
High Crimes: A Georgia Davis Novel of Suspense
The Georgia Davis PI Series, Book 5
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Eva Kaminsky
"High Crimes is the P.I. novel for our moment, not just because of its backdrop of political tension but because of the resilient strength of its characters. Georgia Davis is a terrific lead, and Libby Fischer Hellmann calls on her own journalism background to add layers of realism to this all-too plausible plot." (Michael Koryta, New York Times best-selling author of How It Happened)
“In this ripped from the headlines and rocket-paced thriller, Libby Fischer Hellmann is at the top of her game. You won’t stop turning the pages, gripped by every twist and turn. And the tough, smart Georgia Davis is sure to take her place among the top female PIs in crime fiction.” (Lisa Unger, New York Times best-selling author of Under My Skin)
“Entertaining...(Georgia is) a shrewd investigator...for readers who watch the nightly news with dismay, the novel offers a satisfying alternate reality.” (Publishers Weekly)
How do you solve a murder when there are 42,000 suspects?
That’s the task facing Chicago PI Georgia Davis, hired to hunt down those behind the assassination of resistance leader Dena Baldwin at a demonstration 14 months after the 2016 election. The gunman, on a nearby hotel rooftop, dies within minutes of the shooting. As Georgia sifts through Dena’s 42,000 Facebook followers, she discovers that unknown enemies hiding behind fake profiles have infiltrated the group. She finds others who will do whatever it takes - including murder - to shield right-wing, wealthy elites.
Threats and bruises have never frightened Georgia, but she’s sideswiped by the sudden reappearance of her mother, who abandoned her when she was a child. Can she survive a family crisis at the same time she pursues killers whose only goal is to protect themselves?
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However, I have to say that this book did not engage me as much as the previous ones in the series. For one thing, there is a lot of jumping around between characters and time frames. I find this especially hard to follow in an audiobook since you can't turn back to the beginning of the chapter and see whose perspective and what time frame is involved.
Second, even though the blurb for the book states that it is "ripped from the headlines", I did not expect quite so much vitriol against the current President as this book contained. I realize that the author was writing about a resistance group whose sole focus was against the President, but I did get a little tired of the preaching tone regarding this issue. As another reviewer stated, I read to escape from the real world and this book was often like watching the evening news or reading it on the Internet.
That being said, the story did have its moments. Georgia does her usual amazing job of tracking down leads in order to solve a case that others, including the FBI, seem to have given up on. I have to say that the victim in this case is truly unlikeable, no matter your political leanings, and I was much more involved in the perpetrator's story than I was in the victim's.
The twists and turns in this book made me feel like I needed a score card to keep track of who was double-crossing who. The book often reminded me of a spy or espionage thriller more than a PI story. But, that is just in keeping with the Washington politics of the book, I guess.
The addition of Vanna and Charlie, Georgia's nephew, and the additional storyline of the reappearance of Jo Beth, Georgia and Vanna's mother, was a welcome relief to the political machinations of the book. The narrator did a great job and kept my interest throughout the book. Her voice inflections/accents were wonderful and added a lot to the story.
If you are an admirer of the current President, I suggest that you pass on this book. The other books in the series are great and I feel that the politics in this one just detract too much from the enjoyment of reading.
High Crimes
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The introduction of Georgia's mother doesn't work for me. The family drama is just a distraction.
Eva Kaminsky is back with a satisfactory performance. This remains a series I'll continue to follow.
NOTE: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Very contemporary
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Georgia on my mind!
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Great read, great series.
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Beautifully narrated by Eva Kaminsky, I really enjoyed this one!
It's the first in the series I've listened to, but I'm definitely a fan and will be reading or listening to all of them!
I love a good mystery, and this is one of the better ones I've listened to!
Lots of twists and turns and all sorts of fun and intrigue along the way :)
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Georgia On My Miiiind...
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Chicago. Politics. Corruption. Conspiracy. Murder. All that and much more in this novel that could be pulled from this morning's Tribune. The characters are interesting and sometimes quite disturbing, and the plot is ingenious and demanding. No spoilers. Just read it!
It seems that this is book 5 in series which I am new to, but no floundering because it is perfectly fine as a standalone.
The narration by Eva Kaminsky is fantastic! Clear voice and the characters are well delineated.
I requested and received a free audio copy from the author courtesy of AudioBookBOOM.
Explosive!
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I'll start off this review with a caveat; I started this series with this book. That being said, I think this book stands alone pretty well. I never really felt like I didn't know what was going on. I didn't catch a couple obvious references to previous books, but that didn't detract much from my listening experience. I thought this was a very solid political thriller/detective story. The narration is well done and fit really well with the story. All in all, I enjoyed this enough that I'm tempted to go back and give the other books in this series a listen.
great book, interested in more
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Eva Kaminsky's narration is smooth and in tune with the novel and characters, it is easy to listen too.
I was given a free copy of this audio book at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.
Enteraining
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Trudy Snider.
Too political
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Excellent political thriller!
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