The Fourth Motive Farrell and Kearns Thriller Book 2 eBook Sean Lynch
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Deputy District Attorney Paige Callen is being stalked. The man stalking her is motivated, methodical, and relentless.
The police aren’t merely one step behind Paige’s stalker; they’re stumped. They haven’t a clue on the identity of her assailant or why he’s targeted her.
Paige’s father, retired Judge ‘Iron Gene’ Callen, isn’t about to sit on the sidelines while a homicidal lunatic stalks his only child. Callen hires retired San Francisco P.D. Inspector turned private investigator Bob Farrell, to the dismay of the local police.
The cops are well-aware of Farrell’s reputation as a reckless wild card. Judge Callen, however, knows him as a man who doesn’t let the rules get in the way of getting the job done.
Farrell enlists the aid of former Iowa Deputy Kevin Kearns to help him protect Paige, and to stop a madman before she becomes a statistic. But to find her stalker, Farrell and Kearns must first learn why he’s launched his lethal crusade; a journey none of them may survive.
About the Author
Sean Lynch grew up in Iowa, holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and served in the U.S. Army as an enlisted infantryman. He spent nearly three decades as a municipal police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. During his career he's been a Motorcycle Officer, S.W.A.T. Officer, Sex Crimes Investigator, Firearms Instructor, and Homicide Detective.
The Fourth Motive Farrell and Kearns Thriller Book 2 eBook Sean Lynch
I rarely review the books I read, but this book was so bad I felt the need to express my views. You don't like the protagonist - her life is in danger and she can only speak horribly to everyone trying to save it and becomes sexually involved with one! So who's left to like? The two PI's trying to save her and catch the criminal? Not really, you don't get a real sense of who they are and the sense you do get isn't great. You can't like the cops - if real cops act this way heaven help us all. The PI assigned to guard her goes shopping for clothes while protecting her? He leaves the aunt and dog alone while he is jogging with the victim? Come on! The characters are cardboard and cliched. The dialogue is trite and unbelievable. Skip this one. When evaluating whether to buy a book I always read the one and two star reviews first, experience shows that most of the 4 and 5 star reviews are given by readers who are given the book for free "for an honest opinion." Wanting to keep those free books coming most rate the book highly whether or not it is a good read. This was an expensive lesson to learn. I read on average 2 books a day so I now carefully vet all ratings.Product details
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The Fourth Motive Farrell and Kearns Thriller Book 2 eBook Sean Lynch Reviews
Interesting plot, good character development, bad guy and smart, tough good guys spun together with a little humor by a talented author.
Kearns seems to be a strong character and does much of the "heavy lifting" of the storyline. Farrell, on the other hand, although his wit and crime solving prowess shine, was not as likable to me. Maybe it was because there was too much mention of his chain smoking and excessive drinking. These characteristics were not balanced by the development of any personal struggles that might drive him towards these excesses, making him a less credible character. The plot was compelling and reminds me if a one-hour Criminal Minds episode.
I really enjoy this author. Very entertaining story. The relationship between Kearns and Farrell is quite fun and engaging. I liked this one just as much as the first one!!
I'll join the other 5 star reviewers. This is certainly a "page turner"... If you read it at night plan on staying up later than you anticipated. The curious question of what twist & turn the plot will take next will have you reading "just a little bit more..." I can attest that the time adds up.
I'll be looking forward to #3 from Mr. Lynch.
Last year, Sean Lynch hit the sweet spot with "Wounded Prey," a swell little thriller that introduced Iowa Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Kearns and retired SF cop Bob Farrell. The pair may not have followed the rule book -- though, heaven knows, Kearns tried -- but they still outmaneuvered the FBI nicely and managed to stop a very nasty serial killer in the process.
That was Lynch's first novel. I am delighted to say that Farrell and Kearns are back in "The Fourth Motive," his most recent thriller, and they are after another cold-blooded killer, though this bad guy initially has only one target in his gunsights Alameda County Deputy D.A. Paige Callen, whose father is a Superior Court judge of the hanging persuasion.
Though the villain plans to make Callen suffer for something that happened many years earlier, he runs up a remarkable body count in the process, and works hard to put Kearns on his personal hit parade as number one with a bullet.
The story is told in a stylish fashion, with plenty of local reference points that should keep Bay Area residents happy. The investigation goes by fits and starts, largely because none of the major characters have a clue why the murderer started this crime spree.
We eventually find out and the exposition is quite neatly done. On the way, we get a number of surprises, including learning about the villainy of a character that Lynch does an excellent job of concealing until the book's conclusion.
And yes -- the touches of humor that made "The Wounded Prey" a pleasure to read are present in this sequel. In the first book, for example, Farrell, trying to win Kearns over and get him to join him as a private eye, repeatedly compares their partnership to other notable duos
"We belong together," Farrell said in one of those exchanges. "We're a team, you and me. Like the Lone Ranger and Tonto, or Holmes and Watson."
"More like Gilligan and the skipper," Kearns said.
He does the same thing in The Fourth Motive "That's the spirit," Farrell says toward the end of the book. "Don't forget we're a team you and me . . . like Cisco and Pancho."
"More like Dracula and Igor," Kearns muttered.
Farrell, who has cast-iron genitalia and can break into a place looking for evidence like Raffles the gentleman thief, has spent his career watching evil-doers get away with it because of the imperfection of the law, and he thinks nothing of taking it into his own hands. He shows no hesitation when it comes to administering corporal punishment, though he doesn't demonstrate any particular glee at dispensing his own form of rough justice.
After all, he and Kearns are the only barrier between their client and a psychotic killer who has been planning his wrongdoing for decades. With few exceptions, the police in this book are inept or twisted, sadists who shield their use of violence with their badges or use their authority to rob the taxpayers they are sworn to protect and serve.
The only flaw in the book is Lynch's propensity for repetition. In the first novel, he frequently had key characters say they wanted to catch the bad guy because they had failed to do so in the past. In this one, Farrell keeps mentioning the incompetence of the police and how they are hamstrung by rules, regulations and the law. We get the point the first time around; it doesn't need reiteration.
But the average reader will blow right past these repetitive passages because Lynch keeps the action coming hot and heavy. It reads like New Year's Eve in East Oakland every time the reader turns around, somebody else is firing shots.
This is definitely a five noose special, and at only $1.99 for , it would be hard to imagine a better buy!
All the elements of a great thriller. Vicious bad guys, moral, talented good guys and inept police posers. Just a little romance and even less sexual innuendo. The strange part of reading this in 2016 are the constant reminders that in 1987 there were no cell phones or cell phone cameras, no DNA, and computers and email and the internet were not widely in use.
Very predictable,,,a much-used type of plot. He writes reasonably well and the story moves along without getting bogged down in unnecessary detail such as breakfast, clothes etc. I never got bored reading it but on the other hand it did not have me on the edge of my seat.
I rarely review the books I read, but this book was so bad I felt the need to express my views. You don't like the protagonist - her life is in danger and she can only speak horribly to everyone trying to save it and becomes sexually involved with one! So who's left to like? The two PI's trying to save her and catch the criminal? Not really, you don't get a real sense of who they are and the sense you do get isn't great. You can't like the cops - if real cops act this way heaven help us all. The PI assigned to guard her goes shopping for clothes while protecting her? He leaves the aunt and dog alone while he is jogging with the victim? Come on! The characters are cardboard and cliched. The dialogue is trite and unbelievable. Skip this one. When evaluating whether to buy a book I always read the one and two star reviews first, experience shows that most of the 4 and 5 star reviews are given by readers who are given the book for free "for an honest opinion." Wanting to keep those free books coming most rate the book highly whether or not it is a good read. This was an expensive lesson to learn. I read on average 2 books a day so I now carefully vet all ratings.
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