ashemoore's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
shelf_love's review
2.0
I received a free e-book in exchange for an honest review.
This just was not the story for me. It was too fast-paced and had too many story lines happening. On the first day of the job he is sleeping with one woman, his ex comes by and drops off a baby, his baby, and multiple fatal shootings and a stabbing. Or main character is then strong armed into infiltrating dirty cops. These cops are more then willing to misbehave for him right away.
Most these events just have no grounding in reality. Even the whole baby girl story. You have a newborn dropped at your door and your dad basically kicks you out to go to work right away? Umm, I think anyone would call an emergency sick day. You have a newborn with no formula, diapers, wipes or anything. Though, there is the neighbor next door that is free with a seconds notice and can watch the baby for 48 hours right away...
I did see that this could be considered book 5 in a series? Maybe there is a lot of character development missing. I just could not get into it.
This just was not the story for me. It was too fast-paced and had too many story lines happening. On the first day of the job he is sleeping with one woman, his ex comes by and drops off a baby, his baby, and multiple fatal shootings and a stabbing. Or main character is then strong armed into infiltrating dirty cops. These cops are more then willing to misbehave for him right away.
Most these events just have no grounding in reality. Even the whole baby girl story. You have a newborn dropped at your door and your dad basically kicks you out to go to work right away? Umm, I think anyone would call an emergency sick day. You have a newborn with no formula, diapers, wipes or anything. Though, there is the neighbor next door that is free with a seconds notice and can watch the baby for 48 hours right away...
I did see that this could be considered book 5 in a series? Maybe there is a lot of character development missing. I just could not get into it.
samhouston's review
5.0
I come, as usual, late to a relatively new crime fiction series, this one featuring 25-year-old policeman Bruno Johnson, but I'm happy that I finally got here.
"The Innocents" is book five in the Bruno Johnson series, and in this one Bruno learns that he has an infant daughter only when she is handed to him by the baby's stressed out and exhausted mother. That proves to be a problem, but because Bruno's father is thrilled with the addition to his family, it is not one that defeats the young policeman.
While trying to cope with the idea that he is a new father, Bruno takes on an extremely difficult assignment, one that sees him going undercover in an effort to nail two of the most ruthless cops imaginable, cops so bad that they have become on-the-job contract killers. As Bruno tries to gather enough evidence to nail the two killers, he comes to the realization that he can't trust anyone, including his handlers, because no one turns out to be what they appear.
Now the question is will he live long enough to see his daughter reach her first birthday? And if he does, will he still be with the police, or will he be in prison?
This is a fun ride, and I now fully intend to go back and find the first four books in the Bruno Johnson series because I want to enjoy all of the ride, not just part of it. Good stuff.
"The Innocents" is book five in the Bruno Johnson series, and in this one Bruno learns that he has an infant daughter only when she is handed to him by the baby's stressed out and exhausted mother. That proves to be a problem, but because Bruno's father is thrilled with the addition to his family, it is not one that defeats the young policeman.
While trying to cope with the idea that he is a new father, Bruno takes on an extremely difficult assignment, one that sees him going undercover in an effort to nail two of the most ruthless cops imaginable, cops so bad that they have become on-the-job contract killers. As Bruno tries to gather enough evidence to nail the two killers, he comes to the realization that he can't trust anyone, including his handlers, because no one turns out to be what they appear.
Now the question is will he live long enough to see his daughter reach her first birthday? And if he does, will he still be with the police, or will he be in prison?
This is a fun ride, and I now fully intend to go back and find the first four books in the Bruno Johnson series because I want to enjoy all of the ride, not just part of it. Good stuff.
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