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Do to a lot of traveling in my job I listened to books on tape and CD. A couple of years prior to my retiring I wanted something to do to try and keep my mind active and keep my typing skills up so I decided to try my hand at writing a book. I had always leaned to detective/mystery stories but did not have a theme until one day I heard the revision of the country and western song Ol Red sung by Blake Shelton and that is how I came up with the theme for my first published book. I am currently working on a sequel with the same main detective character.
Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Love Put Me In: Love Got Me Out by James H Blurton is an across-the-years thriller. Billy had been sent to prison in Southern Georgia during the 1930s for murdering Luke Hampton, but he didn’t do it. He spent his prison time training their tracking hounds and was drawn to one in particular – Ole Red. With the hound’s help, Billy escaped and headed to Northern Idaho, where he lived looking over his shoulder and wondering who the real murderer was. He finally told his grandson Trey, who was a retired detective. Trey decided to help him, but he got more than he expected. His investigations uncovered decades-long corruption in Georgia, but could he find the real murderer and what was the connection to his grandfather, Bill?
Love Put Me In: Love Got Me Out by James H Blurton is a thought-provoking novel about crime, corruption, and injustice. This is a balanced account, well-paced but with plenty of action and some great characters. It spans decades, telling the original story of how the protagonist was wrongfully jailed, followed by a description of the subsequent investigation into the murder. It is a thrilling story, well-written, and the characters are real people that you get to know well. Each has a personality that shines through and has a part to play in a fascinating tale that gives some insight into injustice and unfair convictions – both now and back in the early part of the previous century. I guarantee that you’ll also fall in love with Ole Red. It’s a story of courage, too, and is recommended reading for anyone who likes crime thrillers with a difference.
