This was quite long and sometimes drawn out but I really enjoyed it. We know who the killer is early on, so it's not such a mystery as it is a look at all these messed up characters. I was glad at some of their fates and annoyed at others. There was a little twist that I thought was very clever abou ...more
In Rick Reed's The Cruelest Cut, the first installment in the Detective Jack Murphy police procedural mystery thriller, this debut is so twisted and would make your head spin. It all started for Jack, and his partner Liddell Blanchard for the Evansville PD, that they've come across two dead bodies a ...more
Fast paced with some great characters,I enjoyed my first read of this author. There is violence, but you see the same or worse on the news daily,and the story moves along quickly ,not staying to highlight the violence. Detective Murphy is a very interesting main character an ...more
Great new character in the world of tough, sexy yet vulnerable hunky detectives. More importantly Jack is a believable character and his behavior and his actions are always in context with the story. I totally disagree with the person who said there was too much graphic violence. There is violence b ...more
This book was an interesting thriller, never a dull moment. This is not a book for the weak, there is some serious evil in this book. I enjoyed it, and look forward to reading another book Rick Reed. He knows how to keep a reader on the edge of their seat. ...more
This was a 2 book Series which I read out of order. It was good but not as good as book 2, which I gave 5 Stars... However Rick Reed is still a GREAT Author!!! ...more
My first book by this author. An excellent thriller, fast paced and with interesting characters. This is the the first of a new series, and I am eager to read the rest. ...more