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Vengeance Road (Jack Gannon #1)
by
Rick Mofina (Goodreads Author)
The murder of a brokenhearted woman…The body of Bernice Hogan, a troubled young former nursing student with a tragic past, is found in a shallow grave near a forest creek.
…and the chilling disappearance of her friend…
Jolene Peller, a single mom struggling to build a new life with her little boy, vanishes the night she tries to find Bernice.
…raise questions about their ties...more
…and the chilling disappearance of her friend…
Jolene Peller, a single mom struggling to build a new life with her little boy, vanishes the night she tries to find Bernice.
…raise questions about their ties...more
Paperback, 390 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Mira
(first published March 13th 12)
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Wow. Spare, concise writing, and compelling story-telling. This is reading heaven, isn't it? At least that's how the book starts. Then, somewhere around chapter 40, things turn horribly, horribly bad. As in scary bad. What do I mean? Let me explain.
It begins with Rick Mofina and his Goodreads blurb:
Rick Mofina is a former journalist and an award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. His reporting has put him face-to-face with murderers on death row in Montana and Texas. He has covered a...more
"You don't let go. You don't let up."
NOTE: I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine Program
Jack Gannon works as a reporter at the Buffalo Sentinel. He catches wind of the murder of a troubled former nursing student and decides to investigate. But as he does, he gets into more and more murky waters as one of the top suspects ends up being an upstanding police officer.
I Liked:
Rick Mofina doesn't spend an excess of time on details. His writing is pretty cut and dry, minimal details needed...more
NOTE: I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine Program
Jack Gannon works as a reporter at the Buffalo Sentinel. He catches wind of the murder of a troubled former nursing student and decides to investigate. But as he does, he gets into more and more murky waters as one of the top suspects ends up being an upstanding police officer.
I Liked:
Rick Mofina doesn't spend an excess of time on details. His writing is pretty cut and dry, minimal details needed...more
Mar 31, 2010
Sheila Beaumont
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
mysteries-suspense-thrillers,
adult-fiction
This is the first book by Rick Mofina I've read, and I'll certainly be seeking out more of them. A former crime reporter himself, Mofina has the experience to create a convincing suspense tale featuring Buffalo Sentinel reporter Jack Gannon, who has ambitions of landing a reporting job in New York City.
He is determined to discover the truth behind the murder of a prostitute and former nursing student, Bernice Hogan, who was taking steps toward cleaning up her life, and the disappearance of her f...more
He is determined to discover the truth behind the murder of a prostitute and former nursing student, Bernice Hogan, who was taking steps toward cleaning up her life, and the disappearance of her f...more
I really enjoyed Vengeance Road. Having never read R. Mofina before I was leary of the "international best-seller" tag on the cover. But Mofina writes brillantly. He is a former crime reporter and translates his expertise into fiction wonderfully. I couldn't put this book down. Although this is a murder, supense, fiction, the crime wasn't terribly graphic and descriptive. I appreciated that, because some authors go a little too far with what happened.
The story follows Jack Gannon, a reporter fo...more
The story follows Jack Gannon, a reporter fo...more
Jolene Peller used to be into drugs and prostitution. She is done with all that and is changing her life around. A big reason for the change has to do with her son. He is the most important thing to her. Jolene wants her friend Bernice Hogan to quit her old life as well. Bernice doesn’t want to change. Jolene has a bad feeling that something has happened to Bernice. Jolene is walking down towards the forest creek, when she hears a woman scream and it sounds like Bernice. Before Jolene can take a...more
Vengeance Road is a suspenseful ‘hold-your-breath’ ride, with twists and turns at breakneck speed!
Jack Gannon, a reporter for The Buffalo Sentinel, investigates the brutal murder of one prostitute and the disappearance of another, a woman who had picked herself off the street and cleaned up her life. The investigation points to one suspect—hero cop Karl Styebeck, a man with a secret past brimming with violence. Then there’s the mysterious blue rig that haunts the highways. How is it connected to...more
Jack Gannon, a reporter for The Buffalo Sentinel, investigates the brutal murder of one prostitute and the disappearance of another, a woman who had picked herself off the street and cleaned up her life. The investigation points to one suspect—hero cop Karl Styebeck, a man with a secret past brimming with violence. Then there’s the mysterious blue rig that haunts the highways. How is it connected to...more
Vengeance Road – 5 Stars
Rick Mofina
Mira Books, 2009, 396 Pages
978-0778326380
Jack Gannon is a first rate reporter at The Buffalo Sentinel. When he hears a call on the newspaper’s scanner for the Medical Examiner and no one at the paper was paying attention he decided to investigate himself even though he wasn’t on the cop-desk duty. The body of Bernice Hogan, a former nursing student with a tragic past, is found in a shallow grave.
Jack is able to obtain an interview with the two women who discove...more
Rick Mofina
Mira Books, 2009, 396 Pages
978-0778326380
Jack Gannon is a first rate reporter at The Buffalo Sentinel. When he hears a call on the newspaper’s scanner for the Medical Examiner and no one at the paper was paying attention he decided to investigate himself even though he wasn’t on the cop-desk duty. The body of Bernice Hogan, a former nursing student with a tragic past, is found in a shallow grave.
Jack is able to obtain an interview with the two women who discove...more
Anyone who likes a book with pace, action and suspense will enjoy Vengeance Road; the first in a new series. It’s a well-written, straightforward murder mystery with an affable protagonist. Jack Gannon is a reporter for the Buffalo Sentinel, looking for a good story and his big break, which is how he ends up involved trying to solve the gruesome murder of one woman and the disappearance of another. The stakes are raised when his investigation reveals a highly respected decorated cop may be the p...more
Okay, I think this is the first book that falls solely into the crime genre that I have read and I’m glad Mofina’s is the first I picked up because I was not disappointed. I have read humorous crime, romantic suspense and plenty of stories with crime elements, but this book is all about the crime without the romance and humour which would normally draw me in.
Vengeance Road is a gripping crime thriller that had me turning the pages and saying oh, just one more chapter before I put it down. The ch...more
Vengeance Road is a gripping crime thriller that had me turning the pages and saying oh, just one more chapter before I put it down. The ch...more
A woman's body lies twisted in a shallow grave. Carved into her bloody skin, one word. GUILTY. A trail of bodies litters America's loneliest highways, their branded corpses marking a path of brutal retribution. This killer is judge, jury - executioner.
For a detective hiding a dark secret and an ordinary man willing to put his life on the line, the time to stop the killing spree is running out. Judgement day has come. Who is ready to die?
Pulitzer nominated journalist Jack Gannon takes his job ser...more
For a detective hiding a dark secret and an ordinary man willing to put his life on the line, the time to stop the killing spree is running out. Judgement day has come. Who is ready to die?
Pulitzer nominated journalist Jack Gannon takes his job ser...more
Vengeance Road is a thick book :)387 pages worth, and I only mention that because I'm not always in the mood for that kind of time investment. But Vengeance Road really is a page-turner. It hooks you and moves swiftly, without a lot of maundering about. Not a word, not a phrase is wasted. The characters seem real to you, like your neighbors and whether you like or dislike them, you can't help wanting to know what is going to happen with them.
The main character is Jack Gannon, a Buffalo NY report...more
The main character is Jack Gannon, a Buffalo NY report...more
Vengeance Road was a fairly good mystery novel. The main character, an underappreciated but brilliant newspaper reporter, was likeable but not really distinctive. The descriptions of the killings themselves was a bit annoying, with the aspects of how the victims were murdered more inferred than described. Although I don’t enjoy reading gruesome details, neither do I like being kept in the dark. Our hero also has an older sister that is mentioned, and I hope this plot line is resolved in future b...more
Rick Mofina's brand new book and brand new character, Jack Gannon, are guaranteed to keep you up all night. I chouldn't put this book down. Gannon is a reporter that just won't quit when he is in pursuit of a story, and the killer in this story is one bad dude. The story has a killer of an ending too! Now I have to order and catch up on his earlier books!
This is the best book I have read in a long time. I started it last night and could not put it down. I finished it just after supper tonight. The story is excellent. When Michael Connelly endorses it on the front and Allison Brennan on the back cover. What more can I say. If you like suspense your going to love this book.
This is my first read of a Rick Mofina book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Jack Gannon and his escapades. We need more reporters who can see the political ownership and alliances between real news and perceived news.
This was a very suspenseful and enjoyable book. I will definitely seek out another book by this author.
This was a very suspenseful and enjoyable book. I will definitely seek out another book by this author.
Twisty, multi-threaded, and gritty thriller of a newspaper reporter trying to solve a string of murders in Buffalo, NY, while recapturing his Pulitzer-nominee luster. The tone and character remind me of Michael Connelly's newspaper novels. Memorable villain.
I enjoyed the fact that Rick's choice of protagonist was a journalist. Too often you see a cop or former military at the forefront. But drawing from his own past Rick Mofina made a believable hero out of his hard nose journalist Jack Gannon.
What a ride! This book keeps you guessing and on the edge of your chair. It may be a bit too bloody for some people, but it was a great read. I felt sorry for one of the bad guys, however. He really tried to change his life - to no avail. If you want a suspense book that keeps you turning the pages, this is the one to read.
Like a dog that won't let go of his bone, this is a story of a reporter that won't let go of the story no matter what happens, even to the point of losing his job to protect a source. A very good mystery thriller that is a very good read.
Good, not great, reporter investigating murder story. It's a nice read and can be put down and picked back up some time later because the plot is fairly simple.
Vengeance road is a suspenseful story.With plenty of twists and turns. Although this is a murder, suspense, fiction , story the crime wasn,t terribly graphic and descripitive. The story follows Jack Gannon a reporter for the Buffalo Sentinel. He lost his siter too? He is following the story of a murdered prostitute in a local park somehow a local police hero is implicated in the crime . As Gannon persues the police hero stories start to change and history comes to the forefront. Can Karl Styebec...more
There are much better mystery writers out there: Agatha Christie, Daphne DuMaurier, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Connelly. . ."Vengeance Road" is sophomoric.
Read book in 3 days (every time I had a spare moment!) kept me interested. Def recommend!
Good story. Got me started reading his other novels.
I really don't like one-sentence paragraphs.
see Meg Stroup review 8/11/10
Very good.
Great book, roller-coaster of a read, action start to finish. A novel in the Jack Gannon series, although, this is the first one I have read. Now, I have to find his other novels. Jack Gannon is a reporter, who reports on a brutal murder and get's shafted by his boss when he reports on the chief suspect in the case. He decided to investigate the story on a freelance basic and soon discovers, this case is a tangled web of a seriously scarred family. Great story from a very talented writer.
This is just what I expected from a Rick Mofina novel. A good murder mystery that ties up all the ends for me. It's not great literature, but it is fun
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Rick Mofina is a former journalist and an award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. His reporting has put him face-to-face with murderers on death row in Montana and Texas. He has covered a horrific serial-killing case in California and an armored car-heist in Las Vegas, flown over Los Angeles with the LAPD Air Support Division and gone on patrol with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police n...more
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