The Color-Blind Detective
 

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The first book of the CB Green series,The Color-Blind Detective, has been released by Quiet Storm Publishing:  first 3 chapters

 

The Color Blind Detective, C.B. GREEN, AKA "the color-blind detective," has a unique perspective on the world. It is a dark male view of the mean streets stripped of that female need for fairness. His world isn't fair, but it's always just. Yes, C.B. Green makes justice happen. Strip the color from your world. Imagine only black, white and gray. Imagine you're Ansel Adams' lens. Imagine seeing the drug transaction in the dark entryway, the high-class hooker leaving the Hilton, the nonchalant walker checking the parked cars, the kid eyeing the unlocked bike, the cyclist watching for a loosely held purse, the homeless person on the edge of doing something stupid. Imagine not being able to not see them.


Trade Paper: $13.95
ISBN: 0-9758571-9-3

Visit Quiet Storm's Website: http://www.quietstormpublishing.com

Review of The Color-Blind Detective: CB Green is a private eye; a colored blind one at that, but there is more to this man than lack of color vision. Some of us just know things about people; it's a gift so to speak and CB has this gift which is quite valuable in his line of work. I liked how the author brought into play the fact that CB was color-blind in the storyline. It made the PI stand out, made him different and for some reason more appealing; a very wise move on the author's part. CB is a tough guy when he needs to be but the author allows you to see his tender side as well. He shares with us CB's personal life, his past hurts and his present day family dilemmas. It helped to make CB real in the minds eye and not just a storybook character.

We meet Jane Wye, new widow of Jack Wye; a man whose life was anything but good and pure. Jack was murdered, but Jane is not wanting revenge for those who did this, her motives are that of greed, not grief. It seems Jack had millions stashed away in a safe deposit box and he kept the key dangling around her neck as a trophy; but that trophy is now gone. Jane wants it back and CB is the man she chooses to get it for her.

We are taken along meeting more and more characters. Some good, some bad but all intertwined in what becomes a multiple murder case with one center point, Jack Wye. The author did a top notch job in pulling all the murders and characters together into one focal point, yet leaving you wondering what the connections could be. As evidence gathered up you really think you have a handle on where it's going, only to be sidetracked by another trail.

All in all this was a tightly written, mystery packed read that kept my interest from beginning to end. Brimming with colorful well placed characters that enhanced the reality of the events as the author played upon their personalities, their part in the mystery drama and left you wondering just 'who done it and why?' A mystery read that is part laid back, part action packed yet charged with the energy you demand in a mystery read. You'll enjoy this one.

Shirley Johnson, Senior Reviewer, MidWest Book Review

 

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Preview The Blues in Black and White:  first 3 chapters

It was my first date with Marsha. I like her a lot. So I take her to a jazz club I frequent, to see Jesse Black, a white girl who can really sing the blues. Jesse takes public notice of my rare date, says I’m looking serious. Like an afterthought she tells the audience, "if I ever turn up dead, I expect CB to make sure I get justice." She’s only joking. Yeah, right.

 

Preview Nobody Knows Anybody:  first 3 chapters

Blurb:  All Willie had left was what I didn't know about him. Five days later he didn't even have that.

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