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Pushed (Benny James Mystery Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jason Deas (Author), Mary Metcalfe (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,359 ratings
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Benny James is back! The former FBI agent turned private eye is whisked into action by TV evangelist, Reverend Jim, who heads a mega church in Mississippi and has a major problem. Reverend Jim’s son, Brother Jim, has taken his battle against sin to the extreme. Attractive young women are being “baptized” by being pushed from bridges.

Benny jets to West Palm Beach, Florida, the epicenter of the murders, to join his girlfriend and media powerhouse. As she chases the story, an adversary from her past vies for Benny’s affection. An FBI agent and hot young gun, becomes infatuated with Benny and creates more waves in an already turbulent atmosphere.

The bizarre murders continue as the fatal baptismal rituals increase in frequency. Only one woman survives, but she disappears before she can identify her would-be killer.

With the help of a new cast of eclectic characters, as well as some old favorites, Benny crisscrosses Florida in search of answers, making connections, in an attempt to catch the killer before more young lives are washed away.
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    Benny James Mystery
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  5. Publication date
    July 30, 2012
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About the Author

Jason Deas has taught art for eighteen years. He is a songwriter, sculptor, and makes a mean pot of chili. Most of his writing used to take place at Georgia campgrounds, inside a three-man tent or sitting at an uncomfortable concrete picnic table. He wouldn't have had it any other way until he one day found a 70's-model camper where he now writes in luxury. After writing Birdsongs, a mystery for adults, his nieces asked him to write a book for kids. He granted their wish and wrote Camp Timber View. He had so much fun writing it he wrote another middle grade novel titled The Big Stinky City. He wrapped up the Benny James mystery series with books titled Pushed and Brushed Away. 

Other releases include: 
Private Eye (Cameron Caldwell mystery)
The Painter, a coming-of-age novel set in 1992 Athens, Georgia.
Boar's Head Cove, a new adult novel.
101 Things to do with your Christmas Elf (A guide for parents and grandparents)
undone (Burt Bigsley mystery)

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008RBKG58
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 3 Day Ranch Press; 1st edition (July 30, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 646 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1478358386
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jason Deas is a songwriter, sculptor, and makes a mean pot of chili. When he's not making art and gluing stuff to other stuff he's probably writing. With ten books under his belt he's tried it all - mysteries, coming-of-age, middle grade fiction, and non-fiction. After taking a tour of different genres he's decided to come back home to mysteries and stay. He recently started a new mystery series with a character named Burt Bigsley. Jason hopes readers will fall in love with Burt and send him emails instructing him to write faster.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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MSpring
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Entertaining From Start to Finish!
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2012
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Benny James is back and the 2nd in the series does not disappoint! The book moves quickly; an enjoyable and easy read. A fantastic cast of characters (new and old) are richly described and full of southern charm and humor. Not a predictable story, it is full of suspense, twists, turns and surprises along the way. Jason Deas has proven he is a master story-teller with a voice all his own. Looking forward to #3 - get on it Mr. Deas!
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Gee
4.0 out of 5 stars Very readable
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2013
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Another book I was not sure I was going to like. But I did immensely. The characters were likable. Even Benny is nicer than you think he is going to be, at first. The bad guys were bad, but not evil. I like the way it was written. The plot is good and the ending is not disappointing. I have read the others with the Benny James character and I recommend all of them.
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Southern sas
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and brilliantly written
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2017
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Five star rating. This book held my attention from beginning to end. Love the characters, each funny and interesting, and I could imagine them as my friends. Page turner and I hated to see it end. Big thriller. Hey, tell me what you think of the character Red! :)
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Joyce Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
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Exceptionally well build characters in this fast-paced mystery that doesn't include long drawn out descriptions of such things like what every character mentioned is wearing. This book doesn't need it yet you still have strong, vividly memorable characters. I can't wait to read his next book. I have a feeling Jason Deas will end up on my favorite authors list.
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Judy
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, gripping thriller
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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Love Red, and the other friends of Benny. Very twisted story, hard to grasp what was really going on. At the end as the puzzle pieces start falling fast the final twist ends it..
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Cathy
3.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly sweet
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017
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Very good book. Nice twists and turns. Interesting characters and a good storyline. Read it in one day. First of the series I have read.
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Andrew D. Merriam
5.0 out of 5 stars Deas does it again!
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2012
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I was extremely excited last week when I found out Jason Deas had written another Benny James adventure. Obviously Deas doesn't suffer from the "sophomore slump" as "Pushed" is just as exciting and entertaining as "Birdsongs." The author has a real gift of making you feel right at home in the south with such lovable characters, such as Red, Ted, and Ned. Then you've got good old Benny himself. I picture him as a modern day detective crossed with Paul Newman from "Cool Hand Luke." Like I said, I found out about this book last week, and I'm already finished with it. You can't beat such entertainment for such little money. I highly recommend shelling out a few bucks to join in on the fun. "Pushed" is more than just a detective story. I find it to be a fun character study with a twist. While it is an easy and entertaining read it also deals with such concepts as art, religion, the ever present battle of good and evil, morality, love, lust, life, and death.

The whole time I was reading this book I was thinking, "they should make this into a movie sometime." In fact both of the Benny James Mysteries would make for excellent movies. I feel lucky that I bought this book, as I can claim in a few years (when its popularity explodes into the masses) that I read the original edition. Kudos to you Mr. Deas. Thank you!
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PGroux
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Second Edition to the Benny James Series
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015
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I really enjoyed the first book in the series so I decided to opt in for the second. I love the characters Jason Deas has developed as they are likable and very human; people you would want to know....except for the bad guys! I read this entire book one afternoon lounging by the beach and it was a great beach book. Light-hearted enough to be pleasant with enough suspense to keep me interested. I enjoyed it so much I immediately downloaded Brushed Away (the third book in the series) and am looking forward to reading it.
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Kindle CustomerterryTerry
5.0 out of 5 stars surprise surprise
Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2018
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I will not give it away though. Great characters and interactions with unique twists. It was hard to put down. What is going to happen next?
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gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2019
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Benney, Red, Dirk, Rachael, Jessica all contribute to a fascinating case to find and arrest a multiple murderer. At times very funny, at times almost unbelievable, I really did enjoy the book.
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SANJEEV GHAI
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in India on August 30, 2017
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very interesting..
very thrilling.
fast paced and keeps you hooked till the end
and benny sure has a great sense of humour
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Ptolomey
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sequel
Reviewed in Australia on February 5, 2018
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It is essential to read the first book before this as despite good writing skills, there is too much history between the primary characters. In this book new characters mix with old to make a delightful serial killer mystery.
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Tel
4.0 out of 5 stars A good story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2019
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I liked this book. The characters were likeable and believable, the story line a tad whacky but it kept me reading. I particularly liked the way the author helped you to understand the “speech impediment” of one of the key characters. Very good.
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