At a Stranger's Mercy

Badge and Bullets, Book 1

By: Brittany Cournoyer

Narrated by: Kenneth Obi

Making eye contact with a killer wasn’t exactly how Bradley Danforth had planned to start his day. As an accountant, he craved structure and routine. What he hadn’t anticipated was being part of a real-life murder mystery with him cast in the starring role.

Death and sorrow were part of Max Donohue’s job description, leaving the detective hardened after years on the job. On his latest case, he’s the one stuck protecting the only witness in a sadistic homicide.

One death becomes two...then three. And soon Max and Bradley find themselves playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Max save Bradley from the clutches of a serial killer? Or will the killer finish what he started?

At a Stranger’s Mercy is the first installment of a continuing series featuring the same two characters. It’s a suspenseful murder mystery that depicts detailed crimes, strong language, and adult situations. While this series will include a romance, it’s a slow burn that develops throughout the series.

©2019 Brittany Cournoyer (P)2019 Brittany Cournoyer

I loved this

This series must be listened to / read in order.

This is not a romance but there is potential - so much potential.

The mystery had me hooked and waiting for what was going to happen next..

I really enjoyed getting to know the characters in this book. It is dark and a bit off putting due to the storyline but if you love this sort of story then I highly recommend,

Kenneth Obi as expected did an amazing job narrating this book.

Acceptable murder mystery.

This was an okay murder mystery. The mystery part of the story was a good whodunit and I didn't guess the killer for my part.
But I had difficulty with the story overall. I didn't find either mc very likable or empathetic.
Bradley was nice but blah. Bradley kept repeating over and over what an a**hole Max was. I didn't find that to be true, he was just blunt and unlikable. There was zero chemistry between the two, even for a very slow burn. I found myself loosing interest which saddens me cause the mystery part had great potential. I am truly not sure if I will move on to the next in series or not.
I did not read this book, I listened to the audible books version, narrated by Kenneth Obi. He's a good narrator, with a very nice voice distinction between characters, which is highly important to me for audio books. His narration was copasetic!

At A Stranger’s Mercy

I struggled at first with the characters in the book, I didn’t find either one particularly likeable. I’m glad I stuck it out as they grew on me. This is not a romance but it ends with the promise of a potential one. With the story, at times the police procedures seemed really lacking. I hope as the author writes this series that portion gets better.

It also took me a few chapters to get into the narration because I’d just listened to multiple books with a female narrator. I thought the narrator did a great job with a lot of different characters. The one thing that bothered me was the pauses. There would be a long pause in the middle of what seemed like a paragraph and then just a follow up sentence. It happened several times.

Overall, really enjoyable and I’ll definitely be listening to the next book!

Chilling, bite your nails suspense

Bradley had no idea how much worse is already bad day could be until he locked eyes with a stranger that sent shivers up his spine and he had no idea just how much this would change his life until he comes home that night and finds his neighbor has been murdered in a gruesome way and that he is the only witness.
He meets Max the lead detective that is hot but once he opens his mouth Bradley sees what a butthole Max really is. Though he didn't remember anything that night he is brutally attacked and left for dead, Max takes interest in the man.

Wow, Wow, Wow! This story is so awesome. It is well written, great characters and a spine-tingling mystery/suspense. There is a touch of violence though it is well handled and most are off-page. The relationship is slow-burn and in this book, Bradley and Max build more a protector /victim relationship with a touch of a slow-burning, budding relationship.

I loved Kenneth Obi's performance. He gave both Bradley and Max distinctive voices and the serial killer was scary, spine-tingling and chilling, especially the creepy laugh!
If you like good, chilling suspense, I highly recommend this.

Fantastic!

This is one of my absolute favorite novels from Brittany Cournoyer and to finally get to listen to it in audio was so freaking cool! Kenneth Obi did a great job with this one, bringing these characters to life and wow, he can be menacing! Fabulous job!!