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Bad Blood: A Gripping Crime Thriller
- Violet Darger FBI Thriller, Book 4
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
- Series: Violet Darger, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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The body slumps over the steering wheel. Pools of blood going tacky on the dash. Two shots to the back of the head. A mafia-style hit in a small town.
Special Agent Violet Darger must make sense of this savagery - figure out how brutality like this could happen in rural Michigan.
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- Jill B
- 08-08-20
good but...
the story is engaging, the characters likeable, but it is irritating how much the main character is constantly such a lone wolf, breaking protocol when it isn't necessary for the story, and ends up causing the death of a coworker and usually injury to herself. it isn't necessary and with a few small changes the stories would be just as good and far less irritating. a strong female character can be just as strong when playing by the rules.
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- Zeth
- 26-10-20
Very disappointing!
I have read the previous books and was totally disappointed by this one. Agent Darger has been an annoying character who draws no sympathy from the reader, rather just a disinterest. This ended the Agent VD saga for me.
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- Roe
- 04-07-22
A Big Miss
This is the weakest in the series so far. It just did not hold my attention at all. I didn’t even finish it. I purchased the next two in the series so hopefully they are better.
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- Barb B
- 14-03-22
Mixed feelings
I am not sure how I feel about this one. This is the first book in the series that has me questioning if Violet is going to grow as an FBI agent or a person for that matter. The story has enough intrigue but I had a hard time with the line wolf attitude that has been a continuing habit of one Special Agent Darger. However, that being said I do like the fact that Violet follows her gut. That is why I don’t know how I feel about one. The narrator has done an outstanding job in all of theses books.
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- toni p allison
- 06-01-22
The mob families set in Detroit
Great book , as usual by Tim McCain . I always love Darger . Always understands just what to do . The best part is in the last couple of chapters . Completely surprised me . A really good read or listen ! Narration by Kate Marcin was excellent. Can't wait to get to the next book !
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- Tina P Kimble
- 18-08-21
Great
THIS REVIEW IS FOR BOTH THE AUDIOBOOK AND EBOOK VERSIONS
Again great work from this narrator as well as the author. All the characters are interesting and for a mafia story it's great well written and graphic. I wasn't expecting some of the content but it was a great experience. I recommend it!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-20
same old
these books are becoming too unrealistic.i really enjoyed the first few but every one is darger physically getting into a it with a killer and the killer dying. it'd be great if one got arrested just once. I'm probably done with the series after this one.
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- buzzknit
- 19-09-20
There is no "I" in team
This character is sorely lacking in so many skills. That she's an FBI agent is scary on its own let alone this is fiction. I enjoy books with strong, smart female leads - Violet is sorely lacking in the smarts department. I'm done with this series and maybe the best thing is for Violet to find a new job. While she was gathering information she was not able to trust anyone more than herself and unfortunately an innocent was killed and the outcome could have been much better if she'd communicated with people she trusted. Oh well - no more Darger for me.
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- Dr. Bel
- 22-05-20
Love me some Darger!
The narrator is fabulous and really makes the characters come alive. Although the basic premise of the book is nearly identical to the previous installments, the actual storyline along with the character development and the mix of colorful language, romance, violence, and humor that I suppose only a partnership like that of Vargus and McBain could concoct more than makes up for it.
I think I'm downright addicted to this series at this point and I'm looking forward to the first of the books focusing on Loshak. In fact, I downloaded it before I started listening to "Bad Blood," so I'm going to start listening right now!
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- ms violet
- 13-04-20
HARD HEADED VIOLET DOES IT AGAIN
Violet drives me crazy! She is so stubborn. But that makes me anxious to read the book. LOL🤗🤩