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The Drop Zone (T.J. Peterson Mystery)
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A dark and suspenseful debut
Detective T.J. Peterson has a problem, and it’s not just how much he’s drinking or the daily, silent, tormenting video calls from his estranged daughter. A Catholic priest has been bludgeoned to death in church, apparently by a symbol of his faith, and an unidentified woman’s body had been found. He’s barely holding it together. When a deran ...more
Detective T.J. Peterson has a problem, and it’s not just how much he’s drinking or the daily, silent, tormenting video calls from his estranged daughter. A Catholic priest has been bludgeoned to death in church, apparently by a symbol of his faith, and an unidentified woman’s body had been found. He’s barely holding it together. When a deran ...more
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May 1st 2015
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This is a dark, ugly crime story. The setting is an East Coast port city oozing with sleaze, probably modelled on Halifax, but without the vitality and charm which makes it an attractive city. The atmosphere is gritty containing themes of underage prostitution, human trafficking, child porn, corrupt cops, and corrupt politicians, leading businessmen, and a psychiatrist, along with drug dealers and street hustlers. The main locations are dangerous alleyways, dilapidated apartments and rundown str
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If you are into flawed, damaged, and tormented protagonists this novel will be a favorite!
“The Drop Zone” introduces T. J. Peterson. A police detective in an unnamed urban municipality in Eastern Canada. Peterson has lost his wife, his daughter, his faith in God and his fellow man – and quite possibly… his job. His wife he lost to a traffic accident while she was with another man. His daughter is a teenage runaway who torments him with silent video calls of a derelict room furnished with an unma ...more
“The Drop Zone” introduces T. J. Peterson. A police detective in an unnamed urban municipality in Eastern Canada. Peterson has lost his wife, his daughter, his faith in God and his fellow man – and quite possibly… his job. His wife he lost to a traffic accident while she was with another man. His daughter is a teenage runaway who torments him with silent video calls of a derelict room furnished with an unma ...more
Great characterization! It makes me want to read more of this author.
The first of the Peterson trilogy
Through my reading adventure this year, I learned that I like a good crime/mystery novel. Well, I can find myself getting lost in just about any genre as long as it is well written. The Drop Zone didn’t really keep me guessing but it hooked me with T.J. Peterson’s character and the situation with his daughter. I really, REALLY wanted to know what happened with her.
It is definitely not a Disney ending type of book where everything is tied up in a neat little bow. Not in the least bit. If you pick ...more
It is definitely not a Disney ending type of book where everything is tied up in a neat little bow. Not in the least bit. If you pick ...more
I read "The Drop Zone" as soon as it was released. I found it captivated my imagination and kept me wanting to continue. Knowing that Mr. Kroll is a Maritimer, I was constantly watching for examples of local cities scares.
Mr. Kroll has a superb level of language and uses it to aptly describe both the scenes and his characters.
Several times I thought I had everything figured out only to find another curve ball.
My biggest disappointment was that Mr. Kroll's second book wasn't released earlier. I s ...more
Mr. Kroll has a superb level of language and uses it to aptly describe both the scenes and his characters.
Several times I thought I had everything figured out only to find another curve ball.
My biggest disappointment was that Mr. Kroll's second book wasn't released earlier. I s ...more
The Drop Zone is the first book in a new crime mystery series by Bob Kroll focusing on detective T.J. Peterson, a character with a heavy and dark past that still haunts him today, making him cranky, an alcoholic and quite the tormented person.
The book deals with the dark recesses of the depraved human mind, child pornography and trafficking and of course, murder. Two murders in fact, and Peterson has the task of solving both seemingly unrelated cases that were dropped in his lap recently.
The mor ...more
The book deals with the dark recesses of the depraved human mind, child pornography and trafficking and of course, murder. Two murders in fact, and Peterson has the task of solving both seemingly unrelated cases that were dropped in his lap recently.
The mor ...more
The author lives in Halifax, and the setting, though not specifically defined, is meant to be Halifax, but only the cheapest shopping strips, most run-down apartments, and slimiest dives. The cops are mostly jaded, shallow, or on the take, and the main character (a cop) is seriously messed-up.
All of this is to be expected in a gritty crime novel, but together with inhuman criminals who prey on women, young girls and children, the story oozes sleaze, and on top of all that the main character fai ...more
All of this is to be expected in a gritty crime novel, but together with inhuman criminals who prey on women, young girls and children, the story oozes sleaze, and on top of all that the main character fai ...more
THE DROP ZONE by Bob Kroll. 3***
Bob Kroll takes the reader into a deep, dark underground world which highlights the depths of which human depravity can sink to.
Detective T.J. Peterson has the gritty task of solving the crime of two seemingly unconnected murders.
His personal life is in tatters which impinges upon his professional life. His investigation leads him to uncover underage prostitution, whilst tracking an evil killer.
I have given this novel three stars, as the plot didn't always flow sm ...more
Bob Kroll takes the reader into a deep, dark underground world which highlights the depths of which human depravity can sink to.
Detective T.J. Peterson has the gritty task of solving the crime of two seemingly unconnected murders.
His personal life is in tatters which impinges upon his professional life. His investigation leads him to uncover underage prostitution, whilst tracking an evil killer.
I have given this novel three stars, as the plot didn't always flow sm ...more
Thank you goodreads for sending me a copy of this book. It reads like an old time detective novel set in modern times. I liked the writing style and yet at times it felt discordant. The plot flow felt interrupted. We'd be flowing merrily along and then go over the waterfall. The ending left openings for another book I'm guessing. There's not a lot of happiness in the story. It's a view of the dark seedy side of life. I'd go another half star if I had the option.
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Reads like a noir book set in today's time. Makes you want to read to the end to find out the outcome and it does not disappoint.
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Not a bad read,for the most part it held my interest. If it was not for the daaaaaaaa ending I would have been a little more excited about this book.
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