Avail Yourself Skin Game Penned By J.D. Allen Released As Hardbound

book I just couldn't seem to get into, it was good I wish NetGalley showed if books were a sequel.
I wouldn't have wanted to read this knowing it was a sequel since I didn't read the first book.
There were parts that I didn't understand because of that, Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book to read, PI Jim Bean is back in Skin Game, another story of the goings on in the underbelly of Sin City.
Like the previous storySouls, Bean has his issues, but in this story, there is enough background on him to understand the origin of his personal damage and faults.
Skin Game is actionpacked and involves not only Jim, but O, Ely, and Miller working in concert to solve the case of the missing girl.
While I really enjoyedSouls, Skin Game has hooked me on the Sin City Investigation series.
I received an Advance Reader Copy and chose to provide this review, Skin Game

By J, D. Allen

star.

Boring.

After reading the first quarter of the book and not yet finding a hook or a reason to continue reading I gave up.


This is the second book in the series, and fails dramatically to reach the same pace or interest as the first.


Private investigator Jim Bean has worked hard to create his new identity in Vegas.
He doesn't

have a great life, but it's his, When his exfiancée Erica Floyd walks into one of his investigations looking for her missing sister, the tragic past he wanted to leave behind comes flooding back.


Despite serious reservations, Jim agrees to search for Erica's sister, Clues lead him to a human trafficking ring and one of Vegas's most influential mobsters, Unless Jim can face the ghosts of his past, the anger of his present, and a new enemy out for his blood, four women will suffer a fate worse than death

There are better things to do with my time then read this book.


Thank you to Netgalley for providing a review copy in return for an honest review.
All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own,

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ed by Heath Henwood
sitelinkwww, booksreviewed. weebly. com Wow! Private Investigator Jim Bean is back and so are the memories he tried to escape by fleeing to Las Vegas.
This is a gripping, fabulously written thriller, with some very uncomfortable insights into people trafficking, prostitution and corruption that the tourist brochures don't mention.
I genuinely had to force myself to take breaks from this book to do real life things, but it's a long time since I counted down the minutes until I could return to a book.
Outstanding and a genuine "must read", PI Jim Bean should walk out that door and let the Vegas bouncer do his worst.
That's what an ordinary man would do, But nobody ever accused Jim Bean of being ordinary,

Private investigator Jim Bean has worked hard to create his new identity in Vegas.
He doesn't have a great life, but it's his, When his exfiance Erica Floyd walks into one of his investigations looking for her missing sister, the tragic past he wanted to leave behind comes flooding back.


Despite serious reservations, Jim agrees to search for Erica's sister, Clues lead him to a human trafficking ring and one of Vegas's most influential mobsters, Unless Jim can face the ghosts of his past, the anger of his present, and a new enemy out for his blood, four women will suffer a fate worse than death.


Praise for Skin Game

With one foot in the classic PI tradition and the other in the new age, Skin Game is no roll of the dice.
J. D. Allen delivers a smart, fastpaced book that will keep the reader on edge from start to finish.
Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author of What You Break

Skin Game is a very solid adventure through the Las Vegas underworld.
Crimespree Magazine

Skin Game never tries to be more than it is, and that works in its favor.
Instead, fully engaging with the expected tropes, Allen turns the novel into something akin to comfort food for those who enjoy this type of story.
That is important and will surely make fans of classic PI novels place Allen on their radar and keep an eye out for whatever she does next.
Criminal Element

Praise for Souls, Bookof the Sin City Investigation series:

Allen's plotting and pacing will keep you up long after Proust and Henry James have rocked you to sleep.
Stay tuned for a series that promises many, many more troubled dreams, Kirkus s

Bean's inner and outer dialogue is quick, snappy, and authentic to the profession.
The pace is earnest, as leads, tips, and information eventually congeal into answers final pages are highly suspenseful and dramatic.
Souls introduces a memorable PI, grappling with a past he's not reconciled to, Foreword s

Overall, a must read for thriller fans and perhaps the best PI story we have read this year so far.
Mystery Tribune

Souls is one terrific read, With a great plot, engaging characters, and a crackling voice, this book has everything, I dare you to put it down after you start reading, John Gilstrap, New York Times bestselling author

The setup is so good, and the characters so hard to look away from.
. . All in all, a fine thriller, Booklist

Twisty, authentic, and constantly surprising! JD Allen nails her debut with this topnotch thrillerit's gritty, smart and irresistible.
Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling author This is the second installment in this series featuring Jim Bean, a down on his luck Las Vegas private investigator.
Hes barely making ends meet investigating insurance fraud and cheating spouses when his former life rears its head.
Hes working a slip and fall insurance fraud case when he runs into his former girlfriend whos come to town looking for her missing sister.
He reluctantly gets involved in helping her and they are plunged into the brutality of sex trafficking.


The characters are very well developed and the storyline, even though its brutal, holds your attention until its climactic conclusion.
In the first book in the series were given only vague references to some event that caused Jim to change his name and move to Las Vegas.
In this installment Jims backstory and his history with Erica are revealed and Jim is forced to deal with that history.
These revelations give us a better understanding of how and why he became Jim Bean,

The skin game is hauntingly dark and twisted, but addictively fascinating, Its a marvelous dangerous look at the underbelly of life, Definitely astar read. Skin Game A Sin City Investigation Book, my first read from author J, D. Allen. December seemed to be my month for new authors and January looks to continue the trend.
I prefer mystery and thrillers amp this didn't disappoint, I was gifted a free copy and I'm voluntarily reviewing it because every good books need reviews.
I look forward to more from this author and in this series, since I've started it with book, I'll have to getSouls Sin City Investigations Booknext.
RIP Marley January,July,Unfortunately, I could not finish this novel, I never read the other book in the series and feel as though that was a necessity in order to understand this one.
I had a hard time following along as well as the fact that it skipped a lot.
I give itstars. Vegas PI Jim Bean is watching a man for a case when his exfiancee Erica Floyd walks on to the scene.

Erica has traveled from Boston to find her missing social worker sister Chris, Jim reluctantly agrees to search for Chris, The trail leads to a series of other missing girls, a brutal international human trafficking ring, and a failed casino development in nearby Coyote Springs with links to Jim's nemesis, mobster Andrew Zant.
This was a gritty read with plenty of action that put both Erica and Jim in danger as they try to save Chris and get some revenge for the brutalized girls.


I received an eARC via Netgalley and Midnight Ink with no requirements for a review.
I voluntarily read this book and provided this review, JD Allen has an interesting and dynamic style of writing, Definitely gets the reader involved in this tale of a down on his luck PI in Vegas.
Missing showgirls coincide with his former fiancées search for her missing sister, Secondary characters remind you of Stephanie Plums peeps, Much better if you read the first book in this series first, Which I did. P. I. Jim Bean works in Vegas, mostly surveillance of cheating husbands, . . his life did not go quite as planned, Hes struggling financially, he drinks too much and hes angry, While working a surveillance case, he runs into his exfiancé, Erica Floyd, who is in Vegas looking for her missing sister.
Against his better judgement, he agrees to help her, and they find themselves involved with big time mobsters and human trafficking.


This book deals with the ugly, evil side of humanity, a side most of us would rather not acknowledge exists.
The story is dark and grim, without a feel good ending, but definitely worth reading, The plot is intricate and well written and I strongly recommend it, Skin Game by J. D. Allen, this is thend book from this series and I do wish I would have read thest one however it is not necessary I think I would have understood Jim B.
more . not a bad book, good characters some you like some you don't, thank you Netgalley and the Publishers for allowing me to read this ARC book and give my opinion.
This is the second in the JD Allen's Sin City Investigations series set in Las Vegas.
I had heard a lot about the first book with its great reviews but which I have not read, but my interest was piqued and I picked up this.
I have a strong suspicion that I would really have benefited greatly had I read thest book as so much here hinged on what happened there.
PI Jim Beam's new life is a struggle as he gets used to his new identity after a traumatic and harrowing past that blew his life apart.
He has run of the mill surveillance cases involving partners that might be cheating when who should enter his life but his exgirlfriend, Erica Floyd, a woman who has shown precious little trust in him.
Erica is searching for her missing sister, As you can probably imagine, Jim has serious misgivings about getting involved in Erica's plight but eventually agrees to help look for her sister, which is to trigger the return of his haunted past for him.
Jim could hardly have forseen the dangers that he is to find himself in, such as the horrors of the heartwrenching world of human trafficking and powerful and ruthless mobsters.
This is an entertaining and suspenseful thriller but I found my experience of it marred by failing to read the first novel, so suggest readers read that first.
Many thanks to Midnight Ink for an ARC, .