Title: The Sound of Rain (Nicole Foster Thriller Book 1) Pdf
Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she’s flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left is the dream of a warm bed at a homeless shelter and the haunting memories of three-year-old Kelsey Chase—whose murder case ended her career.
As Nicole obsesses over the old facts, she realizes everything about that case felt off: a disinterested mom, a suicidal pedophile, and too many questions left unanswered. When the little girl’s grieving father begs Nicole for help, she’s drawn back into the investigation…and given one shot at redemption.
But the deeper Nicole digs, the more evil she uncovers, including betrayals that hit painfully close to home. Will a shocking discovery be the key to finally getting justice for Kelsey and resurrecting her own life?
A stunning suspense novel! I gave this novel 4 stars because only perfection deserves 5. It was a really close call. I couldn't put it down! The Sound of Rain is a combination of "how to self-destruct with a little help from your friends" and "how to live in a world of psychopaths".This is the fall of a female detective in Bellevue, WA. She has a successful career but her successes are hidden behind a wall of her partner's making as he takes the credit for everything she brings to the table. It doesn't help that she's sleeping with him.The story unfolds at a brisk pace, at times going back to a dysfunctional family, which helps you understand each of the characters in the present.My only complaint is in the ending. It ends very abruptly and in my opinion, unrealistically. After investing myself, my time, etc... I want a dramatic but sensible ending.I would definitely recommend this book. Enjoy!No Fairytale It won't take you long before you will wonder how a female detective could be so flawed! Detective Nicole (Nic) Foster of the Bellevue, Washington, Police Department is smart, but such a mess! She allows her partner and her sister to verbally abuse her, control and manipulate her, and doesn't seem to have an assertive bone in her body! She is a fascinating character! In fact, all of the characters in this book by Gregg Olsen are well-done and interesting. A little girl goes missing and Nicole watches the case get "solved" to everyone's satisfaction, but hers. She isn't able to do much about it, though, as her own career is circling the drain.This mystery is written to confound; there are more twists and turns and surprises than a mountain road. Impossible to guess who-done-it! Issues of sexual abuse, gambling addiction, homelessness, abandonment, and more are dealt with in a brutal and realistic manner. Nicole disappoints in some ways, but in others, she's right on. This is a great read!Great Mystery ~ I felt sad for Detective Nicole & rooted for her life to improve on at least two fronts I usually read non-fiction books, but enjoy a good high-tech fiction book, in fact going to go back to it. But I also enjoy good fiction, such as Stephen King. Now I finished reading 'The Sound of Rain' by Gregg Olsen and have to say the book kept my interest and the last third of the book I read all on a winter, snow covered day in Michigan. The title is perhaps from the fact that Nicole is an addict. She gambles, but she wins, oh she also loses. And it is the LOSSES that get her in trouble. Well, that is part of it. She loses her home, her dog, her car & her dignity. She has to rely on her younger sister Stacy for support. And as many of us, myself included that has one other sibling, there is rivalry. Stacy now has the upper hand, roles reversed. Nicole has lost her job as a detective at the Bellevue Police Department in Washington State. Her boyfriend, also a detective Danny has too lost his job, and it involves the missing girl Kelsey, which Danny has botched up the investigation of. Both lose their jobs & Danny goes to jail for his felonious part.The investigation involves the neighborhood of a local Target's store. The surrounding neighborhood is a trailer park. It's a rainy December day, again symbolic of the title of the book. It is with reference to the sex offender registry that the police focus their investigation of the missing child. It leads them to Charlene & Alan Dawson's home. Alan has been convicted of sex with a minor. He spent time in prison. He was 17 1/2 years old & his girl friend was 15 at the time. They later marry. But it doesn't matter to Danny, Alan is his target & Alan goes to jail accused of the crime.Gregg Olsen has a way with descriptions I like such as his description of Danny. Danny is a stud. He works out, has a tough looking body, with the "veins in his neck plump like ziti in vodka sauce". He wants to appear as the tough cop and smart.As the story progresses we see the 'sick' side of Nicole when she is destitute and has to eat in soup kitchens, sleep on church pews, but only in the evening. During the day, she wheels her one piece of luggage on wheels, in a perpetual drifting manner as if the plane she needs to board is never going to appear.I also like the description of the office cubicle that Nicole used to have. She loved the window view she had. It was of old Douglas firs planted by an old lady who was a classic cat lady. Nicole & her sister Stacy would ride their bikes and leave them at Mary's place. Nicole respected and loved Mary even though several around her thought her a nuisance. It reminded me of my late dad & me going to eat at a certain restaurant that had tall spruce trees, probably 40 years old & that was one of the highlights of the meal with my dad. I miss that & understand Nicole's wanting that cubicle back when she comes back to work.The story relies much on a blogger Lane Perry. Lane is a "festering wound" but he is also the source of much information, perhaps the same as the local tabloids are in the grocery lines. He is the one to bring shocking news to Nicole.This is a story that criss-crosses a bit of the state of Washington, going to Washington State University. I didn't look at a map as I often do. But that would be a wonderful addition to the mysteries in the State of Washington. A list of the characters with a brief description would be useful too. But I was able to keep track of who was who. I am just a bit of a sentimentalist so I often do keep an atlas by me when I read about the areas the book is at.This is a great read, and I am glad I read it. I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good 'who done it' type book! You won't be disappointed.
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