive. I read this book because I was a fan of "The Finder"...although the characters on the show and the characters in the book are only loosely similar.
Yet another good first novel. This book avoids all of the cliches of the genre: the forced cliff hangers at the end of each chapter, the formulaic plot lines, the "surprise" twist ending. I still wish the Finder had been just a little bit better because I think the idea has definite potential.
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Nice review.
Mike
Apr 27, 2011 07:52am