Twice Bitten A Matt Davis Mystery Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Joe Perrone Jr Shane Morris Books
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While in prison, Ron Trentweiler, a petty thief, is befriended by an itinerant preacher and gets "religion." Upon his release, he founds a small, storefront Pentecostal-style church in his native, rural Alabama. Enter Winona Stepp, a visitor at one of his services who seems to know all about "Brother Ron," as he has taken to calling himself, yet insists upon keeping her own past to herself. Things go smoothly for the pair, that is until Winona suggests using venomous snakes in their "act" and all hell breaks loose. Eventually, they make their way north into Matt's "backyard" in the Catskills, where things take a murderous twist. What secrets are hiding in Winona's closet? Is Brother Ron exactly what he appears to be? Is he a religious convert or just a con man? These and other questions confront Chief of Police, Matt Davis, along with the usual cast of characters in the new Matt Davis Mystery, Twice Bitten, as he once more comes face to face with murder in the sleepy village of Roscoe, NY.
Twice Bitten A Matt Davis Mystery Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Joe Perrone Jr Shane Morris Books
As I struggle through the text of the massive hit, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, I've found TWICE BITTEN to offer much better material for my mind to peruse and enjoy.First things first--TWICE BITTEN (Kindle Edition) was very well formatted. I opened up a Kindle book the other day where the Table of Contents was a little wonky (split in the middle over two pages) which kind of affected my reading experience from the onset (I have since sent a note to the author and hope she makes an updated version). I loved the little snake graphics at the start of each chapter. The editing is clean and polished too (ten or more times better than FIFTY SHADES).
I will stop mentioning FIFTY SHADES from now--it is better to focus on well-written material like TWICE BITTEN than badly-written material.
As a mystery, TWICE BITTEN was excellent in terms of both characterization, plot/pacing and setting (something which features in all of the author's mysteries). The point of view was handled very smoothly--but what I liked the most was the rich amount of detail in TWICE BITTEN. This detail and "care" with words is evident from the opening quotation:
"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." --King James Version of the Bible, Mark 16: Verse 18
In can be irritating when a modern-day work references a classic or well-known text in order to look/appear to be "smarter" and contain more substance. In the case of TWICE BITTEN, that one quotation was a really suitable and apt choice. The realistic and generous descriptions of the setting really transport the reader to the location/scenes in the book. The snake handling scenes, the component about Val's medical issues (wife of Matt Davis, lead protagonist/small town "chief of police" in the story), and the depiction of "religious sects"--it makes for a really strong storyline with a "human" aspect to sustain the reader's interest (as opposed to scene after scene of "thriller" or "horror" or "action" activity, which can get flat and repetitive after a while).
Another thing I appreciated was the "real" character names the author used (as mentioned at the end of the book under "Acknowledgements")!
If you or a friend/loved one likes mysteries--please do not hesitate to check out TWICE BITTEN.
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Twice Bitten A Matt Davis Mystery Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition) Joe Perrone Jr Shane Morris Books Reviews
OK, you got me, I liked Raiders of the Lost Ark. In this, the third of the Matt Davis mystery series, we once again follow the NYC detective turned small town police chief on the trail of another killer. The victim this time is an unsavory meth dealer, and while nobody much cares that he's not around anymore to sell his poison, Matt still wants to solve the puzzle of his death.
As with the other stories in the series, the action goes from past to present, and from location to location. Part of the story centers on a young hustler who meets a charismatic preacher while in prison and learns the tricks of the trade from him. He's struggling to make ends meet until he hooks up with a young woman who helps him polish his act with rattlers and copperheads for use in meetings. Together they move from town to town, and their religious show evelutally winds up in Matt's back yard.
Also consistent with the prior two installments is the fact that the solution here comes as the result of slowly putting the pieces together to see the emerging period. These crimes take some time to solve, unlike those in a typical police drama on TV, where we normally get from crime to solution quickly.
For me, one of the best features of the second and third books of this series is the detail of the area in upstate New York where the stories are set. The author is clearly familiar with the area, and the richness of the details adds to the stories.
Joe Perrone Jr is one of the few authors I've read who successfully combines first and third person narration in a single novel. The effect is fascinating. While protagonist and narrator Matt Davis polices his upstate New York fishing village and investigates murder, the reader pieces together events from the past in search of a connection. The connections are always satisfying when they arise, and the author's perfect timing ensure's no feeling of being cheated in getting ahead of good police work.
Attitudes are well-balanced in this novel too. The protagonist is a staunch Republican and expresses his own point of view when politics arise, as, in small town policing, they're bound to do. But the author never alienates readers who points of view might differ. Small town life is frequently contrasted with the streets of New York where Matt Davis used to work (see the first of this series, As the Twig is Bent). And Matt's personal and professional lives are carefully held in balance as his wife becomes ill. Her treatment and Matt's response are very realistically portrayed.
Plus there's the contrast between police work and fly-fishing. I've never done either, but they both feel equally real at the hand of this novelist. Combining low-key grittiness, authentic police procedures, and comfortable characters, Twice Bitten simultaneously transports, intrigues and informs the reader. Just watch out for those snakes.
Disclosure I'd already read earlier books from this series and was lucky enough to get this one on a free deal.
As I struggle through the text of the massive hit, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, I've found TWICE BITTEN to offer much better material for my mind to peruse and enjoy.
First things first--TWICE BITTEN ( Edition) was very well formatted. I opened up a book the other day where the Table of Contents was a little wonky (split in the middle over two pages) which kind of affected my reading experience from the onset (I have since sent a note to the author and hope she makes an updated version). I loved the little snake graphics at the start of each chapter. The editing is clean and polished too (ten or more times better than FIFTY SHADES).
I will stop mentioning FIFTY SHADES from now--it is better to focus on well-written material like TWICE BITTEN than badly-written material.
As a mystery, TWICE BITTEN was excellent in terms of both characterization, plot/pacing and setting (something which features in all of the author's mysteries). The point of view was handled very smoothly--but what I liked the most was the rich amount of detail in TWICE BITTEN. This detail and "care" with words is evident from the opening quotation
"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." --King James Version of the Bible, Mark 16 Verse 18
In can be irritating when a modern-day work references a classic or well-known text in order to look/appear to be "smarter" and contain more substance. In the case of TWICE BITTEN, that one quotation was a really suitable and apt choice. The realistic and generous descriptions of the setting really transport the reader to the location/scenes in the book. The snake handling scenes, the component about Val's medical issues (wife of Matt Davis, lead protagonist/small town "chief of police" in the story), and the depiction of "religious sects"--it makes for a really strong storyline with a "human" aspect to sustain the reader's interest (as opposed to scene after scene of "thriller" or "horror" or "action" activity, which can get flat and repetitive after a while).
Another thing I appreciated was the "real" character names the author used (as mentioned at the end of the book under "Acknowledgements")!
If you or a friend/loved one likes mysteries--please do not hesitate to check out TWICE BITTEN.
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