


I just started this book- only 5 chapters in!- so I can’t say too much about it but assuming that I enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the other Jonathan Topper books I read this year I am going to love it. The Book of Joe: A Novel by Jonathan Tropper But good news is that after like 8 uninstalls and reloads and updates my Kindle app on my phone is working again so I’m back to reading. I should have been all 5 years ago me and bought some hardcover books, but I didn’t. Because while the doctors can treat his physical pain, no one can erase the agony of the past that haunts every step he takes ? and threatens to destroy his career once and for all.Man, I was on a roll with reading books all summer and then boom, my kindle app stopped working and I got so fustrated that I took a break. Even if they manage to crack the case, there's no guarantee the stress won't derail Danny's recovery. Too much is at stake?and not just politically. With state and local law enforcement in an uproar and the media circling like vultures, the pressure's on for Danny and his partner, Jennifer Tanaka, to solve this one. At first glance, it looks like a robbery gone wrong, but Danny's not so sure. He gets his chance when a call comes in that shocks even the toughest guys in the squad room: A California congressman's daughter-in-law and grandchildren have been brutally murdered in their upscale home. Long Beach homicide detective Danny Beckett returns from a year-long medical leave badly scarred and in constant pain, yet determined to prove he still has what it takes to do the job. He gets his chance when a call comes in that shocks even the toug.

