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Alien Blues Elaki Book 1 edition by Lynn Hightower Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

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A jaded homicide detective working a serial murder case is teamed up with a new partner—a law enforcer from an alien race

Big-city life in the near future is full of violence and tension for Saigo City homicide detective David Silver. His latest assignment is to track down a serial killer dubbed “Machete Man” because he hacks his victims to pieces. But Silver and his partner Mel Burnett just caught a break One of Machete Man’s intended victims—an elderly woman who would’ve been number six—escapes. And the killer left some DNA behind. Too bad the bureaucrats in charge have brought in a third wheel to assist the Homicide Task Force. Hailing from a superior race gifted with advanced technology, the Elaki have come to Earth to advise in everything from politics to medicine to big business—and now, it seems, police fieldwork. Standing seven feet tall with scales that ripple in the breeze, String resembles a stingray and smells like fresh lime. But he’s turning out to be an unexpected asset in a case that’s quickly morphing into something even more sinister a far-reaching conspiracy that could leave a lot more people dead, including Detective Silver.
 
A twisting, complex crime tale with intriguing characters, including Silver’s DEA- turned-enforcer wife, Rose, and an Elaki named the Puzzle Solver, Alien Blues realistically depicts a world in which aliens and humans can coexist.
 

Alien Blues Elaki Book 1 edition by Lynn Hightower Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

I was expecting, from the summary, something like Alien Nation and a buddy flic. However, I went with the comments by other authors and am glad I did. Very character driven, interesting aliens, fast paced, and compkex people tgat weren't explained to death, making me interested in the sequels. I recommend.

Product details File Size 2272 KB Print Length 256 pages Publisher Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (September 29, 2015) Publication Date September 29, 2015 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B013S42VFG

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Alien Blues Elaki Book 1 edition by Lynn Hightower Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

I liked the perspective. Her world building was really good.
This one was not for me. The sample had a promising premise and I made my purchase based on reading that. However, starting to read after the end of the sample, the story deteriorated into detailed and repulsively gruesome descriptions; dismal, depressing scenes; and characters that became increasingly unlikeable. Eject button pressed a quarter of the way through.
I read four paragraphs; so far, so good. Then in the fifth paragraph ". . . they never worked good in the morning." "Worked good"?! This gross grammatical error might be okay in dialog, but here? I don't think so.
Was perfect to help me fall asleep... Weird connections, terrible dialogues, uninteresting descriptions, no real cool gadgets.... Reads like watching a French movie...
David SIlver is a homicide cop on a future Earth. He's also a househusband, caring for his home and daughters while his wife Rose is off tending to the semi-clandestine activities of an animal rights group with which she's affiliated. David is currently hunting a serial killer dubbed "Machete Man" because of the brutality with which he kills his victims, When one of the victims escapes, David and his partner Mel, who is also his brother-in-law, are unknowingly set on a path sending them into mortal danger and a clash with a conspiracy currently unknown to anyone. Adding to the mix of characters in the local precinct, some clean, some dirty, Mel and David get a third partner, an Elaki named String. The Elaki are aliens, settling among humans. They are amorphous, highly intelligent, tend to take things literally, have a vestige of a sense of humor, and love tacos. String is a pretty good detective, accepting Mel's barely disguised gibes because he doesn't realize they are insults, but occasionally he does have a salient point to make.

David's hunt for the killer takes him back to the place where he grew up, the worst part of town, the place where it all comes to a head and he learns secrets about the Elaki, the killer, and even his own wife...and his life will be changed forever, especially after he solves the crime.

This novel was supplied by the publisher and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.
This is an exciting novel in which the sci-fi aspects of the story meshes well with the police procedurals but don't overwhelm them. David's inner conflicts about the danger his wife places herself in, his slight jealousy over her partner, the animal-loving Haas, his love for his daughters as well as his occasional exchanges with his brother-in-law make him into a very three-dimensional character. String and the other Elaki encounters are also given personalities which are, if not likable, at least interesting. When he is nearly killed and insists on continuing his investigations in spite of blatant warnings to back off, the bravery he fears he's lacking shines through. Though there are no overt clashes, the enmities between aliens and Earthlings, while not necessarily at the hatred level , are at least prejudicial, as evidenced by Mel's continual jabs at String, added more tension to the mix. Needless to say, occasionally Stringy gives as good as he gets and by the closing of the case, Mel's attitude toward him has changed.

It's an easy read but not a simplistic one...and definitely an enjoyable narrative.

In the villain, Ms Hightower has created one of the most frightening and evil men ever encountered in fiction. He's oily, devious, cruel, and enjoys the fear and pain he instills in and perpetrates upon his victims. This is a character who revels in disaster and truly deserves whatever happens to him. One might wish he could be brought back for future entries in this series to again bedevil Detective Silver who has a right to a vendetta against him.

As I read this novel, I found myself hoping it was the first in a series. By the time I finished, I was glad to learn it was. I will be looking forward to reading the rest.
Alien Blues, the first in the David Silver series, was originally written in the 90’s, when I was busy returning to school, having my fourth child and raising the first three. I mention this only because I am dumbfounded that I missed this amazing series the first time around, and that’s the only possible reason; I was too busy trying to find a few minutes in which to sleep back then. Thank goodness Open Road Integrated Media has re-published it digitally. After reading and being really impressed by Flashpoint, another of Hightower’s terrific novels, I searched Net Galley for anything else she had written that was available to read and review, and I scored this little treasure. It’s a brave, bold genre cross of detective fiction and science fiction, and if I can read the others in the series, you had best believe I will.

First, of course, we have a murderer. Machete Man, as he is known, enjoys hacking his victims and their belongings into portable pieces. A nice touch is the would-be victim that gets away and can describe him. He hacks up all her stuff, and we know that if she hadn’t been as quick as she was, she would have been among the sliced and diced items in her bedroom. And I find the scene that occurs later between David’s wife Rose and Machete Man spectacular.

Into the mix we have the murder of an Elaki. Elaki are another species, but to a certain extent they work and interact with humans. They shimmer; they walk on fringe; they have flippers instead of hands. Roof tops are terribly dangerous, because they are slender and lightweight, and can easily blow away in a breeze. They are shorter than humans and because they have no legs, they must fold themselves to ride in an automobile made for humans. Their own are specially adapted. But we learn all these tidbits as we go along. Hightower doesn’t waste a lot of time describing them, but makes everything we learn part of the action. And so String, an Elaki that has never fit in well with his own folk, volunteers to aid in the investigation; some suspect his motives are other than what he says.

Lurking in the background is David’s traumatic past. He grew up in a ghetto, the tunnels underground known as Little Saigo. The tunnels were invented originally to house the wealthiest members of society from Earth’s degraded environment; imagine a carefully controlled housing development where there is no fear of skin cancer or other environmental hazards. But humans tend to crave the sun, and when the rich didn’t want to buy in, the project was never completed. Squatters populated the many half-completed nooks and crannies in the enormous subterranean catacombs, and eventually an implant similar to a microchip was developed so that those that lived there could identify one another, achieving a measure of safety from those that came to pillage and wreak chaos among the vulnerable.

David has not lived in Little Saigo for a long time; he has a modest but comfortable home, a wife, and darling daughters. But ultimately, he is forced to return to Little Saigo, home of his worst nightmares, in order to solve the crime.

It’s riveting.

Hightower is brilliant. The Elaki are the most memorable nonhuman characters in literature since Spock, and her female characters defy all possible stereotypes. Her pacing, character development, and capacity to develop setting that we can nearly see and breathe is outstanding. She has won the Shamus and her work has been included in the New York Times Most Notable Books list. She’s been published on four continents, and thanks to Open Road Integrated Media, those of us that missed her the first time around can now read her work digitally. And it’s available for sale now.

Highly recommended!
I've read two books in this series now and have enjoyed them both. Characters are complex, the world building is very interesting, the plots have plenty of action. Planning on getting the rest of the series to read.
I was expecting, from the summary, something like Alien Nation and a buddy flic. However, I went with the comments by other authors and am glad I did. Very character driven, interesting aliens, fast paced, and compkex people tgat weren't explained to death, making me interested in the sequels. I recommend.