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The Journal (Jack O'Neill Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Derick Parsons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A young couple have been brutally murdered in their home in a quiet suburb of Dublin and the Murder Squad want to pass on it; they can see this case is a dog. Detective Inspector Jack O'Neill thinks it's a dog too but with his personal life in a mess and nothing to lose he takes it on anyway...and soon wishes he hadn't. A suspect is quickly found for the killings and Jack thinks that maybe this one will be easy after all; until he screws up and both the suspect and another young couple go missing. Jack's career is on the line and he must follow a trail of clues from a madman's Journal to save the young couple before they too are murdered. But nothing is ever as it seems and soon Jack is floundering in a sea of lies and deceit where his case becomes a personal contest between the detective and a murderous maniac. A contest where life is the prize and the consequences of failure unthinkable.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J0B6PH2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ XTL Publishing (March 13, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1942 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages

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Derick Parsons
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I was born in Dublin, Ireland, on the 27-03-1966, which makes me both old and an Aries; I do not believe in either but I seem to be stuck with the former at least.
I have travelled extensively and as well as living in various parts of Ireland I lived for years in London, Holland, Germany, Poland and the USA.
I returned to Dublin and married Eimear (a top litigation lawyer but a good person nonetheless, I swear) in 2001, which effectively ended the travelling, though we still like to roam the world on holidays.
We have three magnificent (if mental) boys whom I wouldn't swap for eternal life and shares in Apple.
I don't remember deciding to be a writer; ever since I can remember I have considered myself one, and after writing various poems and short stories I completed my first full-length novel at the ripe old age of 10. Alas, I no longer have that story, which I would dearly love to read again, if only for a good laugh.
HIDDEN is the first novel I have written for the public, with all my previous writing being intensely personal and for me alone. A second, REDEMPTION SONG, is now also for sale on Kindle.
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Bronsen Earl

A Very Exciting Read

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014

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Detective Inspector Jack O'Neil is working on a case involving a young couple that has been brutally murdered in their home. He knows that taking the case is a bad decision but events transpire that leave him with no other choice. Let me start by saying Derick Parsons does an excellent job of drawing the reader in and keeping them there. From the prologue I was hooked. The writing is solid and seems to never feel over explained or not important enough to be mentioned. I also loved the banter between Frank Carr and Jack O'Neil. The fact that they are thrown together in this story makes it all the more interesting.

"The Journal" is the second novel in this series. The first one being Redemption Song, which comes highly recommended and I want to read yesterday. And the ending does not disappoint, (however I had to read it more than once.)

All and All I loved this novel. Derick Parson's has a winner here and I would love to read more by him. 5/5.

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Kris

Good Mystery

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014

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WOW... I like this book! It kept my interest most of the way through. It does have some typos, wrong words in the wrong place kind of typos, and missing words. (I don't mean the Dublin slang.) But not enough that it drove me to not like the story, I just dropped a star for the typos.

At first you will think you have this one all figured out, but oh wait a minute keep reading because... no you have nothing figured out, lol so many twists and turns and great cast of characters. I like this authors style of writing.
The end is all wrapped up nicely, answers all your questions... The detectives are old school good. I look forward to reading more of their adventures.

I highly recommend it to all mystery lovers, it's a serial type mystery.
Happy Reading Ya'll.......

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Mountain Home

Good story that needs editing

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2014

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This was a pretty good story, but, unless you enjoy reading crazy person-type treatises, it soon wanders off into a place that is just plain boring. Twice during the story, the author launches (or has the villian launch) into a long, wandering "journal" that basically explains the whole mystery and bores you to death at the same time. I get it that the book is called "The Journal", but I think a good editor would have helped the author trim the darn thing down, or break it into smaller pieces so you had a reason to keep on reading. I finished it in the hopes that it would have some sort of double cross or mix up, but it was pretty straight forward and other than a pretty unbelievable escape scenario, it was predictable. I hope the author continues to work on his craft. He has the right ideas, but needs a strong editor to put them into fighting form.

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venky

A well written, fast paced, gripping and interesting drama…

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2014

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With the finding of two bodies by a friend, Detective Inspector Jack O’Neill and Detective Garda Frank Carr keep the reader fully engaged with the process of finding the perpetrator. The drama takes a sudden turn when Clive Walker, a psychopath appears to be a killer, but of another different couple. The drama continues with the arrest of Clive, his escape, the release of the couple kidnapped and left to die of exposure…… a whole series of events making this an interesting book. As the psychopath is ultimately caught, another twist in the story as to who was swindling the funds and who really killed the couple whose murder started the whole drama.
Jack O’Neill makes the book most interesting with poetry which in fact gives the clue to detection in two instances. Well written, fast paced, gripping and interesting read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016

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Another good read by author Derick Parson. The Journal is the second book in the Jack O’Neil series - Redemption Song being the first.

The author continues the adventure with Detective Inspector Jack O'Neil and Detective Frank Carr, but instead of a teacher-pupil relationship as it was in Redemption Song, Jack and Frank are now full working partners. Jack still takes the lead on the investigation due to seniority, but Frank brings fresh ideas when Jack is stumped. The dynamics between Jack and Frank works well and it is evident that they like each other, which helps when you are partners.

In The Journal, Jack and Frank is given a recent case involving the death of Jimmy Maguire and fiancé, Sally Carter. During the investigation, another young couple disappears and the team tries to figure out if the crimes are related. They encounter Clive Walker, a deranged accountant working at Welbright & Welbright, Jonas Wellbright a managing partner, and all around jerk.

I enjoyed the story and the twists that the author includes drive the mystery and make it an enjoyable ride. It took a while for me to guess the person who committed the murder, but the other twists surprised me. I also enjoyed the side story of Jack and Julie as they work through their relationship issues.

The author kept me guessing throughout the book – I loved the challenge of trying to figure out who did what. I would recommend this book to police procedural lovers and those who like stories that take place outside of the US. I would also recommend the first book, Redemption Song.

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2014

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This is a fantastic mystery thriller. The story is well written and easy to follow and understand. The story is well thought out and could happen anywhere. The characters are all spot on. Pick any one and you can relate to them and understand them well.

A couple has been brutally murdered in their home. The Murder Squad want to pass on it. DI Jack O'Neill thinks it is a dog case too, but with his personal life in a mess and nothing to lose, he takes it on. They find a suspect for the 5 killings quickly. so Jack starts to think this one will be easy. Then he screws up and both the suspect and a young couple go missing. Jack's career is on the line and he must follow a trail of clues from the madman's Journal. Very soon Jack is floundering as his case becomes a personal contest between the detective and a maniac.

I recommend this book for age 16 on up.

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Kerry

Fantastic, just couldnt put it down.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2014

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I got this book free via a ebook website and absolutely loved it, so much in fact that I am now about to purchase two other books by this derrick Parsons. Sorry Derick that I got the first one for nothing, I appreciate authors don't earn much, but I don't think you are going to be popping up on the free websites for long if this is the standard of your work, well done, cannot recommend highly enough.

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Roy Lundy

The Journal ( By Jack O'Neill )

Reviewed in Australia on May 26, 2014

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I found the book a very interesting read and it held my attention to the end and would recommend as a good read

ROC

A great read, you won't be sorry you bought this...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2014

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I read this book on the recommendation of a friend and I really enjoyed it. It is set in Dublin, is easy to read, with a good plot and interweaving story lines, which held my interest to the end. I hadn't read the previous Jack O'Neill book but will certainly look out for it now. A good thriller, difficult to put down.

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jumpingbean

A stonking good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2014

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Really enjoyed this book - Jack and Frank (the lead detectives) are solid characters with a good edge of humour, the plot is a bit different and keeps you guessing for most of the book. Entertaining, page turner, definitely worth a read.

SuzyQ

Well Worth the Read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2014

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This is the best book yet by Derick Parsons. More confident and assured. I'm really enjoying it and get more and more fond of the lead character Jack.

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