Bloody River Blues

Bloody River Blues is the second of Jeffrey Deaver’s Location Scout novels. Still working as a location scout, this time by the Missouri River, John Pellam accidentally witnesses a hitman preparing for a hit about to take place. In the aftermath, the local cops, the FBI and the hitmen are all after Pellaim, either for identification or elimination purposes. Although he didn’t actually see the mob boss the law is after, convincing people you don’t know something when they are certain you do is much harder than the reverse. At the same time, Pellam is trying to get his own movie into production, but is being hindered by having the cops and the FBI on his back. And a mysterious blonde wants his company as well. Pellam plays poker, show more makes chilli, drinks applewine, does a bit of motorcycle riding and fends off a couple of murder attempts before ultimately finding out just who he supposedly witnessed. Excellent plot twists: another great Location Scout novel. show less

Read this one last week while on vacation. It kept my attention but is not among Deaver's best. I do find the idea of a location scout for a protagonist interesting, and there were lots of twists and turns, various characters with conflicting agendas to keep things moving.

I did not finish this book. I guess it's just not my type. After about an hour of listening, if a book sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher, I give up...it's not getting any better.