I want to say, thank you so much, to the publishing company, WildBlue Press, for giving me the opportunity to read this book, free, in an exchange for an honest review. Joe Mac was a legendary homicide detective until his vision was lost in the line of duty and he was forced into retirement. Now he lives a life of darkness, his only friend being a huge Raven that Joe Mac names “Poe.” Joe Mac's grandson is murdered by an unknown killer, Joe emerges from his self-imposed solitude to resurrect the skills of the detective he once was and, although he is blind, Joe Mac begins to hunt down his tiny grandson's murderer. That was part of the synopsis. Joe Mac, he is the most experienced homicide detective, who is blind and works with his side kick, Jodi. Jodi, an inspiring new comer, who really pulls her weight at being a rookie detective. Together, these two try to crack down on massive murders from a cult of ancient times/beliefs, with a little help of Poe, the raven, who follows and befriends Joe Mac and Jodi. Where. To. Begin… WOW. This is some book, James Byron Huggins, his style was different to what I've read before, it centres mainly on lots of talking dialogue of two characters, with a throw back of questions and answers being slung at each other. I felt like a fly on a wall just listening in on their conversation. Cleverly written, because, by using this method, I found out a whole lot of information on how the crimes were comitted. I particularly loved the way James Byron Huggins used Poe, the Raven, I was intrigued on what kind if bird it was, which actually, was cleverly woven into the story as facts on Ravens, which I knew nothing about and now have a new respect for. This book comes highly recommended by me. If you like detective stories, or TV programmes of same, then this is a must read, plus, if you are an author/writer, you could use this as inspiration or learning tool, as it's quite remarkable. Only warning I will give, is, there are quite a few shooting scenes and the ending is sad.
