One Reporter.Three Dead.Five Knives.FIVE KNIVES welds the intensity of Jack Bauer’s “24” to the scorching heat of THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST.“The author is a great talent.” — Aaron C. Brown, Amazon Top 1000 ReviewerWhen a man plummets to his death from an apartment tower, Will Finch’s shock soon becomes a nightmare. As he studies the open windows above the corpse, Finch notices a lamp … As he studies the open windows above the corpse, Finch notices a lamp blinking erratically behind a drawn curtain on the eleventh floor.
When he investigates the distress signal, Finch discovers a woman handcuffed to a bedpost. Over the following week, he uncovers a conspiracy that ties the murder to a series of bombshells. The victim’s bankruptcy. A global stock fraud. A murder spree that began in Baghdad and is now haunting the citizens of San Francisco. Is this the work of a serial killer, a copycat — or both?
But before he can file his report for The San Francisco Post, Finch’s leads evaporate. Within days, three victims are dead. Does a pattern of five knife wounds provide a clue? Can he unravel the mystery before he — and his fiancée — are caught up in the web of murder?
Five Knives is the prequel thriller in the Will Finch crime series — a novel that opens on the first day of Will Finch’s journalism career. Everything that Finch learns about crime reporting begins with Five Knives.
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Interesting story but lacked depth of plot with one dimensional characters with a too wrapped up ending. Too simplistic.
This is my first time reading this author, I would read more. The book was a fast entertaining read. Pulls you in from page one. The author did a good job of pulling it all together. It did feel a bit rushed and could have been a 5 star for me with just a bit more detail.
I received an ARC at my request.
Having read the previous Will Finch books I was very familiar with Mr Bailey’s writing and had certain expectations of this book. He did not disappoint me. The fully-fleshed out characters, suspense, action and tight dialogue I had come to expect from Mr Bailey were all here. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. I will be impatiently awaiting the next installment.
This book gives us the ‘beginning’ of Will Finch. When Will is at the scene of a man who fell out of an apartment tower window, he notices a blinking light above on the eleventh floor. There he finds a woman handcuffed to the bed. This is where things start going very bad for Will. He discovers a conspiracy that ties the murder to different things. But almost as fast as he discovers them, three people end up dead. Does the pattern of the five knives have a hidden meaning? Is Will and his fiance safe? There is no time to lose to find this killer and try to remain alive. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Small town detectives smarter than the FBI? Worth reading
Equivalent to high school reading. Easy read. Not challenging.
A good read and a look at the mortgage mess of 2008.
Slow start, almost put it down, but it got better as it went along.
Unusual plot. Page turner- dialogue easy to follow. Fun.
This was light and easy reading, admittedly slow to catch my interest, but readable and once the author had my attention I found myself wanting to read it to the end.
I don’t usually write bad reviews, but this book did not appeal to me at all. I only made it through about 4 chapters. It was so boring and didn’t seem to go anywhere, so I just stopped reading it.
I had already been introduced to the Will Finch character in a book later in the series. I am now going back to the beginning to get a better view of this series, and to enjoy the ride.
Will Finch is a well written character, and this prequel was a good read. I am sure that the other characters in Will’s orbit will be fleshed out even more in the coming books. There is a lot going on in this story, and you need to really follow along to keep up with everything.
Well worth your time.
Five Knives (Will Finch Mystery, #0), my first read from author D.F. Bailey. A spine-tingling read that catches your attention in the opening pages & never lets you go. I got this book back in July of 2019 and never got around to reading it until now, and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.” (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
A very good read.