Download Person of Interest Ray Barnds Books

Product details Hardcover 192 pages Publisher Strategic Book Publishing (June 30, 2009) Language English ISBN-10 1608601749

Person of Interest Ray Barnds Books Reviews

• I was pleasantly surprise after I read this book. I had gotten an autographed copy from the author (I was his secretary years ago) and he asked me how I liked his book and I told him I probably would not read the copy he sent me as I do all my reading on my . To my surprise it became digital the first part of November. I really enjoyed reading it and it was an enjoyable read. It was written in the style that I enjoy, with the characters well defined in the begunnung and they all came to an end without just fading away. I will be looking forward to his next 2 books.
• This murder mystery takes place on a college campus in the Pacific Northwest, and follows the adventures and personal growth of a talented young night shift custodian after he discovers a secret harbored by the Dean of Fine Arts.
  
  The Portland State College management hired consultants to train their employees in the concepts of "Team Management", and Ed Ashley bought into the concepts as he went about his duties maintaining the Department of Fine Arts facilities. Ed was proud of the institution, its faculty and staff and his part in the education of the students, until he discovered the Dean's secret. Although he tried to be a good team member, and protect the reputation of the college, Ed became involved in Labor - Management strife and ultimately was designated a Person of Interest" in two murder investigations. This is a good read looking into the response of an average man when confronted with growth and leadership opportunities
• This book is full of interest right from page one.
  It is set in Portland State University where Ed. Ashley, a Custodian, level two works the night shift.
  He discovers a Professor and the Dean in the showers together at 2 a.m. doing things they should only do in private.
  He rushes out unseen and instead of reporting it to security he takes it on his own shoulders to try and keep it quiet, that is until the Dean decides to outsource the Custodians work in an attempt to get rid of the onlooker.
  From this point the story takes on an audacious twist and Ed. for all his troubles, ends up as a suspect in a double murder plot.
  The storyline is very realistic and it is exciting all the way through and is compelling reading to say the very least.
  I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good murder mystery.
  Benjamin J. West, Author of The Eight of Spades, A Law unto Themselves
• Mr. Barnds has created a fascinating story of what the consequences can be for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In "Person of Interest" his lead character, Ed Ashley, is a janitor (and closet artist) at a major western U.S.A. University. One night what Ed accidently sees in a locker room changes his life forever. Ed's closet art is not the only closet the author opens as he paints the characters in this intriguing story with a surprise conclusion.
  Sex, mystery, and murder are combined by the author, in original ways, to envelop the reader in the twists and turns of this quality thriller. The characters Mr. Barnds develops are richly outlined and painted in with expert verbal imagery as he takes you through the clever plot. You feel you've figured it out and then the author rocks the world and changes everything.
  It's a quick, enjoyable read and should definitely hold your interest all the way through to it's unexpected ending.
• University Campus politics and the sexual antics of prima donna professors and their staff always provides fertile ground for an interesting plot, and Ray Barnds' novel is no exception.
  
  A professor in the Fine Arts Department is murdered, and a good many of the characters in the story come to be regarded by the police as persons of interest, if not clear suspects. Just when the focus is on one particular candidate, he too is murdered.
  
  Slightly reminiscent of some Agatha Christie crime novels, there is enough evidence in what is revealed in the ensuing pages to cause the reader to suspect any one of half a dozen people, and still be wrong in the end. Ed, the protagonist, turns out to be a well-rounded character, faithful to his wife, but caught in a web of intrigue woven by all those around him. The book is well-paced, the characters well developed and this leads to the book being a good page-turner.
  
  As an ex-university professor, may I say as a brief aside (and this is in no way a criticism of the book), it says something about the common perception of various professions that crimes and sexual exploits always seem to take place in the Arts or History Department of Universities rather than in the Department of Civil or Mechanical Engineering. Too bad that engineers aren't seen as sexy!
  
  David J Hilton, Author of "The Orchid File"The Orchid File