Too Quiet In Brooklyn
by Susan Russo Anderson
Too Quiet In Brooklyn (A Fina Fitzgibbons Brooklyn Mystery Book 1)
Mystery/Psychological Thriller
Setting – New York
Self Published (February 10, 2015)
Paperback: 412 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1497361508
E-Book ASIN: B00HFEY5PU
A Murder, A Child Missing, & A Young Woman Determined To Find The Truth …
Something weird is happening. It’s too quiet, at least for Brooklyn, so twenty-two-year-old Fina Fitzgibbons is not surprised when she stumbles upon a throttled woman in the heart of Brooklyn Heights and discovers that the dead woman’s four-year-old grandson is also missing. She begins a wild hunt for the strangler-kidnapper, Ralph. During the chase, she resists falling in love with her boyfriend, Denny, an NYPD patrol officer, steps on the toes of Detective First Grade Jane Templeton, and uncovers secrets about her own past. In the end, Ralph has a deadly surprise for Fina.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
First I must say Fina Fitzgibbons seems much older than 22. She found her mother dead on their doorstep 5 years ago and now she finds another dead woman in the exact same place. She handles it much better than a woman in her 50’s like me would. She runs a cleaning business and is a private investigator. She lives with her boyfriend, Denny, an NYPD patrol officer, but is hesitant about the relationship but she has no trouble going toe to toe with Detective First Grade Jane Templeton. She has definitely been scarred by things in her past. I will just say she reads more closer to 30 and is a heck of a protag.
All the characters in this story are very well crafted and develop well throughout the story. Ralph is downright creepy and Denny is just plain dreamy. I also like that Jane is a strong woman detective in charge but open to taking him from Fina. I was impressed by the variety of characters and that they were all flawed in some way with battles of their own, big and small. It made them all very interesting and real.
The author is very descriptive in not only characters but the settings. I had a clear picture of Brooklyn areas and Jersey too.
The storyline starts slowly but the tempo increases at a perfect pace until it peaks. It has many layers and connections that play out throughout the entire book. The bad guys are really bad guys with no conscience whatsoever. There are several places when the point of view switches from Fina to Ralph and I would just cringe at his thoughts. The change of POV made the story even more powerful.
The was a great debut for this series and now that I have met Fina I want more. I am happy to see that 2 more books in this series are already available, Missing Brandy
About This Author
Susan Russo Anderson is a writer, a mother, a member of Sisters in Crime, a graduate of Marquette University. She’s taught language arts and creative writing, worked for a publisher, an airline, an opera company. Like Faulkner’s Dilsey, she’s seen the best and the worst, the first and the last. Through it all, and to understand it somewhat, she writes. Too Quiet in Brooklyn
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I’m riveted by the description and your review, Lori! This sounds perfect for me and Susan is a wonderful writer.
Yes a wonderful review. Thanks so much Lori and you too, Laura.
Thanks for the review!
Sounds like another one for my list. Good review.
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