Timothy Patten

This is the debut novel from Timothy Patten, and it had some high points, but did not seem to be fleshed out as well as I would like. There was money, greed, politics, family turmoil and murder, but there was just something missing.

Johnny Barnes, the husband of an heiress, is arrested and charged with the murder of the family trust's bookkeeper, Eva. You are led to believe right from the beginning that he is innocent and is being framed of this murder. He believes his brother-in-law, who is in charge of the trust and all the family assets, has framed him. The DA, Janice Maitland, is a narcissistic female who will do whatever it takes to convict the man she truly believes is guilty even if it means tampering with the evidence. Because it seems no one is searching for the actual killer, Johnny and his friend go off looking for evidence on their own. When Johnny ends up in Fargo, North Dakota and is approached in a bar by two shady gentlemen, you know it is going from bad to worse. He goes hunting with these two men he does not know and almost gets killed, ending up in jail again. The novel suddenly shifts, someone else begins to help Johnny and it seems to come to a hasty ending. I enjoyed the story but it ended with me feeling I needed a little more.

I was provided with a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.… (altro)

Timothy Patten’s debut novel, Money Family Murder, is a great read that combines politics, money and power and all the dirt and corruption that can come along with it. I love the vibrant colors of the cover and the yellow dress with the red blood is an awesome touch. It just screams, “Take me to the beach with you, please.”

District Attorney Janice Maitland is a blood thirsty politician who wants to use Eva Proliasky’s murder for her own political agenda. I wonder, would she have went as far as she did if the woman wasn’t from one of the most influential families in the United States?

Johnny Barnes never saw it coming. I can’t say I blame him, because why would he? He’s nobody special. Johnny is the kind of guy to hang out at a library, not a gym. Why would someone frame him for her murder?

Janice was incompetent, but driven. She went after him with all she had and then some. He didn’t stand a chance. She would do whatever it takes to win. Her narrow, narcissistic vision doomed him. Or did it?

I am so angry for John. I know life is not fair, but come on. The nerve of some people. No sense of right or wrong, just ME and MINE. It is obvious he will need to find his own answers, but I wonder if anyone will listen even if he does.

I was surprised when John went hunting. It seemed an out of place thing to do with the situation he was in. I thought he wouldn’t have done it for many reasons. I knew what was going on, didn’t he? Or is it one of those things, it’s too far out there for John to believe. It was hard for me to buy it, so the rating suffered…a tad. I get why Timothy Patten did it, but it just didn’t work for me.

The characters are great and Johnny’s kids…well what can I say…kids will be kids no matter what their age. We have the normal girl, a young woman named Mary. Then we have Mark, a computer nerd turned college playboy who knows how to throw a party. I couldn’t help but laugh along with…someone who shouldn’t (?) be laughing at the situation. I love a little humor to lighten the mood of murder. LOL

Andrew, not only is he an idiot, he is…well, you will have to read the novel yourself to find out what happens.

Money, Family, Murder is a novel that evokes emotions of rage at the injustice of the system and the people that play it. It also reminds us, when you come close to losing everything, the things most important come to light.

Predictable, it’s obvious to me from the beginning who is pulling the strings. But some predictability is to be expected. It’s very hard to come up with a story that hasn’t been written, but it is nice when Timothy Patten adds some nice twists at the end that, along with the mystery of the outcome, kept Money, Family, Murder by Timothy Patten as a novel worth adding to your reading list. Did you do it? I see more mystery coming from Timothy that I will be sure and read, so why not come along on the adventure with me?

I received Money, Family Murder by Timothy Patten in return for an honest and unbiased review.

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