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Stripped (Jonathan Stride #2)
by
Brian Freeman (Goodreads Author)
In this stunning follow-up to Brian Freeman's remarkable debut novel, Immoral, Detective Jonathan Stride discovers that there are only two ways to go in Las Vegas. You can hit the jackpot. Or you can get Stripped...
They looked like isolated cases: a hit-and-run and a celebrity murdered during a fling with a prostitute. No one could ever imagine they'd be linked to a brutal...more
They looked like isolated cases: a hit-and-run and a celebrity murdered during a fling with a prostitute. No one could ever imagine they'd be linked to a brutal...more
Hardcover, 340 pages
Published
October 3rd 2006
by Minotaur Books
(first published 2006)
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I devoured Freeman's first book Immoral in short order. From beginning to end I was completely absorbed by it. Stripped is just as addicting and fantastic as the first novel.
The second novel places Stride in Vegas. He's now a police officer in the LVPD and is still in his relationship with Selena Dial whom he fell head over heels in love with during the course of Immoral
As the book opens, Freeman makes the reader witness to a 40 year old murder of a popular Las Vegas show girl. Flashing to the p...more
The second novel places Stride in Vegas. He's now a police officer in the LVPD and is still in his relationship with Selena Dial whom he fell head over heels in love with during the course of Immoral
As the book opens, Freeman makes the reader witness to a 40 year old murder of a popular Las Vegas show girl. Flashing to the p...more
"Stripped" is the second book by Brian Freeman, featuring his detectives/lovers Jonathon Stride and Serena Dial. Leaving the cold midwestern climate of Minnesota to work as a homicide detective in Vegas, Stride isn't settling in as comfortably as he hoped. Living with his new girlfriend/partner, Dial, isn't the issue. It's the city itself. When Stride and Dial get involved in a case that involves a billionaire casino operator, a fifty-year-old cold murder case of a showgirl, the mafia, and local...more
The plot is unique – a crime thriller that is in-your-face. Jonathan Stride is in Vegas and has his first assignment – the brutal murder of a wealthy Hollywood director’s son. His partner is a gorgeous transvestite Amanda Gillen who has faced her share of ridicule in the uniform. Meanwhile, Serena is working on a hit and run case. At the surface both the cases are unrelated; but as they dig deeper they realize that not only are these cases related but they also have a close link with a showgirl’...more
Stride seems like a fish out of water in this book, but then again what do you expect from a MN guy that finds himself out in Vegas with a new love and back working police cases instead of overseeing the cases.
There seems to be trouble all around for him. Things with Serena hit an odd patch, his new partner knocks him for a loop, and the case he is working is tied to the past as much as the present and there are some very powerful men attached to it. The old Vegas heyday of the 1960's were fun t...more
There seems to be trouble all around for him. Things with Serena hit an odd patch, his new partner knocks him for a loop, and the case he is working is tied to the past as much as the present and there are some very powerful men attached to it. The old Vegas heyday of the 1960's were fun t...more
I would likely go 3.75 if they gave more rating options. IMHO this book was not quite as good as the first installment, yet was still a very good read. I am anxious for the 3rd book and hope to read it next week.
I usually prefer stand alone novels as oppossed to a series, but there are still several series that I do enjoy. One of the benifits of a series is the depth of characters continues to evolve. Stride makes for a complex but down to earth protaginist, and it is easy to feel attached to hi...more
I usually prefer stand alone novels as oppossed to a series, but there are still several series that I do enjoy. One of the benifits of a series is the depth of characters continues to evolve. Stride makes for a complex but down to earth protaginist, and it is easy to feel attached to hi...more
I love everything Brian Freeman, and I'm so stoked I found this author. Of the three books he has published and I've read this may be my least favorite just because it was more vegas & mob than anything. Still a great book just wasn't expecting the vegas setting throughout the entire book, I'm used to Stride being in MN! it's surely worth the read though!
Reads like a Connelly with Deaver like twists as the finale nears. This is a great read that shows Detective Stride now working with LVMPD alongside his new lady friend Serena whom he hooked up with in the first novel. With Stride being new he is given a unique partner and running with a high profile murder investigation. Meanwhile Serena is working a hit and run of a child near his home in Summerlin. Soon these cases will intertwine and the dark history of Vegas will begin to intertwine with th...more
I would give this book a 4.5 if I could (I normally reserve my 5's for profound books that make me think and expand on how I view things). It kept my attention to the point where I didn't want to do anything other than read. It kept me guessing up until the last point. I think Freeman did an excellent job developing ALL the characters. He reminds me so much of Harlan Coben, but with a little juicer details mixed into the plot. I read his first book about two years ago, and just forgot about him...more
Mar 18, 2012
Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Mystery, Thriller, Las Vegas Noir
Shelves:
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I first read the newest mystery by Brian Freeman-The Bone House-and enraptured, determined to read all his novels. I loved Immoral, Jonathan Stride #1. Not so much this novel, #2. The writing is still just as excellent, the convoluted plotting still delivers punches harder than a kick to the heart. But the setting in this one-the gritty, noir, greedy, Id-driven setting-I think is what turned me away. Granted, the author does nothing wrong in this novel-everything I’ve come to love in his mysteri...more
Dec 30, 2010
Wendy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Bert Long
Recommended to Wendy by:
Judy Salmon
The second book in the series by Brian Freeman did not grab me like the first one. It is based in Las Vegas, not Duluth, MN. But.. it did keep me reading to figure out who did what. As with the first book he really starts putting all of the puzzle pieces together at the end, yet still keeps just one piece till the very end that ties everything together. It is an important book in the series as I can see now how important it will be to the next book... which I'll be starting shortly.
Just because...more
Just because...more
Good for the genre. LOTS of plot twists, in fact, at the end I kinda went
"huh?" the ending ties it all up though.....kinda. Just don't ask too many questions about if character motivations made a whole lot of sense. Story was set in Vegas, so that was fun, but at the end all the leads move back to MINNESOTA, so that kind of really sums up how, the author, (from MINNESOTA, surprise), good Vegas comes out looking like at the end. I don't think anybody will be visiting again too soon, also don't k...more
"huh?" the ending ties it all up though.....kinda. Just don't ask too many questions about if character motivations made a whole lot of sense. Story was set in Vegas, so that was fun, but at the end all the leads move back to MINNESOTA, so that kind of really sums up how, the author, (from MINNESOTA, surprise), good Vegas comes out looking like at the end. I don't think anybody will be visiting again too soon, also don't k...more
May 23, 2011
Kristin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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**May contain spoilers**
I enjoyed this book immensely. I have been to Las Vegas twice and I could feel from the pages the scorching heat, the dry air, the sun beating mercilessly down, the hot dry nights where the air conditioning only seems to make noise and loudly at that. As a Minnesotan I can relate to what it's like to be standing on the pavement at noon when the temp is 106* (which, just for the record, this particular Minnesota loved).
However, I came across a few "issues" with this book....more
I enjoyed this book immensely. I have been to Las Vegas twice and I could feel from the pages the scorching heat, the dry air, the sun beating mercilessly down, the hot dry nights where the air conditioning only seems to make noise and loudly at that. As a Minnesotan I can relate to what it's like to be standing on the pavement at noon when the temp is 106* (which, just for the record, this particular Minnesota loved).
However, I came across a few "issues" with this book....more
PROTAGONIST: Detec. Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial
SETTING: Las Vegas
SERIES: #2 of 2
RATING: 3.25
It's got to be true love if someone is willing to move from the cold, crisp secluded world of Duluth, Minnesota, to hot, happening Las Vegas to be with their significant other—and that's just what Detective Jonathan Stride does to be with fellow detective Serena Dial. Although they work in different departments, they do have cases that overlap and involve both of them. Stride’s new partner is a woman...more
SETTING: Las Vegas
SERIES: #2 of 2
RATING: 3.25
It's got to be true love if someone is willing to move from the cold, crisp secluded world of Duluth, Minnesota, to hot, happening Las Vegas to be with their significant other—and that's just what Detective Jonathan Stride does to be with fellow detective Serena Dial. Although they work in different departments, they do have cases that overlap and involve both of them. Stride’s new partner is a woman...more
This is definitely one of the better books I've read this year. It's fast paced with very good character development. This is the second book in Brian Freeman's Jonathon Stride novels. It's my second time reading him also. I can't wait to read Stalked, his third novel. This book picks up a couple months after Mr. Freeman's first novel, Immoral. Stride is now in Vegas dating Serena from his first book. It's got everything in it from celebrities to Vegas to murder to revenge to sex to dirty cover...more
More Fat Than a Vegas Buffet
The murder of a Las Vegas playboy and a twelve-year old boy killed in a hit-and-run seem to have little in common, but these disconnected events set the stage for Brian Freemen's second novel, "Stripped". Las Vegas homicide detective and Minnesota transplant Jonny Stride draws the former, while his girlfriend, detective Serena Dial, is working on the latter. The two cases quickly (if preposterously) merge, leading to a mystery of corruption, sleaze, and murder stretch...more
The murder of a Las Vegas playboy and a twelve-year old boy killed in a hit-and-run seem to have little in common, but these disconnected events set the stage for Brian Freemen's second novel, "Stripped". Las Vegas homicide detective and Minnesota transplant Jonny Stride draws the former, while his girlfriend, detective Serena Dial, is working on the latter. The two cases quickly (if preposterously) merge, leading to a mystery of corruption, sleaze, and murder stretch...more
I learned that it is possible to have too many music references. At times I thought I was reading someone's country music playlist.
I also learned that too much description detracts from the story.
The story was good, the execution was acceptable. With that said, I would have loved more dialogue. I am a believer that you learn more about a character from "hearing" them speak. There is so much history with these characters that I feel like I am being cheated by only learning a few scraps here and t...more
I also learned that too much description detracts from the story.
The story was good, the execution was acceptable. With that said, I would have loved more dialogue. I am a believer that you learn more about a character from "hearing" them speak. There is so much history with these characters that I feel like I am being cheated by only learning a few scraps here and t...more
STRIPPED (Police Proc-Las Vegas-Cont) – G+
Freeman, Brian – 2nd in series
St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006- Amer Hardcover
*** Detective Jonathan Stride has relocated from Minneapolis to Las Vegas and is living with new love Detective Serena Dial who is working hard to get over her troubled past. The two detectives are working different cases—Stride the murder of a wealthy trust-fund baby and Dial the hit-and-run of a small boy. As the investigations proceed, the two cases collide with more murders and...more
Freeman, Brian – 2nd in series
St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006- Amer Hardcover
*** Detective Jonathan Stride has relocated from Minneapolis to Las Vegas and is living with new love Detective Serena Dial who is working hard to get over her troubled past. The two detectives are working different cases—Stride the murder of a wealthy trust-fund baby and Dial the hit-and-run of a small boy. As the investigations proceed, the two cases collide with more murders and...more
I have read one of Freeman's novels before, and I have rated this one less star because I felt that the plot didn't move as urgently as the one I read previously. I really do think he is an excellent author though because his books are so detailed and the plots are so extensive - they cover a crazy amount of characters and red herrings. However I did struggle with this occasionally - while it was well written, it was also frustrating to read about all of the dead ends they took! I'd definately r...more
Freeman's only novel that takes place so far away from the midwest. STRIPPED explores all that is Las Vegas, from the dazzling casinos to the barren desert. Serena Dial, Jonathan Stride's new love interest/co-starring detective, uses her hometown advantage to help in the investigation of mulitple crimes taking place that all wind up having to do with each other in one form or another. Another brilliant job of maintaining a pace that wouldn't allow me to set it down for more than an hour or two.
"Stripped" Is Brian Freemans 2nd book It takes place mostly in Las Vegas and Is more police work on a case of the "old Time Mobsters of Las vegas", but has other interests two. Of course Stride and Serena are back at it.
I lived and worked in casinos in Las Vegas for almost 15 years so know the city quite well. Brians descriptions are very accurate. I have even named my other e-mail addy as Sheherezade.dino@yahoo.com Sheherezade was the fitional name of the old hotel in Vegas that was a part of t...more
I lived and worked in casinos in Las Vegas for almost 15 years so know the city quite well. Brians descriptions are very accurate. I have even named my other e-mail addy as Sheherezade.dino@yahoo.com Sheherezade was the fitional name of the old hotel in Vegas that was a part of t...more
Now working in Las Vegas, Jonathan Stride and his partner investigate a series of seemingly random killings, soon learning that the victims' families all had ties to 1950s-era casino that is scheduled to be demolished.
Second in the series, but can stand alone. Good suspense, interesting characters, and Freeman always offers up a suprise ending.
See my blog posting: http://readitorweep.org/2011/06/15/ma...
Second in the series, but can stand alone. Good suspense, interesting characters, and Freeman always offers up a suprise ending.
See my blog posting: http://readitorweep.org/2011/06/15/ma...
Brian Freeman is an entertaining writer. He took a book a book with a lot of dark issues and added humorous points when they were most needed. The book was a police procedural that followed two Las Vegas detectives and their two related cases. The plot was good. Some of the clues were a little obvious, but overall it was an entertaining read. I will definitely read the next in the series.
Mar 24, 2011
Erik
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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brian-freeman
Excellent crime thriller, I thought it was better than his first book "Immoral". It was gritty and in your face, just like the city the story was located in (Las Vegas). This book had it all, mobsters, politicians, sex, drugs, and gambling. Even lesbians and transvestites... This is the type of thriller John Sandford used to write ealry in the Davenport series. I look forward to reading "Stalked".
I'd been reading lighter books the last couple months so it was good to read a gritty murder.
I'd never read anything by Brian Freeman and I enjoyed his writing. It did get confusing at times with all the characters, though. And I wasn't overly satisfied with ending.
Blog review: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2007/04...
I'd never read anything by Brian Freeman and I enjoyed his writing. It did get confusing at times with all the characters, though. And I wasn't overly satisfied with ending.
Blog review: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2007/04...
somewhat of a disappointment... I loved the first book in this series SO much, yet this followup was rather predictable. And Selena's behavoior annoyed me, I don't care how wounded you are, some stuff is just verboten! I knew who done it from the get go and saw each twist and turn a mile off. The writing was good, so I'll give #3 a go, since I already had it downloaded...
I enjoyed reconnecting with the MC's of Immoral, John Stride and Serena Dial. They've relocated to Serena's home town, Las Vegas, and are detectives on the same force. It's not long before a new mystery unfolds, one that involves the LV scene, sex, betrayal, and family connections gone haywire. The mystery was a bit old school, though, in terms of the motivation of the killer, but the cat and mouse game kept it interesting. Freeman isn't afraid to explore the seamy side of romance and sex, I'm f...more
Oooohh, this is good. Lots of misdirection for plot twists.Flat out good writing. I must go back & read his first "Immoral" book involving these characters but I have his 3rd "Stalked" ready to read. Only thing lacking is a little humor. Book doesn't do any favors for Las Vegas. Of course it doesn't deserve any either.
An excellent book. It kept me gripped all the way through with many twists and turns. It never got boring or predictable, nor did it make you think the plot line was ridiculous at any point, like similar books often do. It was the first book I read by Freeman, and I will certainly be reading more by him.
Ci sono posti in cui convergono tutte le anime ferite del mondo, e da lì ripartono per un nuovo destino. Alcuni diventano killer, altri diventano cacciatori di killer.
Un thriller ben scritto, ottimamente ambientato, in cui niente è come sembra, a cominciare dai poliziotti.
Piacevole e adrenalinico.
Un thriller ben scritto, ottimamente ambientato, in cui niente è come sembra, a cominciare dai poliziotti.
Piacevole e adrenalinico.
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Brian Freeman is an international bestselling author of psychological suspense novels. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 20 languages. He has twice been named a finalist for Best Hardcover Novel (for THE BURYING PLACE and SPILLED BLOOD) in the International Thriller Writers Thriller Awards. His debut novel, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Edgar®, Dagger, Antho...more
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