The Predator and The Prey An Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller The Chronicles of Inspector Thomas Sullivan Book 1 edition by KC Sivils Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Everyone has a past they'd like to forget. Inspector Thomas Sullivan has a past that is about to catch up with him.
Sent to the developing planet Beta Prime to clean up its corruption and crime, Sullivan is saddled with a wet behind the ears rookie detective for a partner. An already difficult job is made more so by the haunting presences of a mysterious young woman.
A crazed serial killer and the theft of life saving drugs are just the start of Sullivan's troubles. Betrayal by his own police force just might finish him off.
Faced with solving multiple crimes at once to save himself, who can Sullivan trust in his new home, the eternally cold Capital City?
-- an ex-con cabbie
-- a priest who knows too much about crime
-- the owner of a neighborhood tavern and diner with a shady past
-- a mysterious beauty who haunts Sullivan from his past
-- his idealistic and naive young partner
Desperate for redemption for mistakes in his past, can Sullivan even trust himself?
The debut novel from K.C. Sivils, The Predator and The Prey is a crime thriller set in the gritty urban setting of Capital City 200 years in the future. Fans of cross genre storytelling such as Joss Wheadon's space westerns and Alex P. Berg's Urban Fantasy/Crime noir stories should enjoy the adventures of Inspector Thomas Sullivan as he seeks to deliver justice to the innocent citizens of Capital City and the planet Beta Prime.
The Predator and The Prey An Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller The Chronicles of Inspector Thomas Sullivan Book 1 edition by KC Sivils Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
The Predator and The Prey is the story of police Inspector Thomas Sullivan’s efforts to catch a serial killer and stop the theft of living-saving medicine on a distant mining planet, Beta Prime, 200 years in the future. If you’re familiar with the fictional characters of Philip Marlow, Mike Hammer, or Sam Spade, and you put one of them in a future, outer-space setting, then you have a pretty good idea of the feel of this book.Like the characters from the hard-boiled literary genre mentioned above, Inspector Thomas Sullivan is an antihero, more interested in justice than the letter of the law. He’s also damaged, riddled with remorse for his failures. To accommodate a character like Sullivan, Beta Prime is not a sleek, technologically advanced world – his ‘lead with your fists, rather than your badge’ attitude would not fit easily in an advanced society. Rather, Beta Prime is lawless and corrupt, again somewhat paralleling the typical setting of the hard-boiled genre – the 1920-30s prohibition era and organized crime. For me, recasting the typical hard-boiled crime story into a future, outer-space setting worked quite well.
The book, however, did have some shortcomings. First, there were some small but quite persistent tics in the author’s writing. Word repetition was particularly problematic. At one point, the author uses the word ‘evil’ five times in six, consecutive sentences. Certain themes and thoughts are also repeated unnecessarily. Some occurrences of either of these minor missteps is understandable, but the frequency of them made staying immersed in the story difficult for me.
Second, the author tended to take what should have been subtle nuances in a character’s make up and push them to the point of breaking. Sullivan’s tendency toward feeling remorse is one example. By the end of the book, he is blaming himself for just about everything that goes wrong. An initially complex character became distorted by unnecessary emphasis on one trait. The character of the serial killer took a similar route, as he seems almost supernatural by the end.
The interested reader should also note that this book contains somewhat graphic violence against children.
So, for fans longing for the days of Philip Marlow, Mike Hammer, and Sam Spade, you may be able to satisfy that urge with The Predator and The Prey, if you’re not easily distracted by minor writer’s tics and some rather heavy-handed character development.
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The Predator and The Prey An Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller The Chronicles of Inspector Thomas Sullivan Book 1 edition by KC Sivils Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Set in the future but with down to earth characters. Lead character, Sully, reminds me of the old Perry Mason, out for justice and a real guy. Love how this is a futuristic story but all the characters are not brilliant IT people with super powers. The story takes place on the planet Beta Prime and you can feel yourself in the freezing horrible living conditions. The author develops the story well and sucks you right into it so you can't put it down. The book provides just enough closure at the end that you get the end of this story but want to know more about all the characters.
Sully is very likable and easy to want him to succeed despite all who are against him. Father Nathan is also a great character and adds interest to the story. Can't wait for the sequel.
This book is a blend of a serial-killer detective story and science-fiction elements, and true to its hard-boiled genre, the setting is a gritty mining planet which is still being developed. In Capital City, crime is rife, life is cheap, homeless kids populate the streets, and upper echelons of government and the police are corrupt. The dark, claustrophobic atmosphere is enhanced by constant cold, snow and heavy fog that sweeps over the city.
Inspector Thomas Sullivan—newest police transfer to Beta Prime—is the perfect hard-boiled detective who has angst enough for a dozen soft-boiled crime fighters. He doesn’t avoid violence, so prepare for graphic depictions of violence.
I enjoyed the fast-paced storyline and side-stories, but most of all I liked it because it’s a well-written book. Furthermore, Author K.C. Sivils makes this cross-genre book believable, and does so very skillfully.
I enjoyed this book well enough to purchase a copy of my own, instead of having to re-borrow via Unlimited.
The Preditor and the Prey caught me by surprise. I enjoy Law and Order SVU, and Firefly. This book has facinating elements of both, but not so close that it's a clone. The Inspector is flawed enough to make the predicament larger. Other characters remind me of Shepherd Book and River, but just enough to make you pay attention. I put the book down once because it was 4am and I had to get up in too short a time. I picked it back up that night and finished it with great satisfaction a little later. This is a Series and Author to watch! You will be pleased with this first taste of what promises to be "Facinating".
The Predator and The Prey is the story of police Inspector Thomas Sullivan’s efforts to catch a serial killer and stop the theft of living-saving medicine on a distant mining planet, Beta Prime, 200 years in the future. If you’re familiar with the fictional characters of Philip Marlow, Mike Hammer, or Sam Spade, and you put one of them in a future, outer-space setting, then you have a pretty good idea of the feel of this book.
Like the characters from the hard-boiled literary genre mentioned above, Inspector Thomas Sullivan is an antihero, more interested in justice than the letter of the law. He’s also damaged, riddled with remorse for his failures. To accommodate a character like Sullivan, Beta Prime is not a sleek, technologically advanced world – his ‘lead with your fists, rather than your badge’ attitude would not fit easily in an advanced society. Rather, Beta Prime is lawless and corrupt, again somewhat paralleling the typical setting of the hard-boiled genre – the 1920-30s prohibition era and organized crime. For me, recasting the typical hard-boiled crime story into a future, outer-space setting worked quite well.
The book, however, did have some shortcomings. First, there were some small but quite persistent tics in the author’s writing. Word repetition was particularly problematic. At one point, the author uses the word ‘evil’ five times in six, consecutive sentences. Certain themes and thoughts are also repeated unnecessarily. Some occurrences of either of these minor missteps is understandable, but the frequency of them made staying immersed in the story difficult for me.
Second, the author tended to take what should have been subtle nuances in a character’s make up and push them to the point of breaking. Sullivan’s tendency toward feeling remorse is one example. By the end of the book, he is blaming himself for just about everything that goes wrong. An initially complex character became distorted by unnecessary emphasis on one trait. The character of the serial killer took a similar route, as he seems almost supernatural by the end.
The interested reader should also note that this book contains somewhat graphic violence against children.
So, for fans longing for the days of Philip Marlow, Mike Hammer, and Sam Spade, you may be able to satisfy that urge with The Predator and The Prey, if you’re not easily distracted by minor writer’s tics and some rather heavy-handed character development.
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