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Sins Of The Father: An absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist (Evan Buckley Thrillers Book 3) Kindle Edition

by James Harper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 2,074 ratings

Fifty years ago, pharmaceuticals magnate Frank Hanna got a girl pregnant. Then she disappeared. Now he's dying with nobody to inherit his fortune - apart from his weak-willed daughter and her bullying lover, a gambler in over his head with the Russian mob, willing to do anything to save his own skin. Desperate to atone for his sins, Hanna hires maverick PI Evan Buckley to investigate, to find answers to the questions that haunt him. Did she have the baby? And if so, what happened to it?

As Evan searches for somebody who might never have existed, peeling back fifty years of lies and betrayal to uncover the tragic story hidden underneath, he faces a terrible dilemma: the closer he gets to the truth, the more he puts his quarry in danger. How can he stop himself from becoming an unwilling pawn, his dogged tenacity turned against him as he leads the ruthless mobsters to the one person who stands between them and Hanna's fortune?

To make matters worse, Evan’s own troubled past is back with a vengeance as his nemesis, the degenerate child-killer Carl Hendricks, feeds his festering hatred from his prison cell, sending a killer intent on Old Testament-style retribution after Evan and his family.

READERS LOVE SINS OF THE FATHER:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Sins of the Father is a masterpiece."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I just cannot say enough good about it!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Real hard-edged. Nothing soft and fuzzy about it."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The plot spins off in another direction again, just when you thought it might be getting close to an answer."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Evan Buckley gets better with each book."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The writing style, plot, characters, are all just top quality."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "James Harper has created a winner with this one, reaching out and grabbing your attention from the first page."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Awesome!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Characters brought to life in such a way you feel as if you actually KNOW them."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I’ve read these three in a row in only two days! "
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What Critics Say About James Harper and The Evan Buckley Crime Thrillers

“I absolutely loved this one. I laughed, cried and held my breath on more than one occasion. Lost sleep as I couldn't put it down, and you left me wanting more.”

"I love the honest grittiness of this new character, his flaws, his heart and his determination."

"So good I bought another....and another...."

"Boy oh boy page turner all the way."

"Try and solve this mystery. No chance."

"Don't pick it up, if you don't have time to not put it down."

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Bad To The Bones: Evan Buckley Thrillers #1
Kentucky Vice: Evan Buckley Thrillers #2
Sins Of The Father: Evan Buckley Thrillers #3
No Rest For The Wicked: Evan Buckley Thrillers #4
Resurrection Blues: Evan Buckley Thrillers #5
Hunting Dixie: Evan Buckley Thrillers #6
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The Road To Deliverance: Evan Buckley Thrillers #7
Sacrifice: Evan Buckley Thrillers #8
Rough Justice: Evan Buckley Thrillers #9
Touching Darkness: Evan Buckley Thrillers #10
A Long Time Coming: Evan Buckley Thrillers #11
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079LTXLQC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ James Harper Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 5, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 414 pages
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  • Book 3 of 20 ‏ : ‎ Evan Buckley Thrillers
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James Harper is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the wildly popular Evan Buckley crime thrillers. His novels weave tales full of mystery, non-stop action and edge-of-your-seat suspense with laugh-out-loud humor and a touch of romance, and feature maverick private-eye Evan Buckley and his sometimes partner in crime, Detective Kate Guillory.

For the past twenty-five years James has lived in a 400 year old cottage in the woods with his wife and their cats, Leonard and Lily. In his spare time James does what he’s told (if he knows what’s good for him) and likes touring Europe on his motorbike.

You can sign up for James' readers' group at http://jamesharperbooks.com/free-book/ and get TWO FREE Evan Buckley short stories - Fallen Angel and A Rock And A hard Place. Both of these books are exclusive to James' subscribers - you can't buy them here on Amazon or anywhere else.

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Customers thoroughly enjoy this crime thriller, praising its interesting storyline that evolves at a steady pace with ups and downs of action. The book features well-developed characters and excellent writing, with one customer highlighting the engaging dialogue between Evan and Detective Guillory. Customers find the book hard to put down and appreciate its well-paced narrative.

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41 customers mention "Readability"41 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as thoroughly enjoyable and exciting, with one customer noting that it gets better with each book in the series.

"...I thoroughly enjoyed this book and how well-written it was. Can't wait for the next James Harper read!" Read more

"...Action scenes are well described, graphic, creative, and unbelievable. In sum, there is too much in the novel...." Read more

"...Evan takes the case. This book is exciting and the characters are so lifelike that you become part of the story...." Read more

"...The author did a great job of putting all of the story lines together so there was flow, that made for great reading...." Read more

39 customers mention "Storyline"36 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as a thrilling crime story that evolves at a steady pace with more ups and downs and action.

"...The humor throughout was engaging and the story builds to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and how well-written it was...." Read more

"A great crime thriller, full of surprises and had trouble putting it down!!!..." Read more

"Sins of the Father is a crime thriller worthy of Walter White. There, I said it...." Read more

"There are several fight scenes, but the fight that happens about 3/4 of the way in the book is the fight of all fights...." Read more

23 customers mention "Character development"23 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one mentioning Evan Buckley's distinct personality.

"Another excellent book by James Harper! I love the character Evan Buckley and this story was full of action, suspense and emotion...." Read more

"...If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat thrillers with an outstanding cast of characters, check out Sins of the Father. You won’t be sorry." Read more

"...Evan takes the case. This book is exciting and the characters are so lifelike that you become part of the story...." Read more

"...Great story, plot, and characters. Not to be missed." Read more

14 customers mention "Writing style"14 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, with one customer highlighting the engaging dialogue between Evan and Detective Guillory.

"...I thoroughly enjoyed this book and how well-written it was. Can't wait for the next James Harper read!" Read more

"...There is clever wordplay and sarcasm. The reader never knows what the actual relationship is or might develop into...." Read more

"...all of the story lines together so there was flow, that made for great reading...." Read more

"...Intriguing, fast-paced storyline with descriptive writing that draws the reader into each scene. Flexible procedures, actions and reactions...." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book well-paced, with one customer describing it as a fast read with non-stop action.

"...Great flow, very good plot. Great Read for all who enjoy reading mysteries. Great job..." Read more

"...The storyline was great. Moved right along. Cannot wait to read the next book." Read more

"Moved fast enough that I did not skip up the ending. I'm a fast reader, and sometimes get impatient for the end when the read is lethargic." Read more

"...They all are well paced,planned,and have appealing characters included with irreverent humor and ahealthy touch of gore." Read more

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  • Jessica
    5.0 out of 5 stars Twists and Turns, non-stop action!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
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    Another excellent book by James Harper! I love the character Evan Buckley and this story was full of action, suspense and emotion. The humor throughout was engaging and the story builds to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and how well-written it was. Can't wait for the next James Harper read!
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  • Frederick S.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Unacceptable use of descriptive word
    Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2024
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    A great crime thriller, full of surprises and had trouble putting it down!!! I gave the book four stars because, as a parent of a mentally challenged young man, I was deeply disturbed by the use of "retard!" To describe someone using this word is so outdated and unacceptable! I am actually having a hard time writing this! Just typing this word makes me sick at my stomach.. I expect a higher class of descriptive language than this.
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  • camirific
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un-put-down-able
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2025
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    Oh my gosh - this book had me on the edge of my seat from page 1. And off to quickly download Evan #4.
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  • GMC
    5.0 out of 5 stars What people will do for money
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
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    Evan gets sucked into finding if a wealthy man that everyone hates has any heir's besides his daughter. In this case he is almost killed finding the truth.
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  • Susan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Man’s Inhumanity to Man
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022
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    This age-old theme jumps out at the reader. Author James Harper tells a tragic story of four generations impacted by a single action of cruelty. This action and the reactions that follow create a tangle of threads that Private Investigator Evan Buckley must unravel to find the truth. He was hired to track down an illegitimate child born many years earlier. It is not a pretty story. Many lives were irreparably damaged before retribution is finally made to the only surviving heir of a pharmaceutical giant.
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  • Steven Ramirez
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Crime Thriller Worthy of Walter White
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2021
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    Sins of the Father is a crime thriller worthy of Walter White. There, I said it. I’ll also add that Evan Buckley is not the sharpest tool in the shed. He’s tone-deaf when it comes to women. And often, the investigator lets his emotions get in the way instead of doing the sensible thing. Good thing he has that cop, Kate Guillory, to keep him in line.

    Despite his shortcomings, Evan is dogged when it comes to solving a mystery. And he has a big heart. Sure, he takes risks. But isn’t that what literary PIs are supposed to do? Sometimes, though, I wish he’d think first before leaping into the festering maw of the unknown. I mean, seriously. You could poke your eye out.

    All of the characters in this book are well defined. And their motives are clear. But, though the story’s driving force is a direct path, there’s nothing straight about it when it comes to the twists and turns Evan must navigate to get to the truth. And as they say, the truth ain’t pretty.

    If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat thrillers with an outstanding cast of characters, check out Sins of the Father. You won’t be sorry.
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  • Ron K
    3.0 out of 5 stars Find Me an Heir
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018
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    The Amazon book page describes Sins Of The Father by James Harper as a mystery suspense thriller. There is a lot of mystery and suspense to please any fan of these genres. As far as a thriller, I had mixed feelings. There are so many stories in the novel I became confused. Sins is book three of a four-part Evan Buckley Thriller Series and although James Harper fans can read it as a stand-alone novel I constantly had the feeling that there was something from previous novels that I should have known. I could tell that there were going to be some situations that would not be resolved in this novel. I am unwilling to make a time commitment to read every novel in a series in order completely understand every situation so I usually don’t read novels which are part of a series. Also, clever authors frequently make some novels in a series low-priced and trap me into paying if I want to get a complete story.

    One main story involves Hugh McIntyre and Lisa Stanton. Lisa has been a bad girl with Hugh and when her husband, Kevin, found out about the affair, he killed himself. Lisa doesn’t seem particularly sorry about the suicide. She is becoming increasingly sorry as she realizes Hugh is with her for the money. She has all the money she wants or needs from daddy Frank Hanna. Gambling addict Hugh knows this and needs a lot of money to pay off Russian mobster loan sharks. Lisa doesn’t want to contribute more money. Frank hates Hugh and won’t contribute. It would be better if Frank died. Luckily for everyone except Frank, he will die of a terminal illness within one year. Before he dies, Frank wants to find an heir to his fortune other than Lisa, even if that heir is illegitimate. He knows there is such an heir but must hire Evan Buckley, P.I., to find him or her. Hugh will oppose this.

    The above would be a good novel by itself. Once Frank hires Evan, another story emerges. Evan has lost his wife, Sarah. He presumes she is dead even though a body has never been found. Carl Hendricks probably killed Sarah and buried her in some underground location. Evan has lots of evidence to believe this. Evan himself was confined on Carl’s farm in an underground location. Marked for death, Evan managed to escape. This novel is unclear on those details; this is Book 3. Carl, in jail, is working through Floyd Gray, a person who haunts and oversees the Hendrick farm. His main idea is to lure Buckley to the farm and kill him after a fun time filled with torture. The lures will be a series of notes left on Evan’s cars along with mysterious text messages that hint either where Sarah lives or where her body is buried. This could also be a novel by itself and I found efforts to link these stories together resulted in characters and situations hard to follow.

    Character backstories and name changes confuse things further. The search for an heir who was adopted or abducted soon after birth results in lengthy passages devoted to identification problems. Russian mobsters trying to collect money are a side story. A mysterious omniscient character (named Crow) with a foul-mouthed bird (a crow) which might be Crow’s wife jumps in and out of the story to resolve knotty issues. Floyd’s carnivorous, malevolent dog, trained to eat humans, complements Floyd, whose favorite assassin weapon is a bow and arrow. Action scenes are well described, graphic, creative, and unbelievable.

    In sum, there is too much in the novel. One unifying theme, humor, offers entertainment but is still swamped by all the moving story parts. The dialogue between Evan and Detective Guillory is great. There is clever wordplay and sarcasm. The reader never knows what the actual relationship is or might develop into. Many of the dialogues are by phone and readers may wonder what Guillory is doing while on the phone with Evan. There are no sexual situations outside of reader imagined contributions. Despite liking the novel overall, I gave it only three-plus Amazon stars because I had to work too hard to figure out what was going on. Because I like the author’s writing style, I will read more James Harper novels, but only those not in a series.
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  • DLP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2024
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    Trying to unravel the mysteries from his past, protect the ones he loves, and keep ahead of two different people that are after him keeps Evan in continuous motion. Add in the fact that he can't seem to keep his smarta** mouth shut, which earns him even more trouble, Evan is lucky to still be breathing.
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  • Seb Barrow
    5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking follow on.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2022
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    It is necessary to read this as a follow on in order to understand what is happening. The main plot has Evan searching for a long list heir. A convoluted story in itself but running alongside is Evan's continuing quest to find out what happened to his wife.
    Intermingling these plots makes for a cracking thriller. Gutsy and humorous, making for a good few hours reading.
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  • Laurence Lautman
    5.0 out of 5 stars very good
    Reviewed in Germany on November 4, 2021
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    very good book and something different for me 5 stars
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this story
    Reviewed in Canada on October 6, 2021
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    After reading the first in the series, I wanted to get to the next. Harper has done another excellent job of keeping me entertained and making it hard for me to get my work done. I really like the way he sets up the suspense and makes me want to continue reading. My imagination goes crazy trying to think of where the story is going. I can anticipate some things, but it is always another revelation when he reveals that part of the action. I certainly recommend this book and others written by Jack Harper.
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  • Paul Priems
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
    Reviewed in Australia on January 24, 2024
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    I enjoyed every page of this book. Great characters, well written, especially with inclusion of the black humour and lots of soul searching. It followed book 2 perfectly, almost like reading one book. Looking forward to reading book 4. Well done, James.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another great read!
    Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2021
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    Harper has done it again. I love this series. Great characters and story lines. They never disappoint. Another great read,
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