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Cape Diamond

Cape Diamond

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  • Author：Ron Corbett
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Cape Diamond， the second book in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery series， is atmospheric and action-packed。 Set near the Northern Divide — as was the first installment， best-selling， Edgar Award nominee （Best Paperback Original）， Ragged Lake — the book opens with Yakabuski called to investigate a gruesome crime scene。 A body has been left hanging from a schoolyard fence。 On closer inspection， Yak finds a large diamond in the murder victim’s mouth。
Two criminal gangs — the Shiners and the Travellers — are fighting with each other， and Yakabuski turns to his father， a now-retired detective who has a long history with the gangs， for advice in the interrogation。 Is the conflict over the murder of two men？ The kidnapping of a little girl？ Or， possibly， the diamond found in Augustus Morrissey’s mouth？ As if this weren’t enough for one detective， a serial killer is taking a deadly road-trip through the United States， heading towards the Northern Divide。
Ron Corbett weaves the various strands together with ingenuity， making Cape Diamond a brooding， suspense-filled story of hubris， betrayal， and evil deeds; his writing is sparse and taut， compelling the reader to follow the action and gang conflict to a surprise ending。

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Reviews

Paul Weiss ，

Mike Tyson said， “Everyone has a plan， till they get punched in the head”。 Yakabuski knew who he needed to punch！The Shiners and the Travelers are criminal gangs of long-standing located in the towns and cities carved out of the boreal forest of northern Ontario and they are at war。 When Augustus Morrissey， the Shiner’s leader， is found most definitely deceased and hanging from a wire fence with his eyes carved out and a near priceless diamond stuffed in his throat， it seems clear that the murde Mike Tyson said， “Everyone has a plan， till they get punched in the head”。 Yakabuski knew who he needed to punch！The Shiners and the Travelers are criminal gangs of long-standing located in the towns and cities carved out of the boreal forest of northern Ontario and they are at war。 When Augustus Morrissey， the Shiner’s leader， is found most definitely deceased and hanging from a wire fence with his eyes carved out and a near priceless diamond stuffed in his throat， it seems clear that the murder was intended to send a message。 It’s up to detective Frank Yakabuski to find out who’s sending the message， what that message is and to stop what looks to be a pending gang war before it truly heats up。CAPE DIAMOND tells a story of gang warfare， international assassins for hire， diamond mines， theft， human trafficking， kidnapping， and long-standing historical hatred and racism。 It’s a slow but steadily paced gritty， noir and relentlessly macabre tale with nary a cheery moment in the entire novel。 While the story is certainly compelling， I found the plot to be somewhat byzantine and tortuous。 That said， I found myself shocked to discover that， while I hadn’t clued into the motive， I did figure out Morrissey’s murderer a few pages before Yakabuski’s solution was revealed to the reader。A workmanlike police procedural and there’s obviously more to come。 CAPE DIAMOND is #2 in the Frank Yakabuski series。 Next up is MISSION ROAD。 Count me in。Paul Weiss 。。。more

Cassandra ，

This is the 2nd book in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery series。 I had not read the first book， but I found that did not hinder my reading this book。 Augustus Morrissey a gang leader， in Springfield， Ontario， is found handing from a fence with an uncut diamond in this mouth。 Our protagonist， Frank is called to investigate。 Is this a rival gang killing or something else？ There is a lot of action to keep you engaged and the character building was quite good。 You will have to read the book to find out i This is the 2nd book in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery series。 I had not read the first book， but I found that did not hinder my reading this book。 Augustus Morrissey a gang leader， in Springfield， Ontario， is found handing from a fence with an uncut diamond in this mouth。 Our protagonist， Frank is called to investigate。 Is this a rival gang killing or something else？ There is a lot of action to keep you engaged and the character building was quite good。 You will have to read the book to find out if Augustus was murdered by the rival gang or was there someone else who wanted him dead？ I am giving this book a 3。5 star review rounded to 4。 。。。more

Sharon Mensing ，

Having read the first in the series， I knew this would be a bloody story。 It's complex and the plot holds the reader's interest。 However， in Ragged Lake， the first Yakabuski thriller， the landscape played a much more important role and created an almost palpable atmosphere。 In this 2nd book， the landscape retreats and I missed it。 Corbett writes beautifully when he describes the natural environment in which the plot takes place， "。。。hoarfrost fields and crystallized vegetables missed in the harv Having read the first in the series， I knew this would be a bloody story。 It's complex and the plot holds the reader's interest。 However， in Ragged Lake， the first Yakabuski thriller， the landscape played a much more important role and created an almost palpable atmosphere。 In this 2nd book， the landscape retreats and I missed it。 Corbett writes beautifully when he describes the natural environment in which the plot takes place， "。。。hoarfrost fields and crystallized vegetables missed in the harvest， corn and wheat mostly， the stalks looking like icicles that had fallen and impaled the earth。" I'm looking forward to reading more of his books， and hope that his beautiful descriptions are more in evidence。 。。。more

Adriana Lopera Cardona ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Just start to Read， I am happy， I will do my opinion on the next week

Veronica ，

This is a fantastic novel that is very well written with a superb plot。 This novel is better than "Ragged Lake"。 The characters are all very well developed and the plot kept me interested throughout。 A real page turner！！！ This is a fantastic novel that is very well written with a superb plot。 This novel is better than "Ragged Lake"。 The characters are all very well developed and the plot kept me interested throughout。 A real page turner！！！ 。。。more

Steve Tripp ，

Nope 。。。。this one gets a failing grade。 The plot was confusing， unclear， disjointed， and （when I could figure it out） not remotely believable; the fictional city in Northern Ontario where the story takes place is a geographical challenge and is poorly described; the ending/epilogue tries to set up an appetite for the 3rd book （and fails）; the characters are thinly portrayed 。。。。 I could go on 。。 I was going to give it two stars， but I've convinced myself in the last 30 seconds to downgrade this Nope 。。。。this one gets a failing grade。 The plot was confusing， unclear， disjointed， and （when I could figure it out） not remotely believable; the fictional city in Northern Ontario where the story takes place is a geographical challenge and is poorly described; the ending/epilogue tries to set up an appetite for the 3rd book （and fails）; the characters are thinly portrayed 。。。。 I could go on 。。 I was going to give it two stars， but I've convinced myself in the last 30 seconds to downgrade this to "don't bother"。 Swing and a miss。 。。。more

Lyn ，

This one intrigued me。 The two warring gangs， the misdirections， the killer coming from Mexico。。。。lots happening but no answers til the end。 I enjoyed the Yak character， as well as the introduction of Donna。 The location is interesting as are the back stories。 A dangle is left there， ready for the next book。， which I will look for when it becomes available。

Elisabeth ，

I almost gave up on this book， but then it started to grow on me。 Well written， tightly plotted。 Distinctive characters。 Not very plausible — that was what put me off to start — but once you accept the premises， it works beautifully。 Nothing left dangling。

Vontel ，

Second book in this series， taking place in the fictional city of Springfield in northern Ontario， with the current main industry seeming to be a diamond mine， after previous major industries in furs and then in forestry。 The plot is complex， as in the first book， with quite the crime families， who have national and international connections。 The relationships between the police（and particularly Frank Yakabuski） & these gangs are at the core of the story， as well as are the usually horrendous cr Second book in this series， taking place in the fictional city of Springfield in northern Ontario， with the current main industry seeming to be a diamond mine， after previous major industries in furs and then in forestry。 The plot is complex， as in the first book， with quite the crime families， who have national and international connections。 The relationships between the police（and particularly Frank Yakabuski） & these gangs are at the core of the story， as well as are the usually horrendous crimes which the police must investigate。 There are threads in this book which relate to events in the first book in the series。 The ending to this book makes me think there will be at least one more volume coming after this one。 Looking forward to reading it。 。。。more

Anne， Unfinished Woman ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As this story begins， everything is not as it seems in the war between the gangs: the Shiners （Cork's Town） and the Travellers （on the North Shore） on the Northern Divide in fictional Springfield。 Their bases are separated by the Springfield River， and a long history of intolerance， rivalry and violence。 First Augustus Morrissey， King of the Shiners， is found strung up on a fence in Filion's Field in North Shore， with his eyes cut out and a large and distinctive diamond in his mouth。 This is an As this story begins， everything is not as it seems in the war between the gangs: the Shiners （Cork's Town） and the Travellers （on the North Shore） on the Northern Divide in fictional Springfield。 Their bases are separated by the Springfield River， and a long history of intolerance， rivalry and violence。 First Augustus Morrissey， King of the Shiners， is found strung up on a fence in Filion's Field in North Shore， with his eyes cut out and a large and distinctive diamond in his mouth。 This is an old Travellers action that has some significant meaning， but has not been seen for years。 Retaliation is inevitable， his son Sean will surely do something equally horrendous， which comes with the murder of Tete Fontaine， a cousin of Gabriel Dumont， leader of the Travellers， who has not been seen in Springfield for years。 Then Dumont's granddaughter's kidnapped。 Further riots on both sides cause widespread chaos and losses。 The entire area is tense and forbidding as the normal winter season has not yet begun。 For Frank Yakabuski the questions are: what is happening and why， who would leave a diamond of the $1。2 million value， who killed him。 The diamond provides a direction in that it originates from the De Kirk Cape Diamond mine north of the Kesagami Reserve of Canada。 General Manager John Merkel， however， demonstrates the intense security and inventory control， at the mine， and declares that they do not have any diamonds missing。 The Cree and Metis workers at the mine are subjected to rigorous strip searches and X-ray machines every day。 Another piece of the puzzle， Gabriel Dumont has filed a claim on the land of the De Kirk mine。 Yakabuski's investigation takes him from one player to another and finally a hint to look for the mother of Sean。 A further complication for Frank is his sister's marriage to the defense attorney for Sean。 At the same time as this plays out， an assassin is making his way up from Mexico， headed for the north， and killing several people on the way。 It is revealed this is the same man at the other end of the captured phone during the siege at Ragged Lake， that warned Yakabuski that he would come after his family if Frank looks for him。 He is obviously on the payroll of Sean Morrissey。 However， the self-talk of Cambino as he travels， a known killer， is weighing the merits of the two men， partners （unnamed at that time） each of whom has contracted with the assassin to kill the other。 For Cambino he will only one， and it is necessary to determine which is the "false man"。 In the end the war is a false one， designed to take attention away from the real goal， to divert police surveillance from the airport and have all law enforcement concentrated on the crowds of gang members and supporters gathered on either side of the North Shore Bridge。 A De Kirk plane transporting a cargo of diamonds worth $1。2 billion to New York is highjacked and lands in Springfield， a collaborative theft of Sean and Gabriel。 However， at least as the first salvo， Gabriel winds up the "false man" in Cambino's mind and he is brutally murdered。 Sean Morrissey also has used this war to cloak his murder of his father。 Sean and his mother， Katherine were close， until she disappears when Sean was 12， Augustus claiming that she had left to go back to Ireland。 She was， however， Cree from Cape Diamond， and they were married in a secret ceremony。 When Augustus was confronted by Sean he shows great fear， knowing since Sean has the diamond ring she always wore， Augustus in fact killed her。 We are also left with the sense that Cambino may eventually come after Sean。 Frank says to Sean。。。"Remember what I said in your office about schemers？ How they always go too far？ That's what you've done， Sean。" And later。。。"The Travellers aren't going to like the way they just got played。" He then goes on to remind Sean that neither the Popeyes nor Cortez are going to be happy that he has $1。2 billion in stolen diamonds stashed somewhere。 Finally， in the epilogue， Corbett effectively sets up the next installment as we travel with and in the mind of Cambino as he moves about the frozen north to finally decide to stay in the area for the time being。 This is a superb series。 Yakabuski is a compelling character and the stories are creative and new。 。。。more

Dlmrose ，

3。5

Brad Beattie ，

What a great read 。 Well written， with characters that come to life made this so fun to read。 Just more proof of Ron Corbetts terrific story telling tallent 。 another one of his books you will fall in love with 。

Harold Walters ，

Detective Frank Yakabuski is part of the police force of Springfield， a “hopped up mill town on the southern skirt of the Great Boreal Forest”， in the area known as the Northern Divide。Cape Diamond [ECW Press] is Yakabuski’s second adventure。 This time he’s caught up in the brutal behavior of two criminal gangs — the Shiners and the Travellers。Each gang is stogged chock-a-block with hardcases but the Travellers — if it came to a judged contest — would most likely take the Meanest Bad Guys troph Detective Frank Yakabuski is part of the police force of Springfield， a “hopped up mill town on the southern skirt of the Great Boreal Forest”， in the area known as the Northern Divide。Cape Diamond [ECW Press] is Yakabuski’s second adventure。 This time he’s caught up in the brutal behavior of two criminal gangs — the Shiners and the Travellers。Each gang is stogged chock-a-block with hardcases but the Travellers — if it came to a judged contest — would most likely take the Meanest Bad Guys trophy。 Legend has it that the Travellers are descendants of the Voyageurs who — accordingly — may not have been the romantic fur traders that sanitized history books depict。 For instance。 This novel opens with the discovery of a murdered crime boss strung up on schoolyard’s chain-link fence。 His eyes have been cut out。Guess who did that。 Yakabuski’s job is to investigate the killing。His first clue is a million-dollar uncut diamond possibly stolen from a Cape Diamond mine。 The diamond is discovered stuffed in … well， telling where would be a spoiler， eh b’ys？So， here’s Yakabuski wedged between savage gangs on the brink of all-out war。 Seems like that ought to allow plenty of conflict for one novel。But no。 There’s a nasty complication headed north to Springfield — headed north all the way from Mexico。Serial killer Cambino Cortez， moving as relentlessly as Peter Benchley’s infamous shark， is driving a Falcon campervan up through The Sates on a beeline — as much of a beeline as the highways permit — towards the Northern Divide。His mission？To kill a false man， the identity of whom Cambino himself is uncertain。Cape Diamond is a dark tale spun out in dark forests and featuring the best detective to appear in recent years。You can be sure Frank Yakabuski will return because … well， because most tales don’t simply end， they spread out like spilled blood on a linen tablecloth。 。。。more

Kathleen Gray ，

Gangs， murders， assassins and a town in trouble make for a tough job for Frank Yakabuski。 While Frank is trying to figure out what's going on in the small town of Springfield in the Northern Divide， Cambino， a Mexican assassin is leaving a trail of bodies as he moves north。 Geez。 This one is complex and you'll wonder how these two threads will come together， well， no spoilers。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 I had not read the first book but that wasn't a problem。 A good read。 Gangs， murders， assassins and a town in trouble make for a tough job for Frank Yakabuski。 While Frank is trying to figure out what's going on in the small town of Springfield in the Northern Divide， Cambino， a Mexican assassin is leaving a trail of bodies as he moves north。 Geez。 This one is complex and you'll wonder how these two threads will come together， well， no spoilers。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 I had not read the first book but that wasn't a problem。 A good read。 。。。more

Grace Koshida ，

Detective Frank Yakabuski investigates the gruesome murder of Augustus Morrissey， the Northern Divide’s most feared gang leader。 Morrissey was found strung up on a fence with his eyes cut out and a huge raw diamond placed in his mouth。 The diamond is identified as coming from the De Kirk Mines in Cape Diamond although the mine's general manager insists that the security measures in place put theft out of the question。 Morrissey's gang， the Shiners， retaliate against their rivals， the Travellers。 Detective Frank Yakabuski investigates the gruesome murder of Augustus Morrissey， the Northern Divide’s most feared gang leader。 Morrissey was found strung up on a fence with his eyes cut out and a huge raw diamond placed in his mouth。 The diamond is identified as coming from the De Kirk Mines in Cape Diamond although the mine's general manager insists that the security measures in place put theft out of the question。 Morrissey's gang， the Shiners， retaliate against their rivals， the Travellers。 The violence continues to escalate as a prominent Traveller is killed and a young girl is kidnapped leaving the town of Springfield gripped in fear。 Meanwhile， a paid Mexican assassin is traveling north， leaving a path of dead bodies in his wake。 Who is his intended target？ This was a thrilling read and another strong entry in the Frank Yakabuski mystery series。I received an eARC via Netgalley and ECW Press with no requirements for a review。 I voluntarily read this book and provided this review。 。。。more

Rebecca Maria ，

Cape Diamond is a thrilling murder mystery that follows Detective Frank Yakabuski as he tries to untangle the web of lies and deception surrounding the murder of a local man。 As more strange things begin to happen around town， Yak must decipher who and what is connected to the murders， kidnapping of a little girl， and the origins of a diamond found on the first murder victim before all hell breaks loose in Springfield。 Corbett does a wonderful job keeping the reader guessing until the very end。 Cape Diamond is a thrilling murder mystery that follows Detective Frank Yakabuski as he tries to untangle the web of lies and deception surrounding the murder of a local man。 As more strange things begin to happen around town， Yak must decipher who and what is connected to the murders， kidnapping of a little girl， and the origins of a diamond found on the first murder victim before all hell breaks loose in Springfield。 Corbett does a wonderful job keeping the reader guessing until the very end。 He develops his characters and story in such a way that draws the reader in and makes them feel like a part of the novel。 。。。more

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and ECW Press for an advance copy of Cape Diamond， the second novel to feature Detective Frank Yakabuski， set in the town of Springfield in the Northern Divide， Canada。Frank is called out to a body hanging from a fence。 To his dismay he identifies it as Augustus Morrissey， former leader of The Shiners， a far reaching criminal gang and certain elements of the murder suggest the involvement of a rival gang， The Travellers， a shady group who may or may not exist。 It I would like to thank Netgalley and ECW Press for an advance copy of Cape Diamond， the second novel to feature Detective Frank Yakabuski， set in the town of Springfield in the Northern Divide， Canada。Frank is called out to a body hanging from a fence。 To his dismay he identifies it as Augustus Morrissey， former leader of The Shiners， a far reaching criminal gang and certain elements of the murder suggest the involvement of a rival gang， The Travellers， a shady group who may or may not exist。 It is， however， the uncut diamond in Augustus's mouth that poses the most questions。I thoroughly enjoyed Cape Diamond which is a clever tale of violence and misdirection set in a wild location。 I had not read the first novel in the series， something I will remedy， so I wasn't sure what to expect but it far exceeded my expectations。 It is written in the third person from two points of view， one from Frank and the other from a Mexican killer slowly making his way north for an ill defined purpose that becomes clearer as the novel progresses。 The prose is fairly sparse and yet conveys everything the reader needs to know。 I was particularly impressed by the descriptions of the location which are evocative and give a really good understanding of the harshness of the environment。 I have no idea of where the Northern Divide is （and Google doesn't help） but it seems rather frontier like， full of life struggles and lawlessness。The plot is excellent and it held me so gripped I read it in one sitting。 I puzzled over what was going on as gang warfare erupts over Augustus's death but I would never have guessed the ending which is neat， clever and seems to fit the novel exactly。 I'm in awe of Mr Corbett's skill at weaving his tale， building up the tension， suspense and mystery in an economical way。 The characterisation focuses on the two protagonists， Yakabuski and the killer， Cambino。 In a basic way it is a lesson in compare and contrast with the good Yakabuski and the bad Cambino。 Yakabuski is a dogged investigator with a bull in a china shop approach and a determination to solve the crime。 Cambino， on the other hand， is also dedicated and dogged so killing is not so much a pleasure as a necessity to protect his identity and "trade"。 It's not something that bothers him。 I found him by far the most intriguing character in the novel as his background is hinted at rather than fully explained。 Was he born a psychopath or was he "nurtured"？ Cape Diamond is a great read which I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

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