The Ghost
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- Create Date：2022-02-22 21:21:50
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Dustin Stevens
- ISBN：B09NS4KFS3
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Reviews
Candace Carte
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We finally have another Reed and Billie adventure， and all I can say is it was worth the wait。 This series is one of my favorite by Dustin Stevens。 The main crux of the story starts with a mysterious death of a 17 year old named Bridger Van Cott， the star quarterback in the small town of Piketon， Ohio。 Reed and Billie are called to investigate this death in their special role for the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation。 And the challenges begins。Stevens has a way of putting the reader We finally have another Reed and Billie adventure， and all I can say is it was worth the wait。 This series is one of my favorite by Dustin Stevens。 The main crux of the story starts with a mysterious death of a 17 year old named Bridger Van Cott， the star quarterback in the small town of Piketon， Ohio。 Reed and Billie are called to investigate this death in their special role for the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation。 And the challenges begins。Stevens has a way of putting the reader in such suspense you can't put the book down until you reach the end and finally understand the what and why an event happened。 All of Stevens books have characters that are so real to life you would love to meet them。 But Reed and Billie will always be first on my list。 I suggest you read the entire series！ 。。。more
bibiana Perdomo
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received this book as an arc（advanced reader copy） in return for my honest opinion。 This next saga in the Billie and Reed is fantastic。 From the beginning it starts off running and the action doesn't stop。 Many nights I stayed up later than usual just to get to the next chapter。 received this book as an arc（advanced reader copy） in return for my honest opinion。 This next saga in the Billie and Reed is fantastic。 From the beginning it starts off running and the action doesn't stop。 Many nights I stayed up later than usual just to get to the next chapter。 。。。more
Sharon Scott
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I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book and jumping in the middle of a series。 All for naught！ This fast paced suspenseful book can stand alone in its plot and well developed characters。 The only issue I found with this book is that now， I’m hooked！ I have to read the entire series now！I received this book as an ARC， but the review is my own opinion。
beverly
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Write fasterI've read each book in this series and always anxiously await the next one。 As always， great plots and characters are well done。 Write fasterI've read each book in this series and always anxiously await the next one。 As always， great plots and characters are well done。 。。。more
Tony Reynolds
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The Ghost continues Dustin Stevens’ captivating Reed and Billie series - and does not disappoint。 Reader enthusiasm for this series remains strong with fresh and solid plots， strong characters， and excellent narrative。 Unique， also， is Stevens’ skillful weaving interesting information into his stories。 The Ghost opens with a local crime boss organizing retribution against someone for ‘crossing a line’ - no elaboration of either line or target。 The retribution will be extreme with no heed to coll The Ghost continues Dustin Stevens’ captivating Reed and Billie series - and does not disappoint。 Reader enthusiasm for this series remains strong with fresh and solid plots， strong characters， and excellent narrative。 Unique， also， is Stevens’ skillful weaving interesting information into his stories。 The Ghost opens with a local crime boss organizing retribution against someone for ‘crossing a line’ - no elaboration of either line or target。 The retribution will be extreme with no heed to collateral damage。Reed and Billie enter as they relax after having found a walkabout patient of the River's Edge Care Home before any harm occurred。 Their mood is broken by a call to assist the rural Piketon Police Department with ‘a situation’。 This is never good。Reed and Billie arrive in Piketon amidst a weekend of celebrations before the first football game of the season。 High community spirits， pep rallies， and bonfires have put the local team on center stage for the Friday Night Lights。 The big problem is that the town’s favorite player is found dead。 Found dead in his car that has been garishly pranked by the rival Waverly Tigers。On the surface the local high school star quarterback seems to have suffered a heart attack but the coroner will uncover foul play。 A murder staged to look not like a murder - of the most unlikely victim in town。 The police procedural that unfolds is one of the better treatments I have bumped into。 Very solid work and very solid writing。 Readers will feel very much in the story and have a few ‘Hey， wait a minute…’ moments。I find the narrative of the tight bond between Billie， the K-9 Detective， with Reed - her handler/partner adds another dimension to the story。 K-9’s bring a unique set of skills to their team。 It is interesting also to see the grounding Billie offers Reed in their high stress job。 Stevens does not shy away from developing evil characters， but has a way of creating their mayhem without gratuitous violence。 The atmosphere of malevolence appears and softly settles in - like ground fog and the intrigue is in dealing with the aftermath。The Ghost has twists， turns， and tension。 Stevens’ plots are contemporary and in subtle ways explore complex human emotions and family dynamics - making characters so much more human。 Here we have Reed dealing with a youth murdered in the prime of life， a grieving town， the exploitation of misfortune， and casual cruelty - but at day’s end， Reed and Billie still have to go home at night - and getting to that point makes for a great read。 。。。more
Peter Dundee
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I have read all the books in this series and I honestly think this is the best one yet。 From start to finish it goes in different directions all the while leading to a great finish。 Reed and Billie are again joined at the hip to pick their way through a maze of conflicting scenarios， I also enjoyed the addition of a few new characters as well as some old favorites too。 Highly recommend this book to all of you
Chuck Yarling
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This is an exceptional addition to the Detectives Reed & Billie series by Dustin StevensThe Characters• Detectives Reed Mattox and Billie， and a Belgian Malinois， his K-9 partner， both assigned to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation• Ed Wainwright， also assigned to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation， and Reed's friend• Detective Annette Roese of the Cincinnati Homicide Department• Chief Shawline， of the Piketon Police Department• Rowan McNamara， a businessman• The Ghost， a mythical This is an exceptional addition to the Detectives Reed & Billie series by Dustin StevensThe Characters• Detectives Reed Mattox and Billie， and a Belgian Malinois， his K-9 partner， both assigned to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation• Ed Wainwright， also assigned to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation， and Reed's friend• Detective Annette Roese of the Cincinnati Homicide Department• Chief Shawline， of the Piketon Police Department• Rowan McNamara， a businessman• The Ghost， a mythical assassinThe StoryYoung and healthy Bridger Van Cott （aka VC）， a star quarterback at the local high school in Piketon， has been found dead。 The story involves Reed & Billie， his contacts， and a variety of police officials trying to find out the who， what， and why of VC's demise。 This book is full of intrigue， mystery， and surprises that keeps you guessing what's going to happen next。You should note the unusual way Stevens wrote this book。 As you continue to read， you will find yourself visualizing a movie appearing slowly right before your eyes。 This is a rare concept accomplished by very few authors。So enjoy， and watch a movie as you read The Ghost！ 。。。more
Elisa
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Another absolutely gripping page turner from Dustin Steven’s。Reed and Billie are back on another case and it has then chasing their tales a bit to figure this one out。As always Reed and Billie eventually sort things out and find the bad guy or bad guy’s and with some intriguing twists and turns this one is a must read。
Kenneth Lingenfelter
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Reed and K9 Billie are assigned to investigate a mysterious death of a high school quarterback in a small town。 Turns out to be more than Reed expected。 Another case in another town with the same type of death。 This novel will keep you entertained and on the edge of your seat。
Antanas Bernikas
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Long awaited new adventure of Billie & Reed！ I love this series for its' well defined and lovable characters， realistic feel to the story， nicely and not in a too detailed way described locales and I have enjoyed this book as well。 It was a bit of a slow build up but when the action starts the pace is relentless。 Book （just as any other book by this author） can be read as a standalone but I think any reader would enjoy also the previous books to get a bit better understanding of the characters。 Long awaited new adventure of Billie & Reed！ I love this series for its' well defined and lovable characters， realistic feel to the story， nicely and not in a too detailed way described locales and I have enjoyed this book as well。 It was a bit of a slow build up but when the action starts the pace is relentless。 Book （just as any other book by this author） can be read as a standalone but I think any reader would enjoy also the previous books to get a bit better understanding of the characters。 I appreciate the story having a clear defined ending but I do hope there are more books to come。 I recommend this book to any action， thrill， suspense fan。 。。。more
Martin Pingree
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Reed and Billie are called into action after a young football player dies inexplicably in his car。 At first it didn’t appear to be the type of case he and his partner worked on， but it soon became more than it appeared to be。 As it moves further along it becomes even harder to put the pieces together。 An amazing cast of characters， non stop action/intrigue/mystery and a terrific story line you will find yourself unable to put this book down ！
Doug Yonce
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Reed and Billie are back and working for the governor in a special role that allows them to take all the risks， while he bathes in the glory。 After a brief introduction in which Billie demonstrates her tracking skills to locate a missing man。 Our duo gets called out to help keep a riot from happening when the local hero/quarterback is found dead and his car marked up by a rival team。 Discovering who， how and why takes additional team members and the special skills of Reed and Billie。
Gena Wood
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Reed & Billie are back！！ Personally， these are two of my favorite characters of any of the （tons of） books that I've read They take on the illusive "Ghost"， to find the answers to why a promising young quarterback ended up in his cross hairs。 Billie， as always， is in rare form。 Along with partner， Reed， they are on one of their hardest cases。 This is my favorite series by Dustin Stevens。。。。which is saying a lot， because I love all of them。 His writing is some of the best I've found。 Reed & Billie are back！！ Personally， these are two of my favorite characters of any of the （tons of） books that I've read They take on the illusive "Ghost"， to find the answers to why a promising young quarterback ended up in his cross hairs。 Billie， as always， is in rare form。 Along with partner， Reed， they are on one of their hardest cases。 This is my favorite series by Dustin Stevens。。。。which is saying a lot， because I love all of them。 His writing is some of the best I've found。 I highly recommend this book， and the entire series， along with all his other series。 。。。more
Becky
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