Courage Begins: A Ray Courage Mystery Novella (Ray Courage Private Investigator Series Book 1), by R. Scott Mackey
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Garrett and Tiffanie Bate had it all—youth, money, and a perfect marriage. Until Tiffanie is killed in a suspicious accident. Neither the police nor the insurance investigators can prove she was murdered and the case turns cold. Two years later the insurance company asks an intern—former college professor turned private eye Ray Courage—to reopen the investigation. He uncovers little new evidence to support suspicions that Garrett killed his wife for the insurance money. Garrett has the perfect alibi—hundreds of witnesses that place him more than two hours from the scene of Tiffanie’s death. Ray knows he’s missing something. But what? As his search for the truth unfolds, Ray’s life is put in jeopardy and he realizes his adversary is someone who’ll kill before he’ll be caught. In this prequel to Courage Matters, Ray Courage begins his private investigation career, displaying the skills, abilities and sense of humor that have made him a fan favorite around the world.
Courage Begins: A Ray Courage Mystery Novella (Ray Courage Private Investigator Series Book 1), by R. Scott Mackey- Published on: 2015-03-28
- Released on: 2015-03-28
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "Excellent" - Bookzilla"A very well-written, fast-paced mystery that keeps you turning the pages" - The Escape Artist"I liked this mystery ... I can see myself reading more by this author" - Autumn Fallen Over Books"Pithy dialogue and on-the-mark narrative descriptions, along with a good mixture of humor and horror, mark Courage Begins as a must-read book for mystery fans" - Charles Ray's Ramblings
About the Author Scott Mackey lives in Northern California, where he writes both fiction and non-fiction. His first book, Barbary Baseball, achieved critical acclaim from baseball historians for its quality research and writing. He followed that with two young adult novels. His popular Ray Courage Mystery Series includes Courage Begins, Courage Matters, and Courage Resurrected. The fourth book in the series, Courage Stolen, is scheduled for release on October 21, 2015.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Good little mystery! By Christine Terrell I had a day of nothing to read while awaiting a group read to start and was lucky enough to find this 76-page novella as a free read on Amazon. I was in the mood for a short whodunit and this story fit the bill perfectly.Ray Courage was a college professor who became bored with his job. He felt his skills suited him for a job as an investigator so he took a deep breath, quit his scholarly career and went for it. As we meet Ray, he is 52 years old and is starting an investigator internship with an insurance company. He is given a cold case of a woman killed 20 years previously. It is suspected that her husband killed her for the insurance money, but evidence could never be found to prove it. Can Ray actually crack a case that stumped multiple detectives?There are several things I liked about Courage Begins. Scott Mackey, the author, has come up with a good little plot. Though his writing is efficient, he does take the time to create atmosphere in most of his scenes and to give us a glimpse into Ray’s personal life. I found Ray to be endearing and a “regular guy”. The book is laced with subtle humor, which I found amusing. The pace is excellent.Though Courage Begins is the first installment of the Ray Courage Mystery series, it is definitely a stand-alone with no loose ends left hanging. I must say I look forward to seeing more of this older rookie investigator and have already downloaded the next book, Courage Matters, a full-length novel. There is a third book available and another in the pipeline. Anyone looking for a fast yet entertaining mystery will find it in Courage Begins. Definitely recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. More Twists Than A Bag of Eels By Chloe The essence of a good thriller are plot twists you do not expect and plot twists you anticipate but twist in the opposite direction that you had first thought. That is Scott Mackey's speciality. He showed his fans this in Courage Matters and twists the trip wire another few degrees in Courage Begins, the eponymous hero Ray Courage cruising the streets of Sacramento investigating an insurance fraud that may have seen the killer go free with a fistful of dollars.Tiffanie Bate is young, sexy, beautiful and married to Garrett. They are the perfect couple. When Tiffanie is found dead, the finger points initially at Garrett. But he has an iron clad alibi: he was a couple of hours away from the murder scene witnessed by hundreds of people. Garrett takes the insurance check and the police investigation goes stone cold.Ray Courage, private eye, ex-college prof with dry humour and a bit of a swagger, is commissioned to reopen the case and, with his usual bluff self-confidence uncovers some new evidence like a handful of seeds he plants and grows into a case that reaches out in the direction of Garrett Bate, a slick operator used to getting his own way and prepared to go to any extreme to make sure he does. Even murder.Mackey piles on the pressure, the plot twists like the helix chronicling our DNA and we come away breathless and ready to hit that buy button and get the next Ray Courage mystery.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Decent Sacramento mystery By col2910 Courage Begins is an 85 page novella from new-to-me author R. Scott Mackey. The author’s debut novel Courage Matters sits after this in his Ray Courage series.I enjoyed this introduction to a new investigator. We had some sense of his character and background revealed to us during our case and there was enough there to encourage me to want to read more about him. The Sacramento setting also appealed to me.We had a decent plot here and I was interested to see how our former college professor unravelled it when more experienced investigators had failed before him. Garrett Bate was cocky, confident and pretty sure he was home free after the suspicious death of his wife a couple of years previously. He was also over a million dollars richer. Courage starts off sedately enough, poking around, innocently asking questions. A mention of something maybe halfway through or a bit beyond, set an alarm bell ringing in my head and whilst I was correct, the author added a twist which I hadn’t seen coming.Overall, entertaining without being the best book ever, but I was satisfied and as a result intend to get to Courage Matters sometime soon. Courage Resurrected follows-on after that.4 from 5Review copy received from the author.
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