Testarossa
A John Testarossa Novel
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- £3.49
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- £3.49
Publisher Description
Things are never what they seem; especially in police work.
John Testarossa is an LAPD cop with an NYPD attitude who has seen it all. The dead, the dying and the decomposing are all in a day’s work for the red-headed Italian from Brooklyn.
After an arm rolls up on a Santa Monica beach, and the dead body to which the arm was once attached is discovered, John and his partner, Alex Ortiz, enter the world of college sports, athletes, and the illegal drugs that enhance their performance.
Rage and revenge come together in a toxic cocktail John is all too familiar with. It defined him as a young boy, and ultimately still does as a man. He carries a dark secret.
It is in the beautiful Dr. Karen Gennaro—who has a few secrets of her own— that John finds a soft place to land. Even as he knows all too well what falling in love with a cop can do to a woman.
What sustains this hard-boiled detective is the bond he shares with his brave and dedicated partners. When that bond is destroyed in a senseless act of violence, will his past, and a desire for vengeance, destroy him?
From Los Angeles, where Venice Beach, Marina del Rey, and the dream of Abbot Kinney’s Venice Canals paint a picture of bliss, Testarossa will take you on a deeper, darker journey.
Customer Reviews
JT isn’t just good cop, he’s magnificent cop!
What a very intriguing book this is. So many facets that grabbed me and pulled me in.
Story 1, father and son. How that relationship maketh the man. John Testarossa only son of an only son. A red headed Italian (me thinks someone bedded an Irishman/woman). A walk to school. A breakfast in a deli. A life changed. I want to hug that guy.
Story 2 a young man robbed of his life. John is good cop. A really, really good cop. The type who feels. The type who senses. The type who is honest and loyal. He’s a mans’ man. Great partner. Great friend. I am in awe of him. I want to know that guy.
Story 3 the compassionate man. He knows the pain of others and can empathise. The touch of a hand or a shoulder. The sympathetic smile. I want the comfort of that guy.
Story 4 the lover man. I can’t remember reading a book recently where a character called Karen is a normal woman and not a psycho mentalist. Hurray for all the lovely Karens of this world! Karen Gennaro, sexy Lady Blue falls for our guy. Cop and doctor could be a match made in heaven or hell. I want to be that Karen.
I haven’t even gone into the crime solving; the way he reveres his colleagues who deserve it and calls out the ones who don’t. Johnny is such a great character. I’ve read some books where there is no continuity in the way a character behaves. Not this one. Solid guy. I want to be his friend.
Great plot. Brilliant writing. Very impressed by this author.