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The Blue Cheer

Tekijä: Ed Lynskey

Sarjat: P.I. Frank Johnson (3)

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P.I. Frank Johnson has moved to Scarab, West Virginia, drawn by the promiseof lazy days and the lure of its tranquil mountains. What he finds instead is aStinger rocket exploding over his back yard. His ensuing investigation uncoversa cult called the Blue Cheer, a racist group with ugly terrorist plans. Asevents heat up, blood starts to spill, and for Frank it all gets real personalreal quick. With the help of his bounty hunter pal, he sets out to bring theBlue Cheer to justice -- any way he can.… (lisätietoja)
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This was the first of Ed. Lynskey's books I have had the chance to read, and I really liked it, to the point where I have now begun to read his latest offering, [b:Ask the Dice|12966107|Ask the Dice|Ed Lynskey|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ztBA9MeRL._SL75_.jpg|18124032]. What drew me to The Blue Cheer, in the first instance, was the Appalachian setting and the promise that it carried at least a few sentences about bluegrass music. I wasn't disappointed.

Lynskey's black Irish Private Investigator Frank Johnson, suffering from burnout and depression, has been drawn to the relatively simple way of life near the small town of Scarab, in the hope that getting away from it all and chopping wood will help him to get back on track. But, contrary to his expectations, chaos erupts around him: a drone is blown out of the sky by a stinger missile, his best friends come under attack for racial reasons, the local law enforcement people are as crooked as the day is long, and people whom he thought fairly straightforward, and to be trusted, turn out to be nothing of the kind.

Frank Johnson has to call in reinforcements from his previous life. By the time he ships out of Scarab, the small town is littered with corpses, but he has survived to tell the tale. [b:The Blue Cheer: P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery #3|1478925|The Blue Cheer P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery #3|Ed Lynskey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184023736s/1478925.jpg|1469981] ( )
  JohnJGaynard | Dec 31, 2018 |
Frank Johnson left his home in Pelham, Virginia, for what he hoped would be the serenity of Scarab, West Virginia. A cabin in the woods; living a more naturally. What he finds instead is Stinger missiles, walking fish insignias and t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

When Jan Maddox, the wife of his only friend in West Virginia is found brutally murdered shortly after Johnson witnesses a Stinger missile being fired, he finds it's too much of a coincidence for the two events not to be related. He and Old Man Maddox set out to find the murderer, but this endeavor turns deadly as well. Johnson and Maddox are ambushed in a hotel room. Johnson is able to take out the two assailants, but not before they kill Old Man. Johnson isn't sure where to turn, but he knows he is in this mess up to his neck. That's when he calls in reinforcements in the form of his old bounty hunter friend, Gerald, from Virginia.

Lynskey does a fabulous job with character development. Frank Johnson has so many layers to him, and every one is intriguing. While he comes off very likable, he has few friends. He's more of a loner, and he's a simple man. Bluegrass music is what he favors. He doesn't have the Internet or a television in his cabin home, and that suits him just fine. Life's made him a bit of a sceptic, and yet he is out to do good and help those who are important to him.

Gerald's sub-purpose in the novel is comic relief. What a stitch he is, and quite the charmer. He can be violent when the situation necessitates it, but overall he is carefree and a devoted friend.

The plot contains a little extra fluff. There is a bit of a subplot dealing with Frank's cousin which doesn't really play into the main plot of the novel. It probably could have been eliminated without any negative overall effect. However, the main plot is well developed.

The book moves quickly and seems to speed up the further in you read. While "who done it" isn't necessarily a mystery throughout, what's going to transpire is.

There were some areas where I thought the writing was a bit rough around the edges, but sections such as this more than made up for the rough patches:

"Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone staring down at the photo. His face then splintered into hurt. Tears seeped into his eyes. He grappled for the nearest bedpost and slumped forward on extended arms. His shoulders jerked and head sagged a little while his heart broke. Old Man cried the mute cry of men of his generation."

If that isn't a vivid image, I don't know what is. That image was incredibly powerful to me as I read it. It was writing like this that really enabled me to "enter" the story; be a part of it.

If you can hunt this book down, it is definitely worth the effort. ( )
  jenforbus | Jul 26, 2008 |
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  edlynskey | Aug 1, 2008 |
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P.I. Frank Johnson has moved to Scarab, West Virginia, drawn by the promiseof lazy days and the lure of its tranquil mountains. What he finds instead is aStinger rocket exploding over his back yard. His ensuing investigation uncoversa cult called the Blue Cheer, a racist group with ugly terrorist plans. Asevents heat up, blood starts to spill, and for Frank it all gets real personalreal quick. With the help of his bounty hunter pal, he sets out to bring theBlue Cheer to justice -- any way he can.

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