Rain Will Come

 tags: mystery-crime, thriller, vigilante


from goodreads

Paul Czarcik, the longest-tenured detective in the Illinois Bureau of Judicial Enforcement, puts the rest of the team to shame. Ruthless and riddled with vices, Czarcik always gets his man. And fast. Until now…A double slaying isn’t the open-and-shut case of urban crime he’s used to. Connecting it to a high-profile Texas judge, Czarcik realizes something bigger is going on. It’s the work of a serial killer for whom Chicago is just the beginning. Now he’s inviting Czarcik to play catch-me-if-you-can on a cross-country murder spree.Going rogue, Czarcik accepts the challenge. But as the bodies pile up, he must come to grips with the fact that nothing—not the killer, the victims, or the rules—is what it seems in this bloody game of cat and mouse.

Rain Will Come is one of Amazon's First Reads selections for April 2020. Amazon's offers have been dismal and this is the first time I've enjoyed a freebie in more than 2 years. The book reminds me of the movie The Boondock Saints although the novel lacks the laugh-out-loud moments in the movie. I like the author's thoroughly engaging writing style and his mild sense of humor.

Paul Czarcik cusses often, drinks a lot, hires a prostitute just to converse, and once in a while snorts coke. In other words, he is not a very likeable character but he does his job well. He is pursuing a vigilante serial killer who targets evil people. I sometimes get conflicted and can't 100% disagree with the killer's mission. Very similar to Dean Koontz's Nameless Series. Czarcik is always one step behind the killer and as he gets to know more about him and his motive, the more he realizes they have something in common. One negative is a possible romance which is unnecessary.

Recommended for mystery fans. Free for Amazon Prime members until March 31, 2020.