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Misdirection

Borealis: Without a Compass, Book 2

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Misdirection

By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: Charlie David
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Finding a missing boy will be hard. Dinner with Shaw’s parents might be murder.

When a rising star in the state senate asks Shaw Aldrich and North McKinney to transport her son, Flip, to and from his drug testing appointments, they’re not happy - they don’t do babysitting jobs. Arriving at the boy’s dorm room, though, they discover that the door has been forced and that Flip has disappeared, and rumors of strange men on campus suggest that something seriously bad has happened. The students and staff at the ritzy private school have plenty to tell about Flip, but the deeper North and Shaw dig, the less they understand what might have happened to the boy.

Then one of Flip’s friends is found dead, and it’s clear that she was killed for coming too close to the truth. As North and Shaw search for answers, they meet resistance from every angle: from the school’s staff, from Flip’s friends, from the police, even from Flip’s family. Someone wants the boy to disappear - and is willing to kill to make sure it happens.

The home front has its share of trouble too. North’s ‘uncle’ Ronnie is back at his old games, drawing North and Shaw into a job that seems simple on the surface - find a missing man who might be in trouble - but they suspect that the request hides something sinister. Ronnie’s involvement, and the job itself, puts the detectives on a collision course with Shaw’s parents and a strain on their fledgling relationship.

As the days pass, North and Shaw realize time is running out for Flip and, maybe, for them as well. They have been misled from the very beginning - and they might be too late.

©2021 Gregory Ashe (P)2021 Gregory Ashe
Detective Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Fiction Feel-Good Tearjerking
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Fricking North

In my opinion this book was better than the book 1 in this new series. Until the end. I just want to flick North's forehead cause he's being so stupid. Barely/Low heat (as usual), a little angst (towards the end), and a great mystery that keeps you zigging and zagging. Basically everything that you want from a Gregory Ashe book.

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What a ride!

What a ride! I'm always happy to get lost again in the world of North and Shaw. Life is never slow or dull with these two.
Misdirection will have you feeling every emotion known to mankind!
Between the mysteries to be solved and the personal baggage to clear up this is a rollercoasters of a ride.
I was glued to my kindle until I finished and was left wanting book 3 NOW!
I can't get enough of these guys!
Charlie David does an amazing job of bringing this story to life!

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*Hands Ashe my heart* So stop ripping it out.

Audio reread June 24, 2021

I've been putting off this review for 2 weeks, and honestly, I've been sitting here with this screen open for the last 2 hours, still not knowing how to say all the twisted up, barbed-wire emotions this made me go through.

Usually in reading any story, I always have a feel for where it's going or who did it or what the characters are going to do. Not this time, and that was also true for most of the book. I was pretty much gobsmacked by the ending though I guess I shouldn't have been *the old 20/20 hindsight*. Maybe more that I didn't want to see the ending.

Through all of North & Shaw's stories, it's always impressed me how patient and understanding North is with Shaw. Yeah, they're always squabbling and Shaw makes North yell at him a lot, but a good deal of that is Shaw yanking his chain on purpose. That's just part of their best friend dynamic, and mostly I love it, it makes me laugh. This time, North's patience gets pushed too far and all the things he's buried down deep so he can function and be who he thinks he's supposed to be finally come out.

For the first time, I was so angry with Shaw that it bordered on the edge of dislike. It's never been a secret that both guys have big issues that neither one of them will deal with. And Shaw has always just kind of done whatever he wants, and North always gives in, to make Shaw happy. However, this time he just kind of rides roughshod all over what North wants, about almost everything. I do love Shaw and he's quirky, funny and soft-hearted but that doesn't excuse the way he disregards North, however unintentionally it may be in doing. Then some of Shaw's issues that he has been hiding come out in the most painful way possible for North McKinney and breaks the dam on his own, all those buried things that he swallows down all the time. And it freaking hurt. 😭😭 It seems that I spent a lot of this book either ragey or crying. *sigh*

As if all that isn't enough, Ronnie is back pulling his benevolent uncle routine, which of course nobody buys. Coincidentally, it appears that someone is trying to infiltrate Aldridge Acqusitions, which North has been sure all along has something to do with Ronnie's end game. (view spoiler) Making a bad situation even worse, Tucker is constantly calling North, winding him up over the phone, fighting him over the divorce. Me, right along with North, every single time:

*insert gif of my head exploding*

There are truly no words for how badly I hate Tucker and Ronnie.

Then that ending. The first time I read it, I was truly angry *like Ashe should consult me. Well....🤔*. But on the re-listen, it really did have to happen, because something had to shake things up to make the both of them deal with all the trauma they carry. And to make Shaw back up and think about what a relationship actually means. 😒 The question really is, will they? Cross your fingers for Redirection.

Charlie David really is at his best with North and Shaw, he voices them so perfectly that I forget it's a performance or that I'm actually listening to a book and not just hearing North and Shaw.

Disclaimer: A copy of the audiobook was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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First read June 13, 2021

I'm serious, what is the problem with letting me be happy for 5 freakin' minutes, Ashe?? 🤦🏼‍♀️ I cannot with this right now. I need to think on this some more but back with a review after vacay, during which I am going to read the fluffiest, most sugary books I can find. *stink-eyes GA*

And I might actually, maybe like Pari just a little bit now. That's so messed up.

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4.5 my tiny peanut heart survived this.🥵

Welp! That happened.

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GAAAAHH! What an awful way to rip my heart out Greg!

This was brutal.

Book 2 in the Borealis: Without a Compass series, technically book 5 in the North and Shaw saga and damn what an emotional journey.

This book is emotionally charged, it punches all the punches and broke my tiny peanut heart.

The writing is on another level, I am so happy that Greg is a character driven writer, I always come back to his books because of the characters. They are unforgettable and it is so easy to form a long lasting emotional connection with them. I have discovered that I love character driven stories more. Huh!

Shaw and North feel so real to me. I can clearly picture them in my head, and when Shaw goes on and on about his unhealthy obsession with his best friend Hazard, I smile because I can feel all that. The pictures are so vivid in my head it is hard not to feel the feels win.

Shaw – My bohemian health obsessed, Coca-Cola junkie. GAAAAAHHH!!! SHAW! I wanted to shake saw bad in this book. Pari, I can’t believe I am saying this, but you are my angel. Atleast I can count on someone to put Shaw in his place. Shaw is selfish, I know he loves North but he is so blinded by his selfishness that it is so hard to watch him not even realize it. I love him and his sense of humor, even that couldn’t get him off the hook. GAAHH! Shaw is frustrating.

North – My buff guy, sweet, considerate North. GAAHHH!! North you need therapy and lots of therapy. I love North and North loves Shaw, but these two need to work on themselves. North can be so mean sometimes and that stems from keeping things inside until it all comes out bursting, it ain’t pretty at all. North needs lots of hugs. He deserves better than what he is getting now.

North and Shaw as best friends is the best thing ever. Their banter is so easy going and hilarious. Their BFFS adventures throughout the years! GAAAHHH!! I was laughing out loud.

The mystery, was the most interesting so far. It brought out the best and the worst in Shaw and North and I love to see that. What a bunch of douches though. The other guys, not North and Shaw. They are darlings. I loved the twists, though at some point my theory was conformed and I screamed. I still got it.!!

Shaw’s parents??? Hmmmm!!!

Tucker??? What the fuck is he still doing here? No- no- He is not even allowed to breathe.

That ending! GAAAHH!!! I trust Greg will not make me riot.

Overall, this was sooo good and entertaining. , I laughed, I loved hard and got my tiny peanut heart broken. What more could I ask for?

Maybe some happiness?? Please!.

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Another excellent book by Gregory Ashe

I love Greg Ashe's writing, and I particularly enjoy listening to his books, because it keeps me from reading too fast and missing things. While I prefer the narrators for Ashe's other series, this one is generally competent. This is a less physically brutal book than many of Ashe's, but the angst picks up the slack—and that's only going to continue in the next book. Since none of us would be reading these series if we weren't all about the (fictional) pain, that's a good thing.

My thanks to the author for a complimentary copy of this audiobook.

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Oh My Heart

So... this was not an easy, breezy book. But then, it never is with this author or these characters. The mystery was engaging but oh! the characters and that ending! It has the hallmark of really great writing, namely I was so immersed in the story that I felt genuine anger over Shaw's actions and felt true sadness for North. These guys, sigh. I adore them even if I get frustrated with them. That's what a great author and narrator can do.

Charlie David continues to shine in this audio, with distinctive narration for the characters and deft treatment of the emotions within a scene. I am so invested that I cannot wait for the next audio!

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