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Impact: A Riverdale PD Series Prequel Kindle Edition

by J.I. O'Neal (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
It is spring, 2006.  Three months ago Detective Sgt. Noah Harkham lost his partner - and mentor - Detective Sgt. Rob Meares to a sudden, tragic death in the midst of their investigation into a pair of brutal murders. Now, with the case gone cold and Noah grieving, he gets the news he's been dreading: he's been assigned a new partner, Detective Alan Franks. 

On their first day, the pair get put on a hit and run that left one young girl dead and two families forever altered. When a witness leads them to a member of one of the city's most powerful families, the two must put aside their differences to close the case - and keep their star witness alive.

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    126 pages
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    River Walk Press
  4. Publication date
    November 10, 2017
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Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite:

A fun and intriguing drama combo mystery, Impact is a hard hitting 'who done it' that makes you want to buckle up and ride right along with Detective Sergeant Noah Harkham. He's got a bit of a troubled past, with the ghost of his old partner keeping him from moving on, but the Captain thinks it's time to get on with it and has assigned him a new partner in Detective Franks. Now they've got a chance to get the measure of each other while they are solving a particularly sad case of hit and run.

The only thing low about this book was the page count. I could have ridden along with Harkham and solved another ten mysteries before I got bored. Noah was an excellent cop character, not hard and boring like I'm used to in most popular crime fiction. He is a very interesting, smart, and slightly broken guy...even though he says he's not. He tries to come off as the jaded, calm, collected cop, and in some ways he might be, but in others he's just a guy with a troubled past. Very interesting character dynamics between Harkham and Franks. It's hard to call it banter, what with the curt barks and sharp quips, but I really enjoyed how they interacted together, particularly nearing the end of the story. J.I. O'Neal writes cynically and effectively. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the first of many excellent crime and mystery novels we see coming our way from O'Neal. A solid showing!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077VVXQ9H
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ River Walk Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 633 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1386629092
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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J. I. O'Neal

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J.I. O'Neal is a prolific reader who aims to be a prolific writer. She is most often seen scribbling away at creating worlds and characters with a mug of tea in one hand and a pen or keyboard in the other, under a mountain of fur in the form of too many (according to some) cats and a very lovable, but heavy, lapdog. She is the author of Impact: a Riverdale PD Series Prequel (Reader's Favorite 5-Star Review), Indiscriminate: Book One of the Riverdale PD Series, Time of Death: Book Two of the Riverdale PD Series, and the forthcoming Age of Malice: Book Three of the Riverdale PD Series. She is also the author of the Stell-Ore War duology, The Crew of Cartage 15 (Writers of the Future Award Honorable Mention) and Stell-Ore Justice.

She is an avid supporter of the Greater Good Network, which provides meals and medicines to animal shelters, American veterans and poverty- and hunger-stricken areas of the world and so much more. Her favorite verse of scripture is Psalm 91:11 "For He shall command His angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways."

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  • QueenPinky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Character development is all there!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020
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    In this prequel, the characters really shine. Author J.I. O'Neal has done a great job in a short 126 pages.

    I loved this book. I had a chance to meet the author and interview her through Rebellion Lit and it was so refreshing to then read this book, learn her style, and meet her characters "in person".

    This book is police procedural which is my absolute favorite. Riverdale PD is full of solid investigators and the detectives characters are fleshed out well. They have lives, they have trials and tribulations and they are tough! I enjoy the relationship between Noah Harkham and Alan Franks. It reminds me of my own series partners. The dynamic is challenging but also makes sense considering the men's lives and their personal experiences. It makes them feel very real.

    I would have liked a little more details on each setting, especially the police floor, however, this was not a concern. The characters are so rich and fully written that I really lived vicariously through them.

    Now, the plot... I have to admit, I thought it would be familiar to me. I read tons of crime books as well as watching shows and movies, so I've seen many crimes and motives. The story starts with a crime I've seen before, but it's the twists and turns that really make it feel like a unique crime! There are lots of players involved and there is one character who we assume is a player, but is he really?

    Overall this was a very good read. It was smart, easy to read and O'Neal does an excellent job of crafting characters we can connect to!

    Highly recommended!
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