Eleven Days
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0067AHYA6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 293 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In a mesmerizing debut, cop-turned-author Donald Harstad uses real-life events to paint a jarring picture of crime in America's heartland--where two-stoplight towns no longer offer refuge from modern-day brutality.Life in Maitland, Iowa, is usually predictable, even for a cop. But to turn suspicions into suspects, Carl must search among his closest friends to find a killer who has shocked and bewildered cops who'd thought they'd seen it all. The first of eleven days Carl will never forget.As hotshot investigators fly in from New York, Carl and his fellow cops use old-fashioned detective work to piece together clues. The day cops find the mutilated bodies at a remote farmhouse. And before it's over, Carl will be forced into an unrelenting spiral of chaos, coming face-to-face with evil he never dreamed could exist in Maitlandor anywhere else.From the Paperback edition.. But all that changes the day Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman's dispatcher receives the terrifying 911 call
"Cop Talk" according to Jerry Travis. I enjoyed the story and getting to know the main character, but there may have been too much 10-Cop Talk Jerry Travis I enjoyed the story and getting to know the main character, but there may have been too much 10-4ing for my taste. It was a police procedural but, because of its small-town Iowa setting, it was better than most procedurals, with the obvious exception of McBain's 87th Precincts.. ing for my taste. It was a police procedural but, because of its small-town Iowa setting, it was better than most procedurals, with the obvious exception of McBain's 87th Precincts.. Alot of potential but a weak ending Brian Glass I'm not that familiar with police procedurals. I had never even heard of the genre until browsing on Amazon. I saw this book and decided to give it a try. I'm not sure where this book stands in comparison of other police procedurals but as far as a suspense story I was really pleased with the book all the way through until the very end. It's nearly impossible to explain without ruining the ending. The author seems to have run out of steam and just decided to end the whole thing in a few pages. There is one key event that he just compl. A riveting page-turner with an authentic voice. Having worked in a small rural sheriff's department, I can say that Harstad's narrative is right on target. I could easily imagine some of the very same personalities and political conflicts he describes. This book had me hooked from page one. Whenever I had to put it down to deal with real life, I couldn't stop thinking about it and being very impatient for some more reading time. A very fast-paced read.I took this book with me to read while on vacation and had it finished in a day. I'm very much looking forward to reading Harstad's
She'd taken care of it by making a taco-type soup, so it was still warm when I got there. Reflecting 26 years as a deputy sheriff in northeastern Iowa, Donald Harstad's first book, a topnotch thriller about an Iowa deputy sheriff named Carl Houseman, is full of convincing details of everyday police work and is told in such a droll, natural voice that you'll swear you've met both author and hero. "I'd neglected to leave her a note about the meeting. She'd eaten." In other hands, the story (a series of ritual murders, a Satanic cult, the possible involvement of a local clergyman) might seem