Review by Jenniferg_1105 -- Money Faucet by Joe Calderwood

[Jennifer Garcia 555]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Money Faucet" by Joe Calderwood.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Money Faucet by Joe Calderwood is an exciting read. Clint Kennedy is a bisexual adrenaline junkie that runs a money-laundering operation for over a dozen drug lords. This job has made Clint an extremely wealthy man with a lavish lifestyle. He loves his life, job, and home in Merida, Mexico. Despite being a criminal, Clint is a decent man. He opened an academy that services Mayan kids which he has poured a lot of his time and money into. Clint gets a call from Jack Cohen stating that Jack’s father is in the hospital. Since the Cohen’s are like family to Clint, he heads to Florida where they live. When Clint arrives in Florida his life immediately gets complicated. Jack’s father has had a stroke. This worries Clint greatly because David and Jack run the bank that Clint uses to launder the drug money. Jack’s incarcerated brother, Abe, makes threats of exposing the illegal transactions being done at the family bank. Eddie, an old friend of Clint’s, gets killed and Clint becomes the legal guardian of Eddie’s grandfather. While Clint is attempting to handle all of this, he gets a call from his business partner, Pablo, in Mexico telling him to stay in Florida until further notice. Suddenly, Kingpins start dying off quickly in Mexico, adding to Clint’s mounting problems.

This book pulls you in right away. It starts with Clint finding a cut-rate lawyer murdered in his office. The intense action and drama continue from there. Clint is a morally gray criminal with an exciting life. The author kept me engaged with his excellent descriptions and exceptional characters. It’s a well-written crime thriller. This book is the second in a series but works well as a stand-alone novel. I found myself caught up in Clint’s hectic life, hoping that it would all work out in the end. The author did a great job of making the main character likable and relatable.

I like almost everything about this book. My only complaint is the extremely long sentences throughout the entire book. I found myself rereading sentences many times. The story-line is not hard to follow, but it would be a quicker read without the overly long sentences.

The writing style did not take away from this excellent novel. Overall, this is a very enjoyable book that is well-edited. I gladly rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I liked most of the characters in this book, both good and bad. I became invested in this story immediately and grabbed every chance I could to read it. Furthermore, I was excited to learn that there are more books in this series, and I will be reading those for sure.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good crime thriller. This book deals with drug lords, crime, violence, descriptive murder, and has a good amount of profanity. I would not recommend this book to young or sensitive readers.

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[Yvonne Monique]

Long sentences can be distracting. I personally don't like books with long sentences either. Congratulations on your review.

[Jennifer Garcia 555]

Long sentences can be distracting. I personally don't like books with long sentences either. Congratulations on your review.

Distracting is the perfect way to describe it! Thank you for your comment.

[Kelyn]

My head would be swimming, just trying to keep up with the tangle of characters! I don't know that the long sentences would bother me because I tend to write long ones myself. In all, it sounds like an intriguing plot. Thanks for the great review!

[smolbird]

The story sounds intense. Thanks for your insights.

[Chizioboli]

Thank you for this amazing review.

[Jennifer Garcia 555]

My head would be swimming, just trying to keep up with the tangle of characters! I don't know that the long sentences would bother me because I tend to write long ones myself. In all, it sounds like an intriguing plot. Thanks for the great review!

There are definitely a lot of characters but the author does a good job of explaining who they are. I did not have any trouble keeping track of the different people, which I appreciated since authors sometimes miss the mark on that.

[Precious Naiti]

Good review, I feel like this review did Clint justice. I feel like I already know what he is about already without reading the book.

[Primrose Mhlanga]

The character of Clint seems like the type of person who acknowledge his illegal acts and tries to rectify it through acts of good deeds. Thanks for the review!