Gordon Carroll

Heart warming.

FROM BOOKFUNNEL: And then the little girl walked out of the back bedroom. She was about three, with curly black hair, nut-brown skin and sleepy eyes she rubbed at with one pudgy fist. She saw the men and her eyes went wide, much like her now deceased mother’s had just before she was shot.

Bad Boy shook his head. “Crap, almost forgot about her.”

Lil’ Grill echoed the movement. “Too sad for you girly.” He pointed the gun he’d finally managed to remove from his waist band and pointed it at her bare chest. She was wearing only a soggy diaper.

Jerome gripped his wrist and twisted till the gun pointed at the ceiling.

“Whach you doing, man?” cried Lil’ Grill, his bones on the verge of breaking.

“She’s just a little girl,” said Jerome.

“Never know what anyone can or can’t do, brother. ‘Sides, the man said everyone here dies, no exceptions.”

“Nobody said anything about a little girl,” said Jerome. It was maybe the longest speech he’d given in a year.

“Not to you,” said Bad Boy. “The man said there’d be a baby here and she had to go with the mom.”

Jerome’s brain took this in and did the type of calculations he was supremely capable of. He shot Bad Boy through the upper lip and then, still gripping Lil’ Grill’s wrist, put three rounds into his chest. Lil’ Grill’s body went limp and only the strength of Jerome’s arm kept him from slumping to the floor.

The baby girl, her eyes squeezed shut and her hands pressing tight over her ears, started to cry. Jerome picked her up and patted her back, just like he used to do with his sister, Clair, so many years ago. He didn’t know the little girl’s name so he patted her back and whispered “Clair” gently into her ear as he took her away from the blood and death he had brought to her home.… (mehr)

Fast-paced crime story told from the point of view of an ex-cop, now private investigator and one of his K-9 partners named Max. It begins with a missing person and accelerates from there. Set in scenic Colorado, the story flows from one missing teen to bigger and bigger stakes.

Insightful look at K-9 training and handling from an expert turned author. This would make a great movie with the distinct characters and snappy dialogue.

A recommended book for readers of police procedural, crime, and adventure.… (mehr)

Title: Sheepdogs: Keeping the Wolves at Bay
Author: Gordon Carroll
Publisher: G.C.
Series: A Gil Mason Novel Book 1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"Sheepdogs: Keeping the Wolves at Bay" by Gordon Carroll

My Opinion:

'SleepDog' was indeed quite an entertaining read that kept your attention turning the pages to see what was coming next. This author did an excellent job of giving the readers a thrilling story about a man and his dogs. I enjoyed reading from Max's perspective and giving us a twisting plot of greed with its extremeness. It was quite a challenging read at times in all Max and Gil Mason, the private investigator, had gone through. However, by the end, you are given quite a spell-bounding story.… (mehr)