The Crooked Street
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- Author：Brian Freeman
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Summary
The hunt for a killer in San Francisco becomes a dizzying game of cat and mouse in a thrilling novel of psychological suspense。
“Lombard is your Moriarty， Frost。 Taking him down will be the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done。”
San Francisco homicide detective Frost Easton hadn’t seen his estranged friend Denny in years。 Not until he dies in Frost’s arms uttering a final inexplicable word: Lombard。 Denny appears to be the latest victim in a string of murders linked by a distinctive clue: the painting of a spiraled snake near the crime scenes。 Is it the work of a serial killer？ Or is Denny’s death more twisted and personal？
To find the answer， Frost reaches into a nest of vipers—San Francisco’s shady elite—where the whispered name of Lombard is just one secret。 Now， drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with an enemy who knows his every move， Frost finds there is no one he can trust。 And somewhere down the crooked streets of the city， Frost’s cunning adversary is coiled and ready to strike again。
“Lombard is your Moriarty， Frost。 Taking him down will be the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done。”
San Francisco homicide detective Frost Easton hadn’t seen his estranged friend Denny in years。 Not until he dies in Frost’s arms uttering a final inexplicable word: Lombard。 Denny appears to be the latest victim in a string of murders linked by a distinctive clue: the painting of a spiraled snake near the crime scenes。 Is it the work of a serial killer？ Or is Denny’s death more twisted and personal？
To find the answer， Frost reaches into a nest of vipers—San Francisco’s shady elite—where the whispered name of Lombard is just one secret。 Now， drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with an enemy who knows his every move， Frost finds there is no one he can trust。 And somewhere down the crooked streets of the city， Frost’s cunning adversary is coiled and ready to strike again。
Reviews
Joann
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Well this was a great book to end/not end this series。 There is too much up in the air for it not to continue， I hope。 This was a page-turner for sure and I enjoyed the couple of surprises at the end。 I didn't see the one coming at all。 As for the girlfriend， I hope Frost drops her and fast but alas， I don't think that will happen。 Good and entertaining series and I love Shaq， the little cat。 Well this was a great book to end/not end this series。 There is too much up in the air for it not to continue， I hope。 This was a page-turner for sure and I enjoyed the couple of surprises at the end。 I didn't see the one coming at all。 As for the girlfriend， I hope Frost drops her and fast but alas， I don't think that will happen。 Good and entertaining series and I love Shaq， the little cat。 。。。more
Stephanie G
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What an ending！！！Excellent story。 Two shockers。。。when Duane saw them together and the end。 I'm shocked。 Never even suspected this。 Cant wait to read next one。 What an ending！！！Excellent story。 Two shockers。。。when Duane saw them together and the end。 I'm shocked。 Never even suspected this。 Cant wait to read next one。 。。。more
Amy
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I wasn't expecting that ending！ 😳 I wasn't expecting that ending！ 😳 。。。more
Fred W Kaiser
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Great bookI really like this author keeps the story moving and very descriptive。 Now I have to read book four since he left the story hanging。
Joe Steele
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My current favorite authorThe Third book in this series did not disappoint。 I feel like Frost is a friend， andYou gotta love Shack。 Can’t wait for the next adventure and another Of Brian’s psychological adventures。
Robert Romalia
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A rousing buildupFreeman is always a five in any of his books。 I tend to like the Stride series。 However， the great ones have no problem firing up any of the novels。 Entertainment， action， murder， criminals， intrigue， and devious plots。 All done masterly， try one and you will be hooked。
Janina s。 Asselin
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Oh so goodExcellent flow to the story。 The story was as twisted as Lombard Street in San Francisco。 Great characters， who have stayed true throughout the series。 Frost is a character who takes a beating and stumbles on。 No super powers just determination to find answers and right wrongs。
Carolyn Fletcher
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Next one in series ASAP！！！Gutted that I've just finished Frost Easton book 3 and I haven't got another lined up。 Love this series so much。 I'm a huge Brian Freeman fan anyway but I love the characters in these books （especially Shack of course）。 Can't wait for the next book （and there has to be one）。 Definitely recommended。 Next one in series ASAP！！！Gutted that I've just finished Frost Easton book 3 and I haven't got another lined up。 Love this series so much。 I'm a huge Brian Freeman fan anyway but I love the characters in these books （especially Shack of course）。 Can't wait for the next book （and there has to be one）。 Definitely recommended。 。。。more
Lara Strobl
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Loved the book！ Refreshing to have a book be exciting without all the language and gratuitous sex。
bjneary
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I loved this book until the ending， I love series and there are many times the endings are cliff hangers， both good and bad， but this one was bad and upsetting and annoying！ That is the end of what I am going to say about the ending because I loved the rest of the book and will not give a bad review， but I am definitely going to write to Brian Freeman。 So， Frost is taken back when old friend （but not a friend for years） Denny bangs on his door near death and utters one word， Lombard。 This begins I loved this book until the ending， I love series and there are many times the endings are cliff hangers， both good and bad， but this one was bad and upsetting and annoying！ That is the end of what I am going to say about the ending because I loved the rest of the book and will not give a bad review， but I am definitely going to write to Brian Freeman。 So， Frost is taken back when old friend （but not a friend for years） Denny bangs on his door near death and utters one word， Lombard。 This begins a cat and mouse thriller where Frost encounters many problems。 First and foremost is that a PI tells/convinces him this is just one murder among many that has a red snake spray painted （looking like the crooked Lombard Street in San Francisco） near the murder site。 When Frost begins investigating there is another police man， Trent Gorham， who has been investigating the murders but does not believe the snake and PI investigations。 As Frost begins to chase down leads and read the jackets of the other murders he begins to see/believe he cannot trust anyone， both on the force and in his daily life， except Herb his 70 yr old best friend （love him）。 I read this book in a day， it was thrilling， with anxiety the whole book through as Frost goes deeper and deeper into the lies， intrigue in search of the truth。 I love Frost but I did not like that he was not taking care of himself---he was really getting beaten up， not going to the hospital and working without steam and taking care of himself--this is a recipe for disaster so I hope this gets resolved very quickly in the next novel because unfortunately nasty Lombard is insidious。。。and the cases do not get solved in this book。 。。。more
Katerina
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Another great addition to Frost's story！ What a gem。 These are one of my favorite stories。 Every time I pick up a book by Brian， I can not seem to be able to put it down。 Love the characters， setting， narrative， story line。 Spoiler Alert: Frost is simply the best detective ever。 I was rooting for him and Tabby the whole time and that was like: Noooo， what did you do Tabby？ :-（ Another great addition to Frost's story！ What a gem。 These are one of my favorite stories。 Every time I pick up a book by Brian， I can not seem to be able to put it down。 Love the characters， setting， narrative， story line。 Spoiler Alert: Frost is simply the best detective ever。 I was rooting for him and Tabby the whole time and that was like: Noooo， what did you do Tabby？ :-（ 。。。more
Hetty
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Another great Frost Easton thrillerThis 3 book series had a suspenseful plot with a twist。 I found out how Frost got his name。 Loved the characters。
Ida
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If you haven’t dived into The Crooked Street yet， and this is your first of Brian Freeman’s Frost Easton series， hold off until you’ve read the first two。 Although this works as a stand-alone novel， reading the others is well worth your time。 This book captured and held my attention from beginning to end。 Wow， just wow！
Emily
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Prompt 34 - A Book You'd Rate 5 Stars8/52I love this series。 While this really could be read as a standalone， I'm so glad I read the other two first。 He really is a remarkable writer。 He gives such life to these characters， and unfolds the story in an interesting， twisting， and psychological way。 He is definitely in my top 5 authors now。 Prompt 34 - A Book You'd Rate 5 Stars8/52I love this series。 While this really could be read as a standalone， I'm so glad I read the other two first。 He really is a remarkable writer。 He gives such life to these characters， and unfolds the story in an interesting， twisting， and psychological way。 He is definitely in my top 5 authors now。 。。。more
Donnaskins
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Okay。
Gary Greig
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Well paced and totally engaging - guessing all the way through right up to the incredible surprise on the last page。 Lombard is enigmatic leaving too many open questions about what next？ Frost however is the hero and sets the standard。
Christina
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I really enjoyed this whole small series but I think this one was my favorite of the Frost Easten books。 The ending。。。 swoon！ I cannot wait for the next book， maybe that is why I liked this one so much， it is actually much less of a standalone then the others。
R C Summers
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Even though this is book 3 in a series， it was my introduction to Frost Easton。 This was no issue at all， 'The Crooked Street' works well as a stand alone novel。 After Easton witnesses the death of an old but estranged friend， he undertakes to get to the bottom of his murder。 The story builds momentum steadily with Freeman skillfully working his characters。 There are the usual twists along the way and the laying of the ground for the next story。 Well done again Mr Freeman， this is a book that wi Even though this is book 3 in a series， it was my introduction to Frost Easton。 This was no issue at all， 'The Crooked Street' works well as a stand alone novel。 After Easton witnesses the death of an old but estranged friend， he undertakes to get to the bottom of his murder。 The story builds momentum steadily with Freeman skillfully working his characters。 There are the usual twists along the way and the laying of the ground for the next story。 Well done again Mr Freeman， this is a book that will not disappoint fans。 。。。more
Elizabeth Race
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Great read！Book 3 of the Frost Easton novels is the best so far！ Looking forward to book 4！Thanks to Brian Freeman！
Quint
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Great storyI liked everything about this book。 The plausible plot with interesting characters and an ending that I did not see coming。 I've really enjoyed all books I've read by this author。 Great storyI liked everything about this book。 The plausible plot with interesting characters and an ending that I did not see coming。 I've really enjoyed all books I've read by this author。 。。。more
rebecca forrester
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Frost does it againI've not read any other Brian Freeman books （yet） apart from this series。 I highly recommend the Frost Easton books， and it doesn't matter if you don't read them in order as all things are explained in each book， so they quite easily stand alone。Frost's life is a whirlwind of professional and personal drama， and you just can't help but wish him well in both。 I truly hope there will be a book 4 in this series。。。。。。 Frost does it againI've not read any other Brian Freeman books （yet） apart from this series。 I highly recommend the Frost Easton books， and it doesn't matter if you don't read them in order as all things are explained in each book， so they quite easily stand alone。Frost's life is a whirlwind of professional and personal drama， and you just can't help but wish him well in both。 I truly hope there will be a book 4 in this series。。。。。。 。。。more
Emmaline
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Now waiting for the next Frost Easton book！ Excellent cast of characters with duel personalities。 So many twists and turns。
LaShana
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I despise cliffhangers！！！ But for this book， I will make an exception。 So good！！
Monica
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My first Freeman mystery and it won’t be my last
Vixiene
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4，5/5Třetí díl ze série o detektivu Frostu Eastonovi。 A rozhodně ten nejlepší。 Tak， jak jsem "sepsula" Vnitřní hlas， tak Klikatá cesta byla skvělá！ Čtení mě pohltilo， během dvou dnů jsem měla dočteno， děj odsýpal， napětí by se dalo krájet。 Celý příběh oplétá tajemný "Lombard"， kterého znají všichni a zároveň nikdo。 Spousta akce， nervů a mrtvol。 To， že vůbec nemáte ponětí， komu můžete věřit a komu ne atmosféru jen podtrhuje。 Souznění Frosta a jeho kocoura Shacka je roztomilé。 Opět by se dala vytk 4，5/5Třetí díl ze série o detektivu Frostu Eastonovi。 A rozhodně ten nejlepší。 Tak， jak jsem "sepsula" Vnitřní hlas， tak Klikatá cesta byla skvělá！ Čtení mě pohltilo， během dvou dnů jsem měla dočteno， děj odsýpal， napětí by se dalo krájet。 Celý příběh oplétá tajemný "Lombard"， kterého znají všichni a zároveň nikdo。 Spousta akce， nervů a mrtvol。 To， že vůbec nemáte ponětí， komu můžete věřit a komu ne atmosféru jen podtrhuje。 Souznění Frosta a jeho kocoura Shacka je roztomilé。 Opět by se dala vytknout jistá předvídatelnost， ale vzhledem k tomu， jak kniha celou dobu frčela， tak mi to až tak nevadilo。 Jen teda romantické scény panu Freemanovi moc nejdou a byla bych radši， kdyby se jim ve svých knihách vyhýbal。 :-D Nebudu ke knize více prozrazovat， pokud vás to byť jen trochu láká， určitě do ní jděte。 A mě jen zajímá， kdy se kruci dočkáme dalšího dílu， protože potřebuju pokračování！ :DPS。 Obálka je fakt krásná :-） 。。。more
kimberly altobelli
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SuspenseGreat read， enjoyed the ending， hope there is a follow up。 Frost Easton is a hero character， his escape is often too far fetched for my reality。
Tara Long
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Wow。 Trust no one is a phrase that rings true from the beginning to the end of this book。 You begin to think you know what's happening， then Freeman takes you on an unexpected ride to another conclusion。 Wow。 Trust no one is a phrase that rings true from the beginning to the end of this book。 You begin to think you know what's happening， then Freeman takes you on an unexpected ride to another conclusion。 。。。more
Margaret J Swanson
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Excellent mystery writerThis one had me guessing until the last paragraph。 Great writing， very descriptive。 Looking forward to more of Frost Easton。
Carla
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I'm hoping that Brian Freeman keeps Frost Easton going， because he introduced a very interesting twist at the end of this one that I didn't see coming。 I'm hoping that Brian Freeman keeps Frost Easton going， because he introduced a very interesting twist at the end of this one that I didn't see coming。 。。。more
Evikulik
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Najlepsie na celej knihe bola posledna kapitola， len vdaka nej si precitam dalsiu knihu。
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