Collateral Damage Reviewed


MOST RECENT REVIEW(S):

Reviewer: Deborah G. Grantham, Cornell University

We met at the Deadly Ink conference in June, where I bought your book Collateral Damage. You asked that I let you know what I thought of the book when I finished it.

 I enjoyed it very much. The action is fun, the story kept my attention, and I found the characters very convincing and interesting (some very likeable and some not!).

Thanks for the good read!

Reviewed by - Teresa Gilbert (Frederick, Md)

Very addicting! I did not want to put the book down. I can't wait to read his other books.

I finished Collateral Damage last week and love Mr. Hannibal Jones, Cindy, and their wonderful community. I'll be reading more."

 Reviewer: Charlotte Phillips, co-author of "Hacksaw

I absolutely LOVED Collateral Damage! It felt like coming home to a familiar (albeit slightly onery) old friend. I was gonna tell you, "More Sarge, more Quaker but you seemed to pacify me with that towards the end. The picnic that closes the book was brilliant. Life goes on, and not everything was perfect, but life DOES go on. I'm now moving you to my Main Page Friends List! You deserve it. I will not rest until everyone has read at least 1 Hannibal Jones mystery. (OK, I might rest here and there, but when I'm awake...I'm spreading the word!!!) Take care, my friend. Thanks for the great reads!!!
Reviewer: Paulie V - on MySpace

"I thoroughly enjoyed Collateral Damage. Hannibal Jones deeply cared about people. He longed to have a private life, but always gave in to helping people who needed a "trouble shooter". I believe he could have pursued a more profitable career, however, he chose the lesser paying one to help the troubled souls who needed him the most. It was evident that he had a soft spot for women and children. He was soft spoken and easy going, but could get rough when he had to.

His perception was keen. He could read people under the surface. Once he was hired to get to the truth there was no holding him back.

I'm looking forward to reading the other three in the series: Blood and Bone, Damaged Goods, and The Troubleshooter." Reviewer: Cherley Grogg - Leachtown, WV

Collateral Damage is a thinking person’s detective story, as the story situation is very complex. We start with a young man engaged to a woman who seems out of his league. However, the man disappears one afternoon, and his fiancée is devastated and hires Hannibal Jones, the troubleshooter, to find her missing fiancé.

What Hannibal finds when he nabs the fiancé is more than a man with cold feet. He finds a dead man and clues leading him to an unsolved murder in Germany fifteen years before. But how to connect the dots to the current case? During the course of his international investigation, another body turns up and Hannibal just knows there’s a connection, but he cannot make the pieces resolve themselves into a coherent order. Hannibal’s almost out of clues and time, because someone else is in danger. However, his best murder suspect died shortly after the first murder almost fifteen years ago. What now? The closer Hannibal gets to the almighty truth, the closer he gets to becoming a stiff himself!

While this story is slower-paced than previous Hannibal Jones stories, it is no less intriguing. Be prepared to meet a litany of possible murder suspects who all have at least one motive for killing, but Hannibal suspects that all of the murders were done by the same person. Will Hannibal figure out this perplexing case before he’s victim number four? Reviewer: Shelly Campbell, www.simegen.com

Collateral Damage is a well-plotted tale where not everything is what it seems, and when the truth comes to light the reader is certain to be satisfied. Author Camacho creates in Jones a likeable protagonist, tough and tender, particularly in a side plot involving a charge rescued from her abusive spouse. Fans of suspense will want to call on Jones. Reviewer: Kat Lively, Single For Now Magazine

Just wanted to drop you a quick note telling you how much I enjoyed you first three books - they're wonderful; I could hardly put them down. We met you at the Craft Show in York Pa. last year. I'm going to order your newest book shortly. Thanks so much for the enjoyable stories. Reviewer: Ruth Garlin, Lebanon, PA

Murder with a side of barbecued ribs, February 28, 2005

Austin Camacho's Collateral Damage is an entertaining whodunit with a cool detective and an eclectic collection of characters. The story is fast paced with some neat sleight-of-hand twists -and I'll always be a sucker for a PI who listens to Journey in the privacy of his car, and has a healthy obsession with all things barbecued. Bring your appetite for this one. Reviewer: Ophelia Julien, Glen Ellyn, IL

Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your book "Collateral Damage". I look forward to reading more of your books. Reviewer: Richard Trossbach

Collateral Damage is an excellent mystery set in and around Washington DC. It's a good solid story with well developed characters, plot twists and turns and kept me going right to the end. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Reviewer: Shirley A Morin, Falls Church, VA

A lot of excitement and intrique for such a quick read. I enjoyed this book that never had a dull moment.
Reviewer: Keith Fulton from Houston, TX