And Justice for One

And Justice for One. Tough guy investigator Devlin loses his brother during a night of heavy drinking after their father's wake. When his brother doesn't turn up the next day, Devlin begins to bring down his own brand of violent justice on anyone who was involved in whatever happened to his brother.

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Loved

Alan Philip Ormond narration is perfect for this great thriller. I love listening to his narration.

The story is fast paced, the characters have very distinct personalities. Basically it's a good vs evil kind of story and we all know how that will end. This is very suspenseful , the dangerous situations come rapidly one after another. It is set in the 80s when payphones and pagers where still king. Jack Devlin is one butt kicking son of a gun in any time period. This book kept me riveted. Do not mess with family.

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So macho, so big and tough.

A good introduction which really drew this reader into the story - two brothers, once close who has more of less lost touch with each other over the years, brought together again for their father's funeral, one married with a family, the other still single, and has worked all his life in the police, military or secret service, now with an independent 'security' company. They go hard drinking together in the bars that evening, get separated and, in the morning, the married brother doesn't come home. Great hopes for a really interesting mystery.
But no.. It turns, instead, into exactly what it says in the title: a novel of revenge. Or rather, a showcasing for serial small scale fist fights with some fun fire. Just not my cup of tea, especially with the main protagonist, Jack Devlin, being not the "good man ... in a very bad world," but one who puts lives at risk, apparently for his own enjoyment rather than to take revenge for his brother.

It is a compelling listen, just tedious in the very many fight scenes, and oh, so macho postering, and, frankly, unbelievable. Narrator, Alan Philip Orland, however, does a fine job with a clear, well articulated reading which matches the pace of the story, increasing speed slightly at times of fights or chases. He also gives good, individual voicing to all of the characters, ones appropriate to them, and even the Irish accents are reasonable. Overall, a good performance, but not even be was able to block my irritations.

My thanks to the rights holder for gifting me a complimentary copy of Justice for One at my request, via Audiobook Boom. I am sure that there will be many readers who would enjoy this style of book but for me it was too focused on male posturing and fighting, with endurance capabilities out of proportion to that which a human should be able to sustain. Unless he's Bruce Willis, of course.

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Hard boiled to the max

It’s grimy, sleazy, violent and gripping. If you like crime thrillers with a decidedly adult edge, this could be for you. Really well narrated and as full throttle as I remember on reading it in the late 90s.

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Scene setting

Good at building tension.
Characters are a bit overblown but interesting and engaging.A good storyteller.

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