He said the halfpipe was the same one where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was critically injured during training on Dec. Pearce suffered traumatic brain injuries but has since recovered and returned to riding on snow last month.
Well worth the read Jul 18, Joe Kucharski rated it it was amazing Shelves: crime , favorites. Harvey generates seedy characters aplenty, writes quick, crisp dialogue with a lightning-fast plot. The Boston setting aside, Harvey, like Lehane, paints the environ in unflatteringly-realistic hues. The potholed streets, the weed-infested parks, the dirty benches, and slophouse pubs.
Everyone in the neighborhood is working on con, even if that con is simply staying alive while commiserating over a Sam Adams, while the sky above is eternally gray and cold.
The mystery brought forth in Brighton involves the murders of a number of different women, similar in class, perhaps, save for one. Craziness ensues and the mystery runs as deep as the 70s while Harvey snares you as reader, making each chapter-break a mini-cliffhanger prompting you to read on and on throughout the night and to hell with that 8 AM marketing call you have scheduled for the next morning. Yeah, Brighton pounds you like the Bruins D and makes you ask for more.
After reading tales such as these, I should have no desire to return. Although, I think I do. To be haunted as I roam the cobblestones. But I could definitely live without having to be murdered to enjoy the story. Aug 01, Beth rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Awesome, gripping, spine tingling, and a page turner. Brighton Two young boys, brothers in spirit lives become intertwined. Kevin Pearce meets Bobby Scales on the riverbank.
Bobby, taken in by Kevin's grandma, and Kevin are lives are changed in an action that changes their lives forever. You are introduced to Kevin's family from his grandmother and her brothers, to his aunt you lives in an apartment but talks thru Awesome, gripping, spine tingling, and a page turner.
You are introduced to Kevin's family from his grandmother and her brothers, to his aunt you lives in an apartment but talks thru a hole compared to a mouse hole, to his mother and father, and his sister Bridget and Colleen. All are in the cycle of domestic abuse in one way or the other. Twenty-six years later, Kevin returns to Brighton and the brother's reunite. The book takes you from their childhood years to their adulthood. One winning the Pulitzer Prize and the other one a street entrepreneur.
Harvey has woven a tale of family secrets, loyalty , friendship and mystery all in one wonderful page turning delight. Apr 12, Debbie rated it it was amazing Shelves: advanced-reader , misc-wins.
I liked this book a lot. Good guy makes a mistake at Gets out of town, makes it big, and goes back to his old neighborhood years later. Everyone he knew is either on the take, dead, in prison, or headed to to those places.
It's kind of sad overall. But in the long run its a great thriller that I found hard to put down. I found myself falling asleep with the book still open several times, not wanting to give up.
But alas, I was tired of reading the same page like 4 times and gave up. However, I liked this book a lot. However, you can guarantee it was the first thing I did when I woke up early the next morning. This was a great read. And if you think you've got it all figured out, guess again.
There's a huge surprise twist after twist at the end. This was my first Michael Harvey book and it won't be my last.
I guarantee you won't be disappointed by this one. The ARC cover says it's already optioned for a movie, can't wait to see it!!! Thanks for pulling my name out of the hat! View 1 comment. Jun 24, Daniel Kincaid rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I don't know what to write, to be completely honest. This novel has left me completely speechless. There are truly no words that would do justice to this amazing, wonderful, powerful novel.
I just wish it hadn't have to end. About a world where people who care suffer, and those who take advantage of the people who are loyal and caring. It's abou I don't know what to write, to be completely honest. It's about one horrible decision that will affect and destroy people lives 27 years later, as events come to a very satisfying, touching end. The narrative, prose, writing style and descriptions are all done to the nth degree.
There are some beautiful, mesmerizing metaphors and descriptions of feelings that will blow your mind away. Like I said- no words will do justice to this wonderful novel. Five out of five starts. Dec 20, Don Gorman rated it really liked it.
This is a terrific mystery, very family based, and full of Boston flavor, culture and characters. Don't skim a page of this one or you will miss something important going on. The way the characters seem to come back to each other in different scenarios is remarkable, and I can assure you, you will have a hard time putting this one down.
Really good stuff. Dec 30, Roxy rated it it was amazing. However, like Dennis Leanne, since Harvey started writing stand-alone crime fiction, he has really upped his game. He knows Boston, and so do we as he gives up intimate details of the dark lives of the characters who live there. His writing is clear and often poetic, just pitch-perfect. Feb 15, Lisa Wright rated it it was amazing Shelves: mysteries. Excellent thriller set in an Irish-American part of Boston where a shocking act of violence nearly derails a young man's hopes of escaping a grim future.
Gritty, but not egregiously so. These are tough people often caught in corrosive relationships. Lots of twists and turns. Readers also enjoyed. About Michael Harvey. Michael Harvey. Michael holds a bachelors degree, magna cum laude with honors, in classical languages from Holy Cross College, a law degree with honors from Duke University and a masters degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Michael was born in Boston and lives in Chicago.
Books by Michael Harvey. Related Articles. Read more Trivia About Brighton. No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now ». Quotes from Brighton. Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. He sets the alarm on his cellphone four times to remind himself of appointments.
On the day his life changed, December 31, , Pearce was rivaled only by Shaun White. Known for his teen-idol shag and half-pipe skills, Pearce started snowboarding as a child in Vermont and turned pro in , at One of my buddies is Scotty Lago, who won a medal at the Olympics. I train him. So he said to me, "You've got to start snowboarding," and he got me into snowboarding. I snowboarded with those guys, and my friend Kevin Pearce, who had the big accident.
What did you help Scotty Lago with? He said the competition nowadays to be great is so high that he had to add a second component to it. He said he felt like he was strong, but needed that next edge. And what we taught him how to do was how to pop off those lifts, how to catch his landings, and how to get that rotational power. How did you do first time out on a snowboard? I'm a water skier, so being connected to one ski was not a big deal, but I'll tell you what, catching that first edge, you wonder why people don't break their wrists all the time.
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