Flashpoint (The Sonora Blair Mysteries Book 1), by Lynn Hightower
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A New York Times Notable Book: Cincinnati homicide detective Sonora Blair hunts a serial killer who’s playing with fire in Shamus Award–winning author Lynn Hightower’s chilling thriller A single mother of two children and a police specialist with the Cincinnati Homicide Division, Sonora Blair is still awake in the middle of the night when the call comes in. Mark Daniels has been found in Mount Airy Forest handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car, doused with accelerant, and set on fire. As the hideously burned college student lies dying in the ER, he describes his killer: blond, female, and a total stranger. But Mark may not have been the intended victim. Evidence points to a sexual fixation on his older brother, Keaton, a teacher currently separated from his wife. Then the murderer—who has been dubbed “Flash” by the media—calls Sonora one night, taunting and mocking her. As the investigation heats up, the harassment continues. The female psychopath knows intimate details about Sonora’s family and her past. As the criminal’s monstrous plan becomes chillingly apparent, Sonora must risk everything to corner a cunning killer. Flashpoint is the 1st book in the Sonora Blair Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Flashpoint (The Sonora Blair Mysteries Book 1), by Lynn Hightower- Amazon Sales Rank: #587451 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-27
- Released on: 2015-10-27
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
“Diabolically intriguing from start to finish.” —Publishers Weekly
“Miraculously fresh and harrowing.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Rings with gritty authenticity. You won’t be able to put it down.” —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times–bestselling author
“There are some good frissons of psychological terror, interspersed with convincing violence; and the unconfident but courageous Sonora is a lively and sympathetic addition to the ranks of fictional female coppery.” —The Times (London)
“Riveting.” —Library Journal
“Powerfully original.” —Reginald Hill
“[A] cleverly crafted crime story from an exciting new writer . . . Frightening . . . Gutsy.” —Daily Mail
About the Author
Lynn Hightower grew up in the South and graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she studied creative writing with Wendell Berry and earned a journalism degree. She is the author of ten novels, including two mystery series, one featuring homicide detective Sonora Blair and the other featuring private investigator Lena Padgett. Flashpoint, the first Sonora Blair mystery, was a New York Times Notable Book. Satan’s Lambs, the first Lena Padget mystery, won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel. Hightower has also written the Elaki series of futuristic police procedurals, which begins with Alien Blues.
Hightower’s novels, which have been translated into seven foreign languages, have appeared on the Times (London) bestseller list and have been nominated for the Kentucky Literary Award, the Kentucky Librarians First Choice Award, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where she was named Creative Writing Instructor of the Year in 2012. The author lives with her husband in Kentucky.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I'd be interested to read more By H. Grove (errantdreams) The opening murder is gory, disturbing, and original–the darkest part, I’d say, of the novel. It doesn’t take long to start tracking the killer–this is less of a whodunit, focusing largely on finding and catching the killer before she can strike again. There’s plenty of mystery material, though, and quite a bit of suspense.The characterizations are fairly complete; in particular Sonora’s fellow cops have plenty of personality. Even the ones that seem like stereotypes at first develop more dimension as they go. My only annoyance was the whole relationship between Sonora and the brother of the victim; it was so predictable in every respect (it didn’t help that I didn’t like the guy she was interested in). It seems like a lot of fictionalized female cops sleep with their partner and/or a witness ridiculously often.There’s nice, zippy dialogue, and an entertaining “I have it worse than you do” conversation.I enjoyed Flashpoint. It isn’t stunning, but it’s a solidly good read, and I’d be curious to see a sequel.NOTE: Book provided free for review by publisher
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Kick-ass Female Sleuth a Great Mystery Find By SeattleBookMama “Anybody talk to a doctor?”“Guy came out of emergency and talked to the brother.”“Hear what he said?”“Just that they were very concerned with Mark’s condition, and were doing all they could.”“S***. Mark won’t make it then. They’re already hanging the crepe.”Sonora Blair is one of the most kick-ass female detectives to hit the shelves in a very long time. Lucky me, I read it free, thanks to Net Galley and Open Road Integrated Media. The original publication date was 1995, and so the initial publishers must have dropped the ball big-time when it came to promotion, because I know this is the kind of story that resonates with large numbers of people, especially women. And I am glad to see it being resold by Open Road, because they know how to do the job right.So back to Sonora. No wait, let’s go back to Hightower first. What a total bad-ass when it comes to setting! I loved seeing her enter the home where her children were asleep, and the explosion of naked Barbie doll parts in her daughter’s room. I loved the moment when her elderly dog had an accident in the living room, and she was so distracted by the hundred other things, personal and professional, all colliding at once, that it was not even the first thing she took care of once she found it.So we have two interesting threads here. One is the problem. A killer out there has murdered a man by handcuffing him to the steering wheel of a vehicle and setting fire to it…and him. It’s grisly business, but Hightower doesn’t overwork the detail to where it triggers my “ick” button; in other words, although it’s terrible, it is never so terrible that I just don’t want to read it anymore. And the problem just becomes thornier and trickier the longer she works on it. Clues drop here and there, and the stakes go up.The other thread is Blair’s personal life, and the problems she faces in dealing with home and work. It sounds like a tired old song when I put it that way, but like any really skillful writing, it sounds brand new when the author rubs her own brand of English on it and sends it spinning.After having read several hundred mystery, crime fiction, police procedural, and thriller novels—okay, if I had starting keeping track sooner, I know it would be well over a thousand—there are a handful of devices that are so frequently used that my eyes auto-roll when I see them utilized. I was watching for them. But Blair never gets tossed into the trunk of anybody’s car; she never gets the phone call saying the killer has her kids; there is never a moment when we realize she has been framed for the killing herself, and has to solve it to save her own butt. I’m not saying a great writer can’t get away with any of those; there are some Grand Masters out there that have done it and before my eyes could make the full roll, they were glued back to the page. But once someone reaches into that worn, soiled bag of tricks, it becomes a lot harder to engage me, and I was delighted that Blair never went there.Her facility with setting is consistently brilliant throughout the book.One tiny odd bit: for the first chapter or two, I was convinced that Blair was African-American. When she turned up blonde later, I had to mentally reinvent her. It didn’t take long though, because I was riveted and had to get back to the story.For fans of outstanding detective fiction, this is a must-read. Order it now for yourself, or as a gift for someone you know will love it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well Paced Psychological Thriller By Lupine Smile Open Road Integrated Media and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.Police Specialist Sonora Blair is called to a scene in the middle of the night, only to find something of a nightmare. A 22 year old college student, Mark Daniels, was handcuffed to the steering wheel of his brother's car and purposefully set on fire. Before his untimely death, Mark indicates that a blonde woman was responsible for his demise. The seemingly well planned and executed crime does not appear to be the work of a first time killer, leaving the police in a scramble against the odds to bring the killer to justice before anyone else gets hurt.Flashpoint is a well paced novel with a good plot. I like the main character Detective Sonora Blair, as her mental toughness and intelligence are coupled with empathy for the victims and their families. The only problem that I had with this book had to do with Sonora's single parenting of her two children. She has a network of helpers in place, but she also leaves her kids alone in the home while a serial killer is on the loose. As Sonora is likely a target, being that she is one of the faces of the investigation, it would seem that she would be more careful with her loved ones. The quick ending to this book does not leave much room for any meaningful resolution. It is also not really a mystery, but is more a thriller because you know the perpetrator early on and are just waiting for the reasons why. I recommend this book to readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and do not mind that the element of surprise is largely absent from the pages of Flashpoint.
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