Name: Dave | Storyphoria's review of Welcome to Cooper by Tariq Ashkanani
Item: Welcome to Cooper
Rating: 3
Author: Dave | Storyphoria

Tariq Ashkanani

In this explosive thriller of bad choices and dark crimes, Detective Levine knew his transfer was a punishment--but he had no idea just how bad it would get. Cooper, Nebraska, is forgettable and forgotten, a town you'd only stumble into if you'd taken a seriously wrong turn. Like Detective Thomas Levine's career has. But when a young woman is found lying dead in the snow, choked to death, her eyes gouged out, the disgraced detective is Cooper's only hope for restoring peace and justice. For Levine, still grieving and guilt-ridden over the death of his girlfriend, his so-called "transfer" from the big city to this grubby backwater has always felt like a punishment. And when his irascible new partner shoots their prime suspect using Levine's gun, all hope of redemption is shattered. With the case in chaos, and both blackmail and a violent drug cartel to contend with, he finds himself in a world of trouble. It gets worse. The real killer is still out there, and he's got plans for Detective Levine. And Cooper may just be the perfect place to get away with murder.

Welcome to Cooper

Rebecca Owen

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If you’re looking for a bleak, gritty, murder mystery featuring plenty of dirty cops and corruption, Welcome to Cooper will be a highly enjoyable read for you. If you enjoyed films like Fargo, Sin City, or even many of the great mobster films like Goodfellas, you’ll probably enjoy this one as well. And if you’ve not read many books in the first person point of view, it’s a wonderful experience that is much different than the more traditional third person perspective, even though the character here makes some completely insane decisions time and time again. 

But be prepared for the twist at the end, both in terms of the plot/story and the writing choices made to end this novel, as for me they knocked this book down slightly in my enjoyment. Primarily because the shift felt unnecessary and a little detrimental to an otherwise solid story. Obviously, your mileage may vary on that point, and I still recommend this book for any fans of the genre.

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Welcome to Cooper by Tariq Ashkanani

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