Faces of the Gone
Carter Ross, Book 1
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Brad Parks
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Four bodies, each with a single bullet wound in the back of the head, stacked like cordwood in a weed-choked vacant lot: Thats the front-page news facing Carter Ross, investigative reporter with the Newark Eagle-Examiner. Immediately dispatched to the scene, Carter learns that the four victims - an exotic dancer, a drug dealer, a hustler, and a mama's boy - came from different parts of the city and didn't seem to know one another.
The police, eager to calm jittery residents, leak a theory that the murders are revenge for a bar stickup, and Carter's paper, hungry for a scoop, hastily prints it. Carter doesn't come from the streets, but he understands a thing or two about Newark's neighborhoods. And he knows there are no quick answers when dealing with a crime like this.
Determined to uncover the true story, he enlists the aide of Tina Thompson, the paper's smoking-hot city editor, to run interference at the office; Tommy Hernandez, the paper's gay Cuban intern, to help him with legwork on the streets; and Tynesha Dales, a local stripper, to take him to Newark's underside. It turns out that the four victims have one connection after all, and this knowledge will put Carter on the path of one very ambitious killer.
Faces of the Gone is a Nero Award Finalist and has been named to lists of the year's best mystery debuts by the Chicago Sun-Times and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Treading the same literary turf as Harlan Coben, and writing with a fresh Jersey voice, Brad Parks makes an energetic, impressive debut.
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- N. Ross
- 01-17-20
Well Worth the Credit/Money
Faces of the Gone is a book full of twists and turns. It kept me guessing until the last 45 minutes when I realized, “Oh no, he’s dead for sure.”
It’s well written, the characters are well read by Andrews and you become quickly invested in them.
It starts off a little slow however, it’s needed to build the story. Don’t give up on it. Once it takes off it’s like B O O M! Then you can’t stop.
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- Will
- 07-06-14
Carter Ross Rocks!
What did you love best about Faces of the Gone?
The attention to detail. I'm from Newark, and although I reside now in Middlesex County, my current profession ironically for a local TV station, takes me to the very places Carter Ross describes in his travels.
What did you like best about this story?
I appreciated the characters, from Tommy to Tina.
Which character – as performed by MacLeod Andrews – was your favorite?
Too many to list. I even applaud how MacLeod gave each character an identity. It was moments I forgot he was Tina or T, or the Director.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely. My listening is often done while cycling.
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- K.Corey
- 03-28-15
Great story
Very fun read....would get another book in this series,loved the newspaper editor in chief! Nice insight to journalism
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- chris
- 01-29-23
Well Paced. Enjoyable Characters. Simple Story.
What stood out for me was the dialogue. The characters help give a basic story a little depth. I'm not sure you would call it a full-on mystery in true Agatha Christie style. It was more like an episode of Law and Order, in terms of pacing, except without the murder trial. I'll pop back into Carters' world to see if lightning strikes twice. Nice distraction.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Lia
- 03-02-18
Really Dissapointing Book
This book set my teeth on edge and quivered my skin in repugnance. It was even more distressing to learn his debut novel garnered such excellent reader reviews on here on Amazon.
This mystery features as protagonist Carter Ross, a gormless generally self-satisfied sort from a prep-school and almost-ivy background who is semi-aware of his privileged background and that is, presumably, part of the, er, fun since Ross now is an investigative reporter for a Newark, NJ, daily newspaper which means, of course, he often is blundering about in the projects.
The plot involves deadly drug-dealing -- four black drug dealers who were skimming are executed, their bloodied bodies left as a warning to their brethren not to cheat the boss who is a figure of mystery and at the heart of Ross' investigation. Standard stuff, no surprises, nothing new or even interesting.
So, what is new about this debut? The white upper-class reporter is an ignoramus in the real world and is astonishingly, criminally clueless as to cause and effect. So much so that he actually manages, during his investigation, to cause the deaths of three community members who give him information. Another is left dying in hospital but the reader never learns what her fate since she's just the mother of one of the victims and of no account therefore, apparently. Yet the reporter's cat, Deadline (so cute), which had been thought to have been incinerated in a house explosion turns up in good shape in the last paragraph.
It seems the "humor" cast in the book revolves around this white reporter twit trying to investigate a case in a black community project. Oh, hah-hah, ain't that funny ... NOT.
I cannot fathom the enthusiasm for this egregiously opprobrious mystery novel. If the content didn't repulse then the writing should have given pause.
MacLeod Andrews was excellent with the delivery of the story and the only reason I finished the book
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- Jeri Jo
- 02-27-15
great book and funny too!
Love love love love this book! great mystery story with twists and funny! Highly recommend!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Regina
- 09-17-10
Reporter as a one-man band
Fast paced, funny, reasonably well-written and well-plotted. Good on traditional journalism, with some glaring omissions. The word for a managing editor who sleeps with a reporter he/she supervises is gone. Fired. Relationships with other reporters don't quite ring true either, and what about the stupidity of these police? Never mind. The characters who aren't in the newsroom or in the cop shop are well done and lively, and inside the newsroom, the narrator's intern is also pretty good. If Brad Parks is white, he needs to be congratulated for writing non-over-top black characters. Even the street hoods have nuance. Also, excellent narrator.
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- Candace Russell
- 02-02-15
A lot of weak points
I was following along fairly comfortably for about the first half, in spite of some shortcomings; but then, it occurred to me that he was neglecting his pet cat, and really showed no concern for it until he decided to "play the cat card" to gain sympathy for himself. But even without my hypercritical arousal, the end fell flat all on its own. It almost seemed as if someone else wrote it. I'm not saying something like that couldn't happen, but it needed more foundation to make it plausible. Like, more than the cat was neglected. Anyway, as far as it goes, at least it's a story. I'm sure Mr. Parks has his fans.
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- Shaden
- 02-10-15
excellent read
Great writing, great read, and I will definitely follow the rest of the series. Carter Ross is an original character and his adventures were fun to follow.
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- Wayne
- 02-05-18
New suspense series (new to me anyway!)
As often occurs I found the Carter Ross series by reading Shelley's reviews at Audible. Faces of the Gone is Book 1 in the six novel series. The protagonist is newspaper investigative reporter Carter Ross who writes for a Newark, NJ paper. Faces of the Gone is an outstanding suspense novel with superb narration by McLeod Andrews.
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