Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis

Release: January 6th 2022
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Source: Zooloos Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon UK, Amazon US

Working with a joint multi-law enforcement task force, Detective Pat O’Connor infiltrated a Ukrainian crime family. Headed by Dmitry Andruko. O’Connor and his control, Detective Paul Eiselmann were the lynchpins in the guilty verdict

The two detectives thought it was over.

Eiselmann planned for a quiet weekend with his family at home. O’Connor planned on attending a high school soccer game and then head to Northern Wisconsin for a fishing trip with another cop, Detective Jamie Graff and four teenage, adopted brothers: George Tokay, Brian Evans, Brett McGovern, and Michael Two Feathers.

But Andruko is ruthless and vindictive. From his prison cell, he hires two contract killers to kill both O’Connor and Eiselmann and anyone else in the way. The killers can be anyone. The killers could be anywhere, and the killers could strike at any time.

The quiet weekend and the short vacation turn into a deadly nightmare as O’Connor’s and Eiselmann’s lives and the lives of the four boys are in peril.

About the Author:

After having been in education for forty-five years as a teacher, coach, counselor and administrator, Joseph Lewis has semi-retired and now works part-time as an online learning facilitator. He uses his psychology and counseling background in crafting psychological thriller/mysteries. He has taken creative writing and screen writing courses at UCLA and USC.

Lewis has published seven books, all available on Amazon and each to excellent reviews: Taking Lives (August 2014; May 2021) the prequel to the Lives Trilogy; Stolen Lives (November 2014; May 2021) Book One of the Lives Trilogy; Shattered Lives (March 2015; May 2021) Book Two of the Trilogy; and Splintered Lives (November 2015; May 2021) Book Three of the Trilogy each from True Visions Publications, and then re-issued by Black Rose Writing; Caught in a Web (April 2018) from Black Rose Writing, which was a PenCraft Literary Award Winner for Crime Fiction and named “One of the Best Crime Fiction Thrillers of 2018!” by Best Thrillers; Spiral Into Darkness (January 2019) from Black Rose Writing, which was named a Recommended Read by Author’s Favorites

. His newest, Betrayed November 2020 is a Maxy Award Runner-Up for Mystery-Suspense, a Literary Titan Silver Book Award Winner, and a Reader’s Favorite 5 Star Rating Winner. Blaze In, Blaze Out is currently available for preorder and will be released January 6, 2022. Lewis is currently working on another thriller-crime-mystery.

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Lewis has been happily married to his wife, Kim. Together they have three wonderful children: Wil (deceased July 2014), Hannah, and Emily. He and his wife now reside in Virginia.

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Blaze In, Blaze Out Review:

“Blaze In, Blaze Out” turned out to be so much better than what I expected. Initially, when I read the blurb, I expected it to be a mafia revenge story. But there is much more to the tale than that! The plot is pretty unique, considering that I have never read anything like it.

The author made me guess quite a few characters, and I wondered what would happen next. Moreover, the people he hires for the job are in disguise and dressed for the part, so you don’t know who is good and who isn’t. I also liked how the author toggles the chapter even from the assassin’s perspective, where we get a hint of their identity. The author adds a few twists and turns, along with action and romance, leading to a thrilling climax as the story progresses.

The main characters, Detective Pat O’Connor and Detective Paul Eiselmann, also shine in the lead. The characters are all dynamic, and I personally loved Andruko as the villain. He is so devious and calculating that you don’t know what he has in store for our detectives. I also liked the side characters like Brian and added interesting backstories for them through the author.

The only criticism I have of the tale is that it took time for me to adjust to the characters. The author introduces many characters to the canvas, and it takes time to comprehend who they are. But once I got the hang of the plot, I enjoyed reading it a lot!

Overall, “Blaze In, Blaze Out” is a thrilling, action crime fiction novel that will keep you guessing.