Blackbird, Farewell (CJ Floyd Series #7) Book

Robert Greer has an uncanny ability to grab your attention within the first few pages of his novels and keep the adrenalin flowing until the very end. Blackbird, Farewell is no exception with his wonderful formula character C J Floyd, a private detective par excellence.

Just when you think this book will be different than all others by Greer, Shandell "Blackbird" Bird is murdered at the start of the story just after signing a multi-million dollar contract with the Denver Nuggets. This is a Farewell to a soon to have been basketball career and hello to a whodunit that exposes the dark side of the pro-athlete's good life. This is the story of Damion Madrid, Bird's best friend, and how he becomes a sleuth trying to solve the mysterious murder of his former teammate. CJ Floyd is in Hawaii on his honeymoon. He is a friend of all the players in this fast moving tale of intrigue, but decides to stay on letting the professionals solve this case.

Damion, who is supposed to be preparing to attend medical school, gets himself embroiled in the search for the killer. Set in the Denver locale, all of the action takes place in and around the city. Secrets of Blackbird's life unfold and Damion is disillusioned as he learns more about his buddy who grew up with him from grade school through college.

Robert Greer normally tells unusual yarns, all of which are very different in his C J Floyd adventuresome books. Once again, he succeeds by keeping you constantly on edge and wondering when he will introduce his main man! If you have not read any of his novels, this would be a great time to start. It is not necessary to gather the cast of characters to become a new fan of C J Floyd; you can jump right in with this book and go back and read others like The Devil's Hatband, The Fourth Perspective (reviewed by Clark's Eye on Books a few months ago), or several others which star C J Floyd. A very entertaining book for mystery fans and one they will thoroughly enjoy; highly recommended.