[V1I]∎ PDF Gratis Hades An Archer and Bennett Thriller Candice Fox Books

Hades An Archer and Bennett Thriller Candice Fox Books

Download As PDF : Hades An Archer and Bennett Thriller Candice Fox Books

Hades An Archer and Bennett Thriller Candice Fox Books

WOW, what an amazing first novel. I am emotionally flogged by the pace of the action, the violence, the body count and episodes of pure fear. With that background it is hard to say I enjoyed the ride but it will certainly stand out in my memory as one of the most unusual, outstanding and memorable crime thrillers I have read in the last 12 months.

Hades Archer is the man they call the Lord of the Underworld. He lives in a junkyard in Sydney that contains twisted sculptures he has created from scrap. He will arrange to dispose of anything, including bodies - for a fee. Even Hades decides draw the line when someone wants him to dispose of two small bodies - who are still alive. Hades actions will affect many for years to come.

Twenty years later, homicide detective Frank Bennett meets his new partner, the dark and beautiful Eden Archer. Her brother, Eric, is also in the homicide squad and immediately makes it clear that he has real problems with anyone chosen to be Eden's partner. While they are experienced detectives, it is soon clear to Frank that there is something very unusual about Eden and Eric.

While investigating the attempted drowning of a drug addict the homicide squad don't believe his story about a cache of large toolboxes on the floor of the harbour until the divers bring up the boxes and the bodies they contain. Hilary Mantel wrote a classic book called "Bring up the Bodies". Candice Fox could have easily given the same title to this book.

Frank and Eden are now looking for an unusual serial killer who kills to keep others living. While the body count keeps climbing Frank is faced with two challenges, to find out the dark secrets that power Eden and Eric, and to protect a potential victim of the serial killer.

This book is not for the faint hearted (an example - Hades observed "An adult body needed a long tooth saw"). It paces you through an emotionally charged, violent and bloody environment from the very start to a stunning climax. It is dark, compelling and very original crime fiction written by an author with a bright future. I totally agree with the book description that Hades is the debut of a stunning new talent in crime fiction. It only seems to be listed for release in Australia and New Zealand and definitely deserves a wider audience.

Candice Fox tells us on her website that she has a multi-book contract and she is close to completing her next book "Eden". While I look forward to that book I hope that the publishers will give me time to recover from this one.

An advanced copy of this book was provided for an honest review.


Tags : Amazon.com: Hades (An Archer and Bennett Thriller) (9781617734410): Candice Fox: Books,Candice Fox,Hades (An Archer and Bennett Thriller),Kensington,1617734411,Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural,Thrillers - Suspense,Brothers and sisters,Brothers and sisters;Fiction.,Police - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.),Police;Australia;Sydney (N.S.W.);Fiction.,Serial murder investigation,Serial murder investigation;Fiction.,Suspense fiction,AUSTRALIAN NOVEL AND SHORT STORY,Australia,Crime,FICTION Crime,FICTION Mystery & Detective International Mystery & Crime,FICTION Mystery & Detective Police Procedural,FICTION Thrillers Suspense,Fiction,Fiction - Espionage Thriller,Fiction General,Fiction Thrillers General,Fiction-Thriller,FictionCrime,FictionMystery & Detective - International Mystery & Crime,FictionMystery & Detective - Police Procedural,GENERAL,General Adult,MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE FICTION,Monograph Series, 1st,Mystery & Detective - International Mystery & Crime,Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural,MysterySuspense,New South Wales,Police - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.),Police;Australia;Sydney (N.S.W.);Fiction.,Serial murder investigation,Serial murder investigation;Fiction.,Suspense fiction,Sydney (N.S.W.),Thriller suspense,Thrillers - General,Thrillers - Suspense,United States,australian fiction;mystery books;crime;crime books;detective novels;murder mystery books;mystery;mystery thriller suspense;fiction;fiction books;mysteries;mystery and thrillers;mysteries and thrillers;mystery novels;mystery and suspense;thrillers;thriller;police;crime fiction;police procedural;hard boiled;suspense books;suspense;murder;detective;serial killer;psychological thriller;psychological thrillers;contemporary;thriller suspense;kidnapped;murder mystery;mystery thrillers;mystery suspense,Crime,FICTION Crime,FICTION Mystery & Detective International Mystery & Crime,FICTION Mystery & Detective Police Procedural,FICTION Thrillers Suspense,Fiction General,Fiction Thrillers General,FictionCrime,FictionMystery & Detective - International Mystery & Crime,FictionMystery & Detective - Police Procedural,Mystery & Detective - International Mystery & Crime,Thrillers - General,Fiction - Espionage Thriller,Australian Novel And Short Story,Mystery And Suspense Fiction,New South Wales,Sydney (N.S.W.),Fiction,MysterySuspense,Thriller suspense

Hades An Archer and Bennett Thriller Candice Fox Books Reviews

I read Eden (book 2) of this series last year and was so intrigued by it I had to go back and read Hades to see where it all started. Interspersed with a murder mystery is the story of Eden and Eric told from when Hades received them on his doorstep. Book 2 tells Hades back story in a similar manner. I am really enjoying the backstory on Eden and Eric and find the murder they are investigating chillingly viable. Black market organ donation is a scary thought but what is even more disturbing is the people who feel that because they have the means they are more deserving. Makes you wonder who is the true monster in that case.

I am really happy I went back and read this book it really gave great insight into the characters and made the series stand out even more. Loved it.
Candice Fox came up several times in Facebook ads so I finally ordered the first of this series. I was fascinated to be reading an Australian author (don't ask why fascinated, do not know). The first chapter or two were incredibly bizarre and hair-raising, immediately bringing to mind Karin Slaughter's work which I recently discovered. I was a little confused by the story. Not necessarily the writer's fault. I'm almost 76. HOWEVER, I was put off by the fact that there were at least 9 times where Fox used "smirk" or "smirked." Where was the editor? No one checked a thesaurus? There are certain words that you simply do not use again and again before they are noticed. Because I read everything on , when I saw it had been used a second time I began highlighting them. Candice, you're a terrific writer, but please.
First Sentence As soon as the stranger set the bundle on the floor, Hades could tell it was the body of a child.

Hades makes bodies disappear, but even he has a code by which he lives. That includes raising two traumatized children, rather than disposing of them. Det. Frank Bennett starts his new assignment being partnered with Eden Archer, whose previous partner was killed literally in front of her. Although she’s unusual, Frank feels he can work with her. Their first case is a bad one; toolboxes dumped in the harbor containing body parts. Their challenge is to stop a serial killer while protecting the one victim who escaped.

The book opens with an incredible setting description, but this is not a place one really wants to be. One also realized the protagonist is very different from the norm. One ends the chapter with a definite sense of “Wow!”.

The characters are fascinating. Each one is deeply flawed, yet they also make you stop and think. It is sadly brought home that racial discrimination exists everywhere. Frank has a less-than-reputable past with domestic abuse and a DUI. Eden and her brother are products of their past. Martine, the survivor, is excellent in her strength and vulnerability; her emotions as a survivor define how no one else can truly understand what one has been though. Hades, in an odd way, elicits the most empathy of them all.

“Hades” is very dark, yet it is extremely well written. It takes you places you don’t really want to go but can’t avoid. It leaves you uncertain as to whether you really want to read another in this series, yet knowing you probably will.

HADES (Thriller/Pol Proc-Det. Frank Bennett-Sydney, Aus-Contemp) – VG+
Fox, Candice – 1st in series
Kensington – January 2015
WOW, what an amazing first novel. I am emotionally flogged by the pace of the action, the violence, the body count and episodes of pure fear. With that background it is hard to say I enjoyed the ride but it will certainly stand out in my memory as one of the most unusual, outstanding and memorable crime thrillers I have read in the last 12 months.

Hades Archer is the man they call the Lord of the Underworld. He lives in a junkyard in Sydney that contains twisted sculptures he has created from scrap. He will arrange to dispose of anything, including bodies - for a fee. Even Hades decides draw the line when someone wants him to dispose of two small bodies - who are still alive. Hades actions will affect many for years to come.

Twenty years later, homicide detective Frank Bennett meets his new partner, the dark and beautiful Eden Archer. Her brother, Eric, is also in the homicide squad and immediately makes it clear that he has real problems with anyone chosen to be Eden's partner. While they are experienced detectives, it is soon clear to Frank that there is something very unusual about Eden and Eric.

While investigating the attempted drowning of a drug addict the homicide squad don't believe his story about a cache of large toolboxes on the floor of the harbour until the divers bring up the boxes and the bodies they contain. Hilary Mantel wrote a classic book called "Bring up the Bodies". Candice Fox could have easily given the same title to this book.

Frank and Eden are now looking for an unusual serial killer who kills to keep others living. While the body count keeps climbing Frank is faced with two challenges, to find out the dark secrets that power Eden and Eric, and to protect a potential victim of the serial killer.

This book is not for the faint hearted (an example - Hades observed "An adult body needed a long tooth saw"). It paces you through an emotionally charged, violent and bloody environment from the very start to a stunning climax. It is dark, compelling and very original crime fiction written by an author with a bright future. I totally agree with the book description that Hades is the debut of a stunning new talent in crime fiction. It only seems to be listed for release in Australia and New Zealand and definitely deserves a wider audience.

Candice Fox tells us on her website that she has a multi-book contract and she is close to completing her next book "Eden". While I look forward to that book I hope that the publishers will give me time to recover from this one.

An advanced copy of this book was provided for an honest review.