What a gripping tale, very enjoyable and recommended ( )

Desmond Carmichael's wife was brutally murdered just over a year ago. He's now raising his four year old son Lucas as single parent. Recently strange things have been happening around Desmond that make him believe that his wife's killer is still on the loose. As these events continue to mount, Desmond goes on a fact finding mission to prove that the wrong man is in prison for his wife's death. The police believe that Desmond is making things up and move to take his son away. It appears that the killer is working his way to kill those he believes are responsible for his family's death. Will Desmond be proven right? Who is the real killer? Your answers await you in Steel Breeze.

Steel Breeze is an interesting mix of Japanese culture and murder. I love the story and characters! This book is what I call a page turner from first to last page couldn't wait to see what happens next. Definitely read more of this author's work in the future. ( )

Desmond has recently lost his wife to a brutal murder that was broadcasted all over the news, causing him to be center of attention in his local town. One day, when on a visit to the park with his young son Lucas, something odd happens. Desmond starts writing at a park bench just next to his son playing at the park with his dump truck.

One moment Lucas is there, and the next he's disappeared and only his dump truck is let behind. As Desmond desperately searches for his son, he finds him standing with a stranger, looking at the ducks in a stream near by.

Who is this stranger? Why would he be luring his son out from the playground to look at ducks? Desmond is sure that is somehow connected to his wife's murder, and could even possibly be the murderer himself. Immediately he takes his son to the detectives who worked his wife's murder, but the tables turn when they doubt his story and start insinuating that he is crazy.

There many little mysteries throughout the book, that will have you captivated in trying to solve them along side the characters. This was an especially fun book to read with a profusion of mystery, thrill and excitement all wrapped up in one. My favorite character was Desmond. His motivation and desire to solve all the unanswered questions in his life is remarkable. He's a great dad and will stop at nothing to protect him.

The chapters are separated by change between characters viewpoints which makes it remind me of how James Patterson writes. I'd gladly recommend this book to any of my friends. I give this book 5/5 ( )

Very good book. I really enjoyed reading this and will look for more from this author. ( )

I received this book from the publisher as an early-reviewer book, but didn't get to it right away. I do wish I had read it sooner though. It's an excellent thriller- taut and tightly-paced. Desmond Carmichael is an unlikely hero-a bookish, slightly overweight single father of a four year old boy. His wife had been brutally murdered about a year before the timing of this book. He determines that he and his son are in danger of being murdered as well. Desmond gets lots of warnings of this danger, but unfortunately the police don't believe him when he tells them of things that have happened. And even though the man who was convicted of the murder of his wife is in jail, the police are convinced that Desmond did it himself. So Desmond goes to extra-ordinary lengths to keep he and his son safe. When the FBI are called in to work a series of inter-state murders, Desmond finally finds someone who believes him. The action moves very quickly in this book and the tension is maintained throughout. This was a very enjoyable book ( )