A Season for Killing: A Cole Sturtevant-Carsyn Thoreau Novel [NOOK Book]

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A SEASON FOR KILLING is a character-driven suspense novel by Carl T. Smith (LOWCOUNTRY BOIL, CAROLINA FIRE and others) set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina amidst a labyrinth of corporate greed, murders for hire and corruption that threatens the very fabric of the area. Cole Sturtevant has come into law enforcement the hard way. Raised in a blue-collar mill town in southwestern Virginia, from street cop to detective. He didn’t consider college when he graduated from high school, instead, he took to the streets...
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A Season for Killing: A Cole Sturtevant-Carsyn Thoreau Novel

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A SEASON FOR KILLING is a character-driven suspense novel by Carl T. Smith (LOWCOUNTRY BOIL, CAROLINA FIRE and others) set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina amidst a labyrinth of corporate greed, murders for hire and corruption that threatens the very fabric of the area. Cole Sturtevant has come into law enforcement the hard way. Raised in a blue-collar mill town in southwestern Virginia, from street cop to detective. He didn’t consider college when he graduated from high school, instead, he took to the streets as a cop. It didn’t take him long to realize that operating by the public’s rules was not nearly as effective as operating by the lawbreakers rules, which gave birth to a checkered career that shifted his path from Virginia to South Carolina. He is, by any standards, as politically incorrect as anyone employed by a government institution. Sturtevant’s partner, Carsyn Thoreau, had travelled a different course. A Brown University graduate with a Law Enforcement degree, she had considered Beaufort, SC, a stepping stone to her plan of going back to school and getting a law degree. Her theory was that seeing the law in action would make her a better attorney, and Beaufort had seemed a safe place to begin. She had not planned on Cole Sturtevant. When Sturtevant and Thoreau were dispatched to investigate what appeared to be a hit and run on a secondary highway between Beaufort and Savannah, Georgia, there had been no way to predict where that assignment would take them. Between their own observations and those of the local coroner, they quickly concluded that the “accident” had been staged. It was the beginning of a search that would lead them through a maze of corporate greed, which involves a well-respected, though corrupt, real estate mogul, gentlemen’s clubs and a sociopathic killer. A dynamic cast of characters including a frightened attorney, a research genius, who maintains his own computer-generated informational network, an intelligent, young dancer and college student, who works at one of the “gentlemen’s clubs” out of necessity, and a “tracker/bounty-hunter” who finds within himself a sense of humanity. Together they create a scenario that exposes murder-for-hire and the “money-men” who form a large part of the fabric of today’s society. An unexpected and violent conclusion to the investigation threatens not only their lives and careers, but also leaves indelible marks on their personal relationship.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940014301947
  • Publisher: River Oaks Publishing
  • Publication date: 3/9/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 193,279
  • File size: 2 MB

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Carl T. Smith, author of three previous novels, is a two-time winner of the prestigious IPPY award for suspense, Top Ten author list for South Carolina Authors and has been nominated twice for the Southern Independent Booksellers and Southern Critics Circle for “Book of the Year”. His books (Nothin’ Left to Lose and Lowcountry Boil have been optioned for film six times. He is also the author of Louisiana Burn and Carolina Fire the second and third entries in the Sam Larkin series. All three of the Larkin Series are now available as eBooks. He lives in Greenville, SC and likes to hear from his readers.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2012

    JDH

    I have known Carl since we were teenagers and I have read all of his books . I have never written a review for any of the others. However, I was so impressed with this one that I was compelled to do so. Read it. I promise you will enjoy it.

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  • Posted April 9, 2012

    A Season for Killing has it all. Greed, romance, humour, sex and

    A Season for Killing has it all. Greed, romance, humour, sex and the tentacles of big business. Cole Sturtevant and Carsyn Thoreau, law enforcement partners in Beautfort, SC have to deal not only with their professional responsibilities in bringing down a major crime enterprise, but also their personal relationship, which crosses the line of their daily work duties.

    The only problem with the story is that it may interfere with the reader's daily tasks (and even sleep!) It's an edge-of-your-seat book; it's almost impossible to put down! If you like solid story-telling and characters with more depth than a parking lot puddle, this is a book for you.

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  • Posted March 19, 2012

    I love the descriptive writing style of the author. I have read

    I love the descriptive writing style of the author. I have read all of Carl T. Smith's books and this is by far my favorite. A Season for Killing is a very fast paced crime story lightened by the relationship of the detectives. I enjoyed every minute of it!

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  • Posted March 18, 2012

    Carl T. Smith does it again with this suspense thriller

    I've been a loyal reader of Cart T. Smith books for over 5 years, and his new book, "A Season for Killing," did not disappoint at any level. Smith is a terrific story teller and this book has an authentic feel to it that the reader will enjoy. The story is set in Beaufort County, South Carolina. There, a woman's body is found in the middle of the night on a deserted highway. Is the fatality a "hit and run" or is it a homicide? The story takes off from there and you soon meet two detectives from the sheriff's office, Cole Sturtevant and Carsyn Thoreau. They will have the task of solving the case. Cole believes, "Justice itself justifies whatever it takes to achieve it." On the other hand, Carsyn plays only and strictly by the book. Somehow their philosophies and styles compliment each other and an interesting and believable chemistry is the result. You will meet some other intriguing characters who will keep you awake well into the night. The story is not just about good guys busting bad ones. This book is a page turner full of humor (you will laugh out loud for sure), but at the end of the day it is a genuine people story where justice is served, where people make mistakes, and where the characters somehow find ways to redeem themselves. You will grow to love the characters, at least most them, and will miss them well after you are done with the reading. The novel is well paced and the author's prose is graceful, real, contemporary, energetic, and very entertaining as well. It is a book that, when finished, will have you waiting to see what else the author has in store for Cole and Carsyn in another adventure. "A Season For Killing" is a joy to read and I recommend it without reservation.

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