{"id":5046,"date":"2020-08-20T13:08:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2020-08-20T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:16:27","slug":"ashes-of-the-living-by-john-cox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=5046","title":{"rendered":"Ashes of the Living by John Cox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=5047\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ashes-of-the-living.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ashes-of-the-living\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ashes-of-the-living.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ashes-of-the-living.jpg?resize=258%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5047\" width=\"258\" height=\"387\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A roller-coaster ride\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The twin specters of revenge and redemption drive this stunning debut by Cox which features Chicago PD Detective Tyler Morgan and his newly-appointed partner Annabelle Herrera. While Detective Tyler Morgan is on duty, his wife and young daughter are killed at their home brutally. Unable to cope with the loss of his family, Tyler plunges himself into the dark depths of depression and alcohol. When a new lead points to the killers being apprehended, Tylor takes charge of the investigation with Annabelle Herrera as his partner. Whereas Annabelle is a sucker for procedural-accuracy, Tyler has nothing but blood on his mind. As the pair chases new leads, the difference in their ideology gets in Tyler\u2019s way of setting scores with the criminals. Will Tyler do the right thing? The story displays well Cox&#8217;s gift for turning a familiar revenge plot inside-out as questions of doing right overwhelm his protagonists. The increasingly complex life of its protagonists and the intricacy of their confounding emotions as they struggle with the questions of picking between right and wrong provide the story both depth and substance. Cox sketches Tyler\u2019s character with understanding and sympathy. Despite his gradual descent into darkness, his journey stays both interesting and significant, making the reader root for him throughout. Annabelle\u2019s role as Tyler\u2019s overly-righteous and yet sympathetic partner who relentlessly makes him question his own decisions is drawn with conviction. Cox\u2019s narrative is swift, the characterization sophisticated, and his skill to seamlessly mesh setting, investigative details, and character makes this an absolute page-turner. Lovers of fast-paced crime thrillers will be wise to pick this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ashes of the Living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By John Cox&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ashes-Living-John-Cox-ebook\/dp\/B08DM46NP5\">Buy now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date March 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Dark Enigma Press LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B08DM46NP5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Price $4.02 (USD) Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A roller-coaster ride\u2026 The twin specters of revenge and redemption drive this stunning debut by Cox which features Chicago PD Detective Tyler Morgan and his newly-appointed partner Annabelle Herrera. While Detective Tyler Morgan is on duty, his wife and young daughter are killed at their home brutally. Unable to cope with the loss of his family, Tyler plunges himself into the dark depths of depression and alcohol. 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