Racing the Devil, Jaden Terrell
Racing the Devil, Jaden Terrell
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Racing the Devil
A Jared McKean Mystery

Author: Jaden Terrell

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Unabridged: 8 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/10/2012


Synopsis

Nashville private investigator Jared McKean has a son with Down syndrome, a best friend with AIDS, an exwife he cant seem to fall out of love with, and a weakness for women in jeopardyuntil one frames him for murder. His DNA and fingerprints are found at the murder scene, his voice is on the victims answering machine, and the victim was killed with a bullet from his gun. To make matters worse, his teenage nephew comes out of the closet and runs away to join a dangerous fringe of the goth subculture. Now Jared must find a way to clear his name, hold his family together, and solve a case that could cost him his life.

About Jaden Terrell

Jaden Terrell is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and the Tennessee Writers Alliance. The former special-education teacher is the executive director of the Killer Nashville crime literature conference and a SEMWA Magnolia Award winner. A graduate of the Citizen Police Academy and the FBI/TBI Citizen Academy, Terrell has a red belt in Tae Kwon Do and is certified in equine sports massage therapy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maddy

PROTAGONIST: Jared McKean, PI SETTING: Nashville SERIES: #1 RATING: 4.5 Jared McKean is a private investigator in Nashville who was formerly a cop. He’s having a drink at a local bar when he meets a woman who looks like she’s been the victim of abuse. He feels protective toward her, and they end up havi......more

Goodreads review by J.

As the title implies, a fast-paced book with many twists and turns. Great characters, dialog and sense of place (Nashville). I know it's corny, but I couldn't put it down because I had to find out who set the protagonist up and why.......more

Goodreads review by Frank

OK, so it's not a Horror novel, kill me...no wait, I take that back. Sue me instead. At least that way if someone takes me literally, I have nothing to lose. I picked this up a few months back as a free read from LibraryThing.com. It's a Mystery novel, not that there's anything wrong with that. I jus......more

Goodreads review by Carlyle

Jaden Terrell's excellent debut mystery novel RACING THE DEVIL provides freshness to the niche genre that is the noir male private eye, while still giving the readers of niche everything they look for. Characters with troubled pasts, women with ulterior motives, sudden violence, but unlike much of n......more