A Murder of Promise, Robert Andrews
A Murder of Promise, Robert Andrews
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A Murder of Promise

Author: Robert Andrews

Narrator: David Daoust

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017

Synopsis

When legendary Washington Post reporter Mary Keegan is found murdered, homicide detectives Frank Kearney and Jose Phelps pull up the file on another open case. There as here, the victim was a female who had been hacked to death in a public park. And there is one other link: each was missing a little finger, a grisly souvenir - perhaps the calling card of a serial killer. When, a week later, a third woman is found in similar circumstances, they're sure of it.Kearney and Phelps are certain the killer will strike again and know they're working against time. Using the best evidence modern forensics and computer science can supply and the good guesswork twenty-five years of homicide investigations have sharpened, they begin to see some patterns, but not enough to connect up the dots. Then the finger of one of the victims is found sealed inside a plastic baggie in a raided crack house. Cutting corners, pulling in favors, they track the evidence back to what they believe will be the killer, only to find he is one step ahead of them. In a climactic nightmare chase, Kearney races to save the person dearest to him as he faces off against a cunning homicidal maniac.

About Robert Andrews

Before turning to crime fiction, Robert Andrews was a Green Beret, a CIA operative, and an aide to a senior U.S. senator. He has lived in Washington, D.C. for many years, and his intimate knowledge of the city, its people and its politics permeates this new series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maddy on January 31, 2016

PROTAGONIST: Detectives Frank Kearney and Jose Phelps SETTING: Washington, DC SERIES: #2 of 3 RATING: 4.25 WHY: Veteran cops Frank Kearney and Jose Phelps, partners for 25 years, are assigned a case that soon leads them to believe a serial killer is at work. The interplay between the various characters......more

Goodreads review by Ryne on August 05, 2009

Robert Andrews used to be a Green Beret and a CIA operative. This might seem like useless information to someone who has never read any of his books, but it's relatively apparent that Andrews has had some sort of background in crime study. In fact, A Murder of Promise reads like an extended Law & Or......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on August 07, 2015

There were a lot of characters in this book to keep track of. I found it rather difficult. Maybe the goal was to make you keep reading while confusing you. It worked. I finished the book. But found by the end I didn't really care who killed who. It didn't seem to matter any more. In fact, I just fin......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on September 29, 2013

A deranged killer roams the streets of Washington DC, preying on women and capturing gruesome trophies. Two veteran homicide investigators - first introduced in A MURDER OF HONOR - find few clues at the morbid scenes, leading them to conclude that a very sick, but very intelligent murderer is at wor......more

Goodreads review by Kem on December 23, 2015

A good mystery with interesting characters. A little slow in places. It got scary at the end, and a little anticlimactic. I don't like the politics parts. Most politicians should be in prison. Not sure yet if I'll read more by this author.......more

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