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Rick Cantelli, P.I. (Book 4) Shades of Death (Rick Cantelli, P.I. Detectives) Kindle Edition

by Bernard Lee DeLeo (Author), Aeternum Designs (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 353 ratings
Rick and Lo try to protect a reality TV star better known for her selfie pictures on Twitter than her acting ability. She’s run afoul of a world class financier disrupting economies in countries, ordering deaths, and owning politicians everywhere. He thinks he’s above any law until he crosses Rick and Lo.

The clash between Cantelli-land and the Jorge Boros Empire draws out an old card from the deck in the person of Faruk Ezon, a world class assassin from the Madigan/Cantelli team’s old CIA days. With movie premiers, gangbangers, serial rapist problems, and a deadly threat from their Sana’a, Yemen embassy shootout, Rick and Lo are right back where they belong, locked and loaded.
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    Rick Cantelli, P.I. Series
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    325 pages
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  5. Publication date
    September 15, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015F1DEJ2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RJ Parker Publishing
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1517345914
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 17 ‏ : ‎ Rick Cantelli, P.I. Series
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 353 ratings

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Bernard Lee DeLeo

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Born and raised in Warren, Ohio, Mr. DeLeo writes Pulp Fiction in many genres. He served aboard the USS Ranger (CVA61) from 1969 until November of 1972. After the Navy, he earned an AA degree in Auto Technology from Chabot College in Hayward, CA, and a BA degree in English from Cal State Hayward.

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Customers find the book entertaining with plenty of action and humor, and appreciate its exciting story with lots of twists and turns. They praise Bernard Lee DeLeo's writing style and the great characters, with one customer particularly enjoying the insults and zingers between them. The book features teenagers in love, and customers appreciate its fast-paced excitement.

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12 customers mention "Readability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, with one mentioning it features plenty of action and humor.

"Plenty of action and humor. These stories are great fun to read. Sometimes wish evil could be dealt with so promptly. Thanks" Read more

"Another great read with interesting characters and action that never stops. I liked the teen age love interest with the adult intervention." Read more

"I read the 3 previous stories of Rick Cantrell and Jo and was highly entertained...." Read more

"...Cantelli books (along with John Harding books) are run reads, totally entertaining...and hard to put down." Read more

7 customers mention "Story quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as exciting with lots of twists and turns, and one customer compares it to Pulp Fiction at its best.

"...In addition to the action, there's teen jealousy, angst and drama...." Read more

"Great characters and story lines with lots of twists and turns! If you like DeLeo's earlier work, you will love this book!..." Read more

"...good characters, slow start but quickly changed to normal DeLeo exciting story. Have yet to read a bad book by this writer...." Read more

"...novel just keeps on giving more of everything we love, zingers, violent action and steamy desire...." Read more

6 customers mention "Author"6 positive0 negative

Customers praise Bernard Lee DeLeo as a great author, with one customer noting they are hooked on his writing style.

"Another great read by DeLeo. Spoiler alert. This one starts with Jim and Ellen...." Read more

"Again a great read from Bernard Lee DeLeo, Enjoyed reading the antics of PI Rick Cantelli and enverything that happens around him...." Read more

"...Great author, great books." Read more

"Bernie is the best pulp writer I've ever read. I don't know how to write a review...." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning they enjoy the insults and zingers between the characters.

"Great characters and story lines with lots of twists and turns! If you like DeLeo's earlier work, you will love this book!..." Read more

"I enjoy the insults and zingers between the characters but not impressed too much with the young grandson and star romance seems a bit over the top..." Read more

"Another great read with interesting characters and action that never stops. I liked the teen age love interest with the adult intervention." Read more

"Fun reading, good characters, slow start but quickly changed to normal DeLeo exciting story. Have yet to read a bad book by this writer...." Read more

3 customers mention "Pacing"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, with one describing it as a fast read with fast-paced excitement.

"Fun reading, good characters, slow start but quickly changed to normal DeLeo exciting story. Have yet to read a bad book by this writer...." Read more

"Love the fast paced excitement and roller coaster ride that never slows down. Can't wait for the next book in this series." Read more

"I want more and he doesn't write fast enough. Freakin fun, fast read" Read more

3 customers mention "Teen romance"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the teen romance elements in the book, featuring teenagers in love, with one customer specifically mentioning the portrayal of teenage jealousy.

"...In addition to the action, there's teen jealousy, angst and drama...." Read more

"...I liked the teen age love interest with the adult intervention." Read more

"Teenagers in love, threats on the side. All in a days work for Rick Cantelli..." Read more

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  • C. GLASGOW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow ! non-stop action
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021
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    Plenty of action and humor. These stories are great fun to read. Sometimes wish evil could be dealt with so promptly. Thanks
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  • B. McKee
    4.0 out of 5 stars Madigan & Cantelli's Excellent Adventure
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2016
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    This series just keeps getting better.

    Words are inadequate to describe the plot of this story. Rick, Lo and the crew clean up a lot of garbage, including some major heavy hitters. It seems they've offended a multitude of bad guys, all of whom send hitmen after them.

    In addition to the action, there's teen jealousy, angst and drama. There's gangbangers, drug lords, pimps, child pornographers, traitors, movie stars, and wanna-be movie stars. They manage to close out some old accounts.

    Mr. DeLeo understands the specific trash that needs taken out and makes it happen while his readers sit back and cheer.
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  • claudette valliere
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rick and Lo just plain rock.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
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    Another great read by DeLeo. Spoiler alert.

    This one starts with Jim and Ellen. The two of them are currently watching a drug deal go down. The dealers are dealing drugs at the high school they both attend.

    Of course they were spotted. Two men approached them and tried to take them home. Jim was polite and respectful but wasn't getting in a car with people he didn't know. It was about to get ugly when Rick and Lo in disguise showed up. Of course it ended rather badly for the two men.

    After the confrontation Rick called Bill Staley. He's their contact man in the police department. Bill showed with officer and arrested everyone.

    So begins another fine read by DeLeo.

    This one has Rick, Lo, Jim, Ellen, Temple, Stace, Trish, Meg, Steve, Bone, the rest of the crews from the security company, a woman named Stuart who has her own agenda, a billionaire named Boros, Muslims from Yemen working on revenge, a boat trip, a shootout on the boat, an ambush where two police officers are killed, a Rick using his sniper rifle, Casablanca night, another shootout, Temple and Jim working on love, a jealous Ellen who likes Jim and wants a relationship with him other than as a partner, the red carpet on premier night for the movie Temple and Jim starred in, Rick and Lo's CIA contacts, death, destruction and Rick Cantelli and Lois Madigan using their skills to come out on top and save the damned day.

    Five Stars.
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  • BHC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Shades of Death
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
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    A page turn. Love Rick & Lo like my own. Bernard Lee DeLeo can really spin a story with skill.
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  • Piet du Preez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Teenagers in love, threats on the side. All in a days work for Rick Cantelli
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015
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    Again a great read from Bernard Lee DeLeo,
    Enjoyed reading the antics of PI Rick Cantelli and enverything that happens around him.
    As if teanagers in love is not enough to try and keep a handle on he also need to sort out all kinds of threats on the side.
    I just love all the humour brought in.
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  • Curt Burner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pulp Fiction at its Best
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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    Great characters and story lines with lots of twists and turns! If you like DeLeo's earlier work, you will love this book! Rick and Lo at their finest!
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  • Bill Swann
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the all time greatest Pulp Fiction Authors at his and his characters best!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2015
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    Don't know what happened to my original review but this is an incredible book. I'm a huge fan of Author DeLeo's work. He could make a phone book or dictionary interesting, given flesh and blood characters he is an absolute master and in my opinion defines the category Pulp Fiction. I firmly believe this is the best of all his Cantelli books and should be an award winning book if such prizes existed. If you haven't read the Cantelli series from the beginning, start with book 1, if you read them back to back you likely won't get any sleep for at least 4 days, they are that good.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Second time around!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019
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    I have found the perfect cure for my B. L. D. withdrawal! Just finished second read of book 4 with Rick and Lo. I would call it as good as my first time. I am a fast reader and forced myself to slow down and enjoy it more. It worked so will go get #5.
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  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not up to his high standards
    Reviewed in Canada on May 3, 2016
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    First late me say I love Bernard's books but I did not like this book. Too many characters in the start of the book I could less about! Did not finish the book.
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