Joe Hunter is a man who used to be used as a weapon in his former life; he goes in after all the planning has been done and beats up on people. He is an ex-military officer and ex-CIA agent with an ability to find people. Joe used to hunt men as a counterterrorist agent in a Special Forces; he did this job for fourteen years. Joe is married, but the two have separated at the start of the first book. He has a half-brother (named John) who goes missing in the first book of the series, and Joe must find him, even though the pair are not on the best of terms at the time he goes missing. He is told about John going missing by John's ex-wife; she does not want him back, but does want him found for their kids' sake. This woman has been left by John, …show more content…
After the events of "Dead Men's Dust", Joe has changed his life, partly by moving to Florida, in search of a quieter life. That quickly ends when a man asks him to find and bring home his daughter Marianne from an abusive millionaire boyfriend (named Bradley) that she has. Joe is told that he will need to use whatever means to get her back, Bradley will not let her go away that easily. Things get a little complicated when he sees that she is apparently happy and there seem to be no signs of abuse on Bradley's part. A killer, by the name of Dantalion, is moving in on the couple, and only Joe can save them. The book currently has 95 five star reviews on Goodreads. Fans enjoy that this book keeps them turning the pages until the very end, and does not skimp on action, but continues the tradition that the first book started. They like the way that you find out who the bad guy is as you read the book (almost as though the villain emerges from the shadows), as it is not very clear from the get go. Fans liked that they did not know what would happen next and keeps them flipping the pages in order to find out. Fans liked that the book kept them firmly on the edge of their seats the whole time they were
Other authors (all of these authors write mystery/thriller novels as well) have praised the book as well. These authors include: Karin Slaughter, Nelson DeMille, Douglas Preston, and James Patterson. This book alone has over a hundred five star reviews on Amazon. Not bad for an author just releasing his first
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and believe it to be one of the best books I have ever read. It was extremely well written and challenging for me to understand at times. It conveys that dark side of human ambition very well, and it has given me much to think about.
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
I think my favorite thing about this novel was the realistic ending. Some books try to just give you a fairy tale but this book had an ending that mad you think in the end if I was in the same position would I do the same thing. I didn’t like the fact that the novel portrayed mental illness in a way to say that it needed to be hidden and protected. I thought this novel was very believable for the time period that it was set in. I think the ending to this novel was perfect it was an accurate ending to this
Although I loved the plot, the characters and all the twists and turns. I didn’t fall in love with the writing style. I am not a massive fan of lots of short sentences, I felt that when the book was in Lorali’s point of view it made sense but not when it was in others. I also felt the ending lacked – I was just really confused by the ending. I don’t know if that was just me and I missed
Janie seemed to appreciate small gestures from Joe and admire his every move, was this because he saved her from Logan or because she really loved him? Maybe the two put together was enough for Janie to at least feel loved, as she knew how terrible it was to be with Logan. She has a hard time excepting Joe’s flamboyant and jealousy. Janie has to wear a head rag to cover her hair for all the town people admired it. Joe was demanding, Janie didn’t have to work any longer but she had to be obedient to Joe. She tried to speak her opinion many times, but was shot down. Joe felt that giving Janie money and status was everything, “I built a whole town for us. But that ain 't good enough for you” Janie knowing not better, just yet, had agreed with him. The transformation of Janie in this relationship comes as Joe strikes her for preparing his dinner incorrectly and as he lays on his death bed she finally voices her thoughts freely “even now, you got to die with me being obedient, instead of just letting me love you”, Janie is finally realizing that loving someone cannot change who they are, she never had to accept that just because he was a provider for them. Joe’s definition of love grew so different from Janie’s , Janie comes to a conclusion that she wants acceptance and love, not money and the title
When Janie first met her second husband, Joe, he was very caring and reassuring - an ideal husband. Joe was an ambitious young man with many goals set out for him. And like Janie, he was raised around a white background. Joe strived to be and have the best at everything. However, once Joe got Janie as his wife, he became a jealous and demanding man, just as Logan had been. Joe saw himself as a god, his sentences began with " I god..." ...
Oprah significantly changes Joe’s character in her production of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Throughout the movie, Joe’s character becomes continually weakened by his actions and the things he allows Janie to do. Joe controls every aspect of both Janie and the people of Eatonville’s lives in the book. “Jody depends on the exertion of power for his sense of himself; he is only happy and secure when he feels that he holds power over those around him...He needs to feel like a ‘big voice,’ a force of ‘irresistible maleness’ before whom the whole world bows” (Analysis). This puts him on a level above the rest of the townspeople and grants him his leadership. In the movie however, Joe does not control or assert himself over the people of Eatonville nearly as much. This lack of power over the people in his life consequently weakens his character. Through the weakening of his character Joe loses a key aspect of his personality in the movie.
In the beginning, Joe seems like the perfect man for Janie, he is ambitious and talks as though he can help her find what she is looking for in life. It is not until later in the marriage that Janie realizes that he will only trample out her ability to search for her dreams. The few things that Joe values are power and control, he only married Janie because she was pretty, and completed his image of importance. Being insecure and jealous, Joe wants Janie to just sit in the store and not talk or flirt to anyone. “‘You’se Mrs. Mayor Starks, Janie. I god, Ah can’t see what uh woman uh yo’ stability would want tuh be treasurin’ all dat gum-grease from folks dat don’t even own de house dey sleep in. ‘Tain’t no earthly use. They’s jus’ some puny humans playin’ round de toes uh Time’” (54). Much like Nanny, Joe wants Janie to see herself as better than others. From the outside, it would see that Janie has the “perfect” life with Joe, financial stability, the mayor’s wife, good home, but it does not satisfy her. This only proves further to Janie that wealth and status is not what she is looking for. Joe also helps Janie to find her voice. As Joe gets older he begins to verbally abuse Janie in order to take the attention off of his aging body. “‘Naw, Ah ain’t no young gal no mo’ but den Ah ain’t no old woman neither. Ah reckon Ah looks mah age too. But Ah’m uh woman every inch of me, and Ah know it.
to hurt her. It could be possible that Mr. Joe also got scare after finding out that Mrs.
Unpopular opinion time. In my review policy, I specifically state that I am going to be honest with my reviewing – and this is going to be one of those times when it hurts. You know the pain when you’re excited for something and then it lets you down faster than you partners in a group project ever could? Yea, well, this was one of those times. I had such high hopes for Tonight the Streets Are Ours, the cover is gorgeous, the synopsis was intriguing, and there was some serious marketing going on before this book was released – but the book itself failed on epic proportions. I hate giving bad reviews, I have this inadvertent need to love every single book, so when I can’t make myself like it – tolerate it even – no matter how hard I try, it
When he goes to the Round House, Joe brings his friends Cappy, Angus, and Zack to see if they can find any evidence the police may not have found. Before his friends arrive, Joe thinks through the crime and is able to find the gas can that the attacker left behind. Joe swims out into the lake and is able to find the gas can, which is “evidence” he brings home to his father. There is also a cooler of beer and a set of old stained clothes he brings to his father’s attention and to the
Overall I liked the book. It got slow at some times but others it was better. I loved the little whales warning you of boarding bridge stuff. I disliked that you didn't bring gloria to nationals. So I would give this book a 7 out of 10. I say this because, it did get slow at some
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
series for two reasons. The first reason is because it ties up all the questions I had from the other books. This book really was a good ending, for me at least. And the second reason is because it’s just a great book. It has mystery, suspense, humor, action and many more things that keep you from putting the book down. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this ten and it is also my number one favorite book (so far).