Liam Quinn is back! When the ex-boxer, ex-forger is called in to identify the body of an old associate, it’s clear someone want it to look like an old-fashioned drug deal gone wrong. Enter a high-powered sports agent, a soccer-playing kid with million-dollar feet, and a cast of people who want that million. Suddenly, Quinn’s back in trouble with the Philly mob, with explosive results, and he … might be just about to lose his one shot with the woman he loves. Nobody deserves that kind of week, but it’s how Quinn Gets His Kicks.
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It was very good.
I had a hard time putting it down.
This was an enjoyable read. It struck just a perfect balance between the light and dark aspects, so it never became heavy or depressing.
Liam Quinn is an insurance invetagator. Well, sort of. Liam did some time as did his friend who is now dead. For all intents it looks like a drug deal gone bad, but his wife says they had kicked the drugs and were making good of their lives. Quinn and his friend both boxed, it seems to be the theme for the place they grew up. So, having boxed and knowing how to fight saves him from getting his life re-arranged.
Some how he manages to put 2 and 2 together and solve a crime that didn’t involve non paymet of insurance, but looked like it in the beginning.
Good reading, straight up investigation with a little awkward romance. No sex, descriptions of gore are in acceptable levels, so I recommend adolescent through any age that enjoys good “who dunits”.
Good story but something about it didn’t ring true. The “accents” bothered me – there were just a few very broad attempts. It seemed like there should have been more, or none at all. After all, if someone has a true Irish accent, you’d expect to see more than “jaysuss” when he speaks. Other words would also need phonetic treatment.
Love Quinn, love the books.
Really enjoyed this book and would like to read others in the series.
Enjoyed the info about ‘Philly’ , since I have not read any books set in the city. Interesting character, Liam, ex-boxer and now an investigator. Amusing dialogue and inner thoughts of Liam.
This was just a so so read for me. Pretty predictable story, the main character winds up in near death moments numerous times to the point it became routine. Just ok. I’m not sorry I read it but wouldn’t read another.
Needing a break from all the books I promised to review, I wanted something different to get lost in and the Liam Quinn Mystery Series was the ticket. This author is good enough to be one of the big boys. He is talented and can write multiple storylines that merge well the new storyline additions in each book. The timeframe is continuous, usually picking up where the last book ends. The characters are actually people you know, OK, maybe not all the mobsters, but the regular cast. They are realistic, no Hollywood garbage, and they get hurt without a fairy or angel to save them. There is humor, not just smartalec Quinn, but good humor, too. I recommend getting a bunch of these books and just chainreading them; they’re hard to stop as I discovered when I ran out of the books in my library. So if you like Wambaugh, Remington Steele, Moonlighting or Breaking Bad or Weeds, you will love Quinn, too.
Quinn Gets His Kicks #2 – This book picks up about nine months after Checks ends. Another interesting story about Quinn with a few kinks in the fast paced storylines keeping the reader involved. Quinn and fellow characters are interesting and realistic, and easy to understand. I read this book before the update came out so I don’t know how the two versions differ, but I like what I read. The conversation style and continuing sequence is good, unless you read out of sequence causing you to miss a segment of Quinn’s life. There’s still that hint of romance. 4*
Quinn Checks In #1 – My first read by this author and I am impressed and excited to have found this author. This author should be one of the big names since this book reminds me of the good authors in this genre from the 60s and 70s. The storylines are interesting and fast paced, and the intriguing investigations keeps me wanting to read more of this series and this author’s work. Quinn is a good character; he keeps you on his side with his faults and good heart. His family is well cast and the other supporting characters round out the “family”, which is common in this genre. There is humor and maybe a touch of romance from afar, and the cursing/vulgar language is kept to a minimum. If you like Wambaugh and company, you’ll like Thomson. There’s minor editing needed, like lowercase being used for names/proper nouns/titles, but most won’t notice. I will now start on the second book of this series, which is bad for me since I have other books to read with close deadlines. 5*
Quinn Goes West #3 – This book picks up four days after Kicks ends. Man, the stuff that happens to Quinn. Still entertaining and interesting storylines, along with the same cast of characters and the new additions per story. Still realistic, although the author doesn’t know what size ten acres is and tries to pass that amount off as vast, but no one’s perfect. Good kinks to ruin a person’s day. Still good with plenty of humor, and the romance …. 5*
Quinn & The Vanishing Bride #4 – This book picks up about six months after West ends. Quinn keeps kickin’. Entertaining and intriguing storylines that keep the reader involved with Quinn and crew. As always, there’s more happening than meets the eye and there’s plenty of humor, not all smartalec. The characters never disappoint and their dialog and actions are realistic. Quinn’s the hero of the series and keeps getting the tarnation beat out of him, but he gets his licks in, too. Good mysteries that the reader can’t help but get involved in solving, but remember, there’s always something thrown in the spokes. If you like series like Breaking Bad or Remington Steele or Moonlighting, you’ll have fun with this series, too. Oh, there is a romance and Mrs. Quinn thinks she’ll have two weddings soon; she wants the rugrats. 5*