Quarter Moon Rising

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Summary: Perry is a fresh new talent
Review: "Quarter Moon Rising" is a quick-paced, fun to read book. The characters are raw, and the story is intricate without being overly complicated. While I'm not, nor have I ever been a police officer, I am a fan of the genre. This book ranks up at the top of my list, and I look forward to future releases by Perry.

Rating:
Summary: Perry is a fresh new talent
Review: "Quarter Moon Rising" is a quick-paced, fun to read book. The characters are raw, and the story is intricate without being overly complicated. While I'm not, nor have I ever been a police officer, I am a fan of the genre. This book ranks up at the top of my list, and I look forward to future releases by Perry.

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Summary: rivoting police novel
Review: A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE, WHO FAILED TO BE DEBRIEFED AFTER A TRAMATIC INCIDENT INVOLVING THE DEATH OF HIS PARTNER, STRUGGLES IN HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS UNTIL HE FACES AND DESTROYES THE DEMON THAT NEARLY DESTROYED HIM. AUTHOR PERRY WRITES FROM THE REALITY OF LIFE'S ESPERIENCES, STRIPPING OFF THE FACADE OF HUMAN NATURE, EXPOSING THE RAW BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONS OF SELF-ABSORBED, OUR-OF-CONTROL PEOPLE. HE PROVIDES A LOOK INTO THE CONSCIENCELESS SOULS OF CRIMINALS AS THEY INFECT SOCIETY WITH THEIR VENOM, DISPLAYING A SENSELESS DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. HE EXPOSES THE POLITICS AND PRACTICES IN POLICE INVESTIGATIONS AND THE PRECARIOUS INTERACTIONS IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. PERRY HAS A FAST MOVING INTRIGUING PLOT WITH MANY TWISTS AND TURNS THAT KEEP THE READER GLUED TO THE BOOK IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CONCLUSION. PICTURESQUE AND COLORFUL LANGUAGE KEEP THE STORY LIVELY AND ENGAGING. EACH CHAPTER ENDS IN SUSPENSE STIRRING A DESIRE TO PLUNGE INTO THE NEST CHAPTER WITH ANTICIPATION. THE STORY CRESCENDOS TO A BREATHTAKING CONCLUSION.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE POLICE COMMUNITY CAN EASILY IDENTIFY WITH THE STORY AND THE CHARACTERS.

RETIRED PORTLAND POLICE OFFICER, HERSCHEL LANGE

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Summary: Intense with realistic characters
Review: Kent Perry recently retired after serving 28 years with the Portland Police Bureau. As a detective, he investigated more than 100 homicides, and he has brought that gritty world to his first novel, a character-driven, police-procedural story that only a real cop could have written.

Kent has a wonderful sense of story, a knack for instant characterization and the ability to maintain tension from the first page to the last. Just try to put the book down during the last 40 or 50 pages.

Quarter Moon Rising is the story of a residential robbery that turns into a can of worms. Two people end up dead and millions of dollars in paintings are stolen, including one called Quarter Moon Rising.

The lead detective, John DeSoto, must conduct his investigation while battling personal demons, an authoritarian captain and pressure from the media. Along the way, we meet a host of characters: cops, thieves, swindlers, tramps, brutal killers, and many others. Although some characters we see only briefly, with just a couple of sharply-written sentences, Kent fleshes them in so well that they instantly come alive.

Kent's writing really shines when he is describing violence: tight, raw and in your face, no doubt the result of personally seeing dozens upon dozens of victims and investigating the events that led to their last days on Earth.

He also does a wonderful job with dialogue, which can be a problem for new writers. His characters speak realistically and in character, all without drawing attention to the writing.

The paperback...runs 388 pages and at 5 ½ by 8 1/2, it's larger than the average paperback.

I highly recommend Quarter Moon Rising. Not because it's written by a fellow police officer, but because it's a darn good book.