Wheel of Fortune

Detective Louis Martelli, NYPD, Mystery/Thriller Series, Book 6

By: Theodore Jerome Cohen

Narrated by: Gregg Rizzo

Even as a child, Katlyn Lundquist was drop-dead gorgeous. She also was willful. In her teens, perhaps out of spite, she created her own name and persona. As she grew up, she readily accepted money and gifts from her parents but thumbed her nose at society, in general, and her parent's way of life, in particular. A seeming infatuation with Tommie Lupinacci, head of a major crime-infested cartage association based in Brooklyn, led her to move east with the mobster. But when she showed up dead with a bullet in the back of her head, NYPD Detectives Louis Martelli and Sean O'Keeffe were stumped.

If this were a mob hit, why dump her body in plain sight? Moreover, who was she and what was the motive for killing her? The investigation leads to the area around Lundquist's hometown in Eastern Pennsylvania and to the mob's efforts to take over the trash hauling and recycling business in Lancaster and York, PA. It's only after Martelli brings IT Specialist Missy Dugan into the case that he and O'Keeffe are able to unravel the mystery.

©2015 Theodore Jerome Cohen (P)2018 Wordwooze Publishing

Crime thriller

Our detectives go under cover to track down the criminals this time.

Very much an episode of the series, but this is a full novel with twisty plot, action and fun antics.

If you liked earlier works, or enjoy cozy mysteries, you’ll likely enjoy this one. I

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a review

Murder

I enjoyed this well narrated detective story involving murder and unscrupulous business dealings.
I received a free copy for an honest review.

Wheel of Fortune

If you enjoy police procedurals and Mafia, you will probably enjoy this book.

Lou Martelli is a NYPD Detective who served in Iraq, losing his leg in the process. This does not stop him from becoming a great cop. His partner, Sean O'Keefe, is what you would expect from an Irish cop. When a beautiful young woman's body is discovered with a bullet to the brain, the pair first have to identify her. The most obvious clue they find is an intricate design of the Wheel of Fortune tarot card tattooed on her back.

It is soon discovered that she is going by the name of Nicole Davis, but there is more to her than meets the eye. She has been linked to Tommie Lupinacci, the head of a local mob. Her real name is Katlyn Lundquist and she hails from Lancaster PA. Soon, Martelli and O'Keefe are working with the FBI to take down Lupinacci's takeover of the trash hauling business in Lancaster.

The book isn't bad or poorly written, just nothing exceptional. Mostly, it reads like any other book of this genre. The characters are stereotypes of their jobs and names, the action is predictable and the ending seems a little forced after the huge buildup of the book. Several things that were mentioned and featured in the book were never explained to my satisfaction and left me wondering what their significance might have been.

The narrator does a pretty good job, but once again, his voices are so stereotyped that it was a little off-putting. Also, the sound quality wasn't that great and I found myself having to strain to hear some of the narration. I was given a copy of this audiobook by the publisher and chose to review it.

Good mystery

This high quality, old school detective mystery ìs loaded with lots of interesting investigation, good dialogue, and plenty of twists and turns.

Wheel of fortune

This audiobook is fun, organized crime, a woman killed in pursuit of revenge. bad guys lose, good guys win.