A Welcome Grave
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Sometime after midnight, on a moonless October night turned harsh by a fine, windswept rain, one of the men I liked least in the world was murdered in a field near Bedford, just south of the city....The detectives went looking for suspects--- people whose histories with Jefferson were adversarial and hostile. At the top of that list, they found me.
So begins A Welcome Grave, the third novel by award-winning mystery writer Michael Koryta, featuring private investigator Lincoln Perry. Once a rising star on the Cleveland police force, Perry ended his career when he left one of the city's prominent attorneys, Alex Jefferson, bleeding in the parking lot of his country club---retribution for his affair with Perry's fiancée.
Now Jefferson is dead, the victim of a brutal murder, and his widow has called upon Perry for a favor he knows he shouldn't accept but can't turn down: to find Jefferson's estranged son, partial beneficiary of the dead man's fortune. The case is simple enough, a routine "locate," and he'll be paid plenty of money for the work. The encounter should be simple, too: a brief exchange of information and maybe an empty condolence before Perry gets back into his truck and returns home. Instead, he's loaded into a police car and taken to a rural jail while Jefferson's son is zipped into a body bag.
Perry soon learns that Jefferson's millions are the target of a thirst for revenge that hasn't been satisfied by blood. As a pair of deadly assailants push deep into the investigator's life, they bring with them police from two states who are determined to see Perry in jail.
Building on the skill that prompted the Toronto Sun to call him "one of America's best young mystery writers," Michael Koryta makes A Welcome Grave an intense exploration of the lengths to which a desperate man is forced to go in order to clear his name and solve a crime. This is a thrilling new book that justifies the critical acclaim and solidifies his role as an emerging talent among today's top writers.
Michael Koryta
Michael Koryta is a New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels which have been translated into over 20 languages. His books have won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award and the Golden Dagger.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Welcome Grave throws Private Eye Lincoln Perry into the middle of a murder investigation. His ex-wife's husband is murdered and he's a suspect. Perry has to prove his innocence and find the person responsible.This one had more thrills and mystery to it then Sorrow's Anthem did. I did the same to this as I did his first novel, put it down, picked it back up and didn't put it down until I finished it. Reminds me of Michael Connolly and James Patterson for the amount of high action mystery.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5READ IN DUTCH
This was the first book I read by Koryta and I bought it because I got interested in the book after reading the text on the back of the book. The story was quite good, it all happened really fast. But what I didn't really liked was that he uses Thor to get out of all his troubles. Together with what I read about his other books, this happened before. Looks like the main character can't cope with his own problems. The story was nice to read, though. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the third installment of Michael Koryta's Lincoln Perry series. I think I liked it a bit less than the last one, Sorrow's Anthem, which was excellent, but this one was still quite good. The plot had so many twists and turns it threatened to be come a bit convoluted at times, but the pieces fit nicely at the end -- and there really was a surprise in store. The fact that I spent some of my time away from the book thinking through plot points and trying to figure out how it all fit together says something about the compelling nature of the story line.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is book 3 in the Lincoln Perry mystery series. It is set in Cleveland and follows 2 PIs, Lincoln Perry, young and brash, and Joe Pritchard, retired cop.While I liked all 3 of the books I have read in this series, this one was my least favorite. Some of Koryta's tropes are becoming annoying and I don't like how Joe has been shuffled off the stage.Perry, working alone while Joe recuperates, gets called by his ex-fiancee. Her husband has been murdered, and she needs Perry to find his grown son from a previous marriage. The dead man, lawyer Alex Jefferson, was the reason Perry got booted off the police force, and he stole Perry's fiancee.Because of their bad relationship the police believe Perry may be involved in the torture killing of Jefferson.Perry travels to Indiana in search of the son, Matt. He finds where he is living and working, and leaves a note. Matt reads the note assumes something else, and kills himself. Just didn't work for me. Thought it was too dumb. Now Perry is suspected in this killing too.The police in 2 states are trying to throw Perry in jail. This excessive police persecution is getting old in the 3rd book. Unfortunately the police are the bad guys for most of the book, because the killer is in hiding, and is a secret. Someone is trying to frame Perry, with manufactured evidence that Perry is involved with the killings. The police manage to get the ex-fiancee to doubt Perry and she fires him. He is investigating the husband and son for the death of a young woman many years ago. He thinks the 2 crimes are related.Eventually the bad guy goes after Perry and the woman in his life. He is trying to stay alive, solve the crimes (current and past) and keep the police from throwing him in jail.This was another fast read. The story seemed to move into thriller territory where Perry became like the super-spy action hero. It wasn't bad, but was less satisfying than the previous books. Will read the next one when it comes out in paper later this summer.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Cleveland PI Lincoln Perry is asked by former fiance to help solve the murder of her husband, the man Perry lost her to.The story is entertaining but I had several disappointments. One, I am not happy with Perry's use of Thor again. Not happy with the loss of Joe although he did become more developed. I also think it's too early in the series for Perry to be defending himself against a set-up. I guess I will have to read the next book and see where it goes.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Attorney Alex Jefferson was not Lincoln Perry's favorite person. He stole Lincoln's fiance and caused him to be kicked off the Cleveland police department. When Jefferson turns up dead, Lincoln becomes the prime suspect. And, the more Lincoln tries to help with the investigation, the more damning the evidence of his guilt. Third in a series featuring Lincoln Perry. An excellent, faced-paced, hard-boiled mystery. Lots of local atmosphere and hard to put down. The "black widow" character of Karen, Lincoln's former fiance, is well-crafted. Highly recommend this book AND the series