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What do a private detective, a hacker and an assassin have in common? The desire to help when justice needs a hand.The Color of Greed introduces Raja Williams and his partner Vinny Moore. Neither the dark, tragic anti-hero nor the James Bond super-hero type, Raja Williams is a wealthy Oxford-educated PI of mixed Caribbean descent who possesses a strong empathic power and a sixth sense for evil that gives him headaches and steers him straight into trouble. His partner Vinny Moore is a show more gorgeous hipster geek who prefers hacking computers to haute couture.When the young husband of a wealthy heiress is found dead on his yacht floating off the California coastline, his death is ruled an accident and the case is closed. The grieving widow, certain her husband was murdered but getting no help from the police, turns to Raja Williams who has dedicated his resources to help those in need of justice. When Raja arrives in Los Angeles and more bodies begin to pile up, he suspects a cover-up that may go up as high as the governor. With the help of Vinny, Raja must unravel the case before everyone involved, including the two of them, winds up dead.A colorful cast of characters, great dialogue and a suspenseful, twisting plot make The Color of Greed an entertaining read. show lessTags
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In the vast ocean of mysteries, this book is well worth the reading investment. The story itself is not a stray from the usual, but more of a, you get what you expect from this genre, in a satisfying way. The characters are enjoyable with great backstories and their dialogue is absolutely on par, great attention to detail, well researched and an addicting start to what predicts to be a great series.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Disclosure: I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Raja Williams is a private investigator hired by woman convinced that her husband's death was in actuality a murder flies to California to recce the claim amongst the elite some of whom are powerful enough to end the investigation, no matter the cost.
While I enjoyed this detective story, I did find that it included more than its share of cliches. The protagonist, Raja Williams is an highly-educated, independently wealthy loaner who appreciates the feminine form, fast cars and is apparently impervious to all harm. His side-kick is a gorgeous woman who accepts all his faults without question, is uber-tech-savvy, and despite her boss' admiration of breasts, show more booty and gams, is in a completely plutonic relationship with her boss. I would like to be clear that while it something that annoys me at a personal level, it doesn't detract from the story generally.
The story does offer some intelligent twists. I am rarely in doubt about 'whodunit' midway through a mystery. However, in this case I vacillated between a couple of characters until about three quarters of the way through and for that alone I give Mr. Thompson a great deal of credit.
The one suggestion that I would offer the author is his main character's language. For the first half of the novel, the language is sophisticated, eloquent and a bit high-brow, but I found that this lapsed a bit when the action got a bit excited. I wasn't sure if this should be interpreted as part of the character's make-up or if this was a slip by the author while typing these scenes and missed by the editor.
I would certainly read future instalments as I was drawn to Raja and am interested in learning more about his past and why he does what he does. show less
Raja Williams is a private investigator hired by woman convinced that her husband's death was in actuality a murder flies to California to recce the claim amongst the elite some of whom are powerful enough to end the investigation, no matter the cost.
While I enjoyed this detective story, I did find that it included more than its share of cliches. The protagonist, Raja Williams is an highly-educated, independently wealthy loaner who appreciates the feminine form, fast cars and is apparently impervious to all harm. His side-kick is a gorgeous woman who accepts all his faults without question, is uber-tech-savvy, and despite her boss' admiration of breasts, show more booty and gams, is in a completely plutonic relationship with her boss. I would like to be clear that while it something that annoys me at a personal level, it doesn't detract from the story generally.
The story does offer some intelligent twists. I am rarely in doubt about 'whodunit' midway through a mystery. However, in this case I vacillated between a couple of characters until about three quarters of the way through and for that alone I give Mr. Thompson a great deal of credit.
The one suggestion that I would offer the author is his main character's language. For the first half of the novel, the language is sophisticated, eloquent and a bit high-brow, but I found that this lapsed a bit when the action got a bit excited. I wasn't sure if this should be interpreted as part of the character's make-up or if this was a slip by the author while typing these scenes and missed by the editor.
I would certainly read future instalments as I was drawn to Raja and am interested in learning more about his past and why he does what he does. show less
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- Original title
- The Color of Greed
- Original publication date
- 2012-07-23
- Original language
- English
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- Fiction and Literature, Mystery
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