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Down the Darkest Street: (Pete Fernandez Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alex Segura (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 230 ratings
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"DOWN THE DARKEST STREET is classic PI fiction in the best sense. Riveting.” —Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of SUNBURN

PETE FERNANDEZ SHOULD BE DEAD.

His life – professional and personal – is in ruins. His best friend is dead. His newspaper career is past tense. His ex is staying with him as her own marriage crumbles. On top of that, the former journalist finds himself in the eye of a dangerous storm; investigating a missing girl with an unexpected partner and inching closer and closer to a vicious, calculating killer cutting a swath of blood across Miami – while at the same time battling his own personal demons that refuse to be silenced.

DOWN THE DARKEST STREET, the riveting sequel to Alex Segura’s acclaimed debut, SILENT CITY, tells a tale of redemption, survival and the sordid backstreets of Miami – while asking the question that many are too scared to answer: When faced with pure darkness, would you fold or fight?
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Segura [has] an edgy storytelling style, snappy dialogue, and a cast of salty characters...A really fine crime story.

-- "Booklist"

Classic PI fiction in the best sense, with a vibrant setting and a character who's so much more than the sum of his flaws.

-- "Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author"

About the Author

Alex Segura is a novelist and comic book writer. He is the author of the Pete Fernandez Miami crime novels Silent City and Down the Darkest Street. He has also written a number of comic books, including the best-selling and critically acclaimed Archie Meets Kissstoryline, the "Occupy Riverdale" story and the upcoming Archie Meets Ramones. He lives in New York with his wife. He is a Miami native.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AFE4U8I
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Polis Books (April 12, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 12, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 851 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 230 ratings

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Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful” and The L.A. Times called it “a magnetic read.”

Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Lefty and Barry Awards, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.

His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.

His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.

Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.

A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Peter S. Friedman
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting characters and creative plot
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019
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This is the first Pete Fernandez book I have read. I expect to eventually read the other books in this series. The book was well written, and highly enjoyable.
My one negative opinion about the book, was that the main character (the hero) needed to be a bit tougher. It seemed as if Pete Fernandez was somewhat "wimpy" as he was getting beat up and injured quite often by a variety of people. This also happened to his friends. He seemed to be a victim far more than the hero.
I kept waiting for him to throw a few punches or shoot one of the "bad" guys.
Yes, at the conclusion of the book he does finally engage in one key violent act, but that one act was not enough to establish that Pete was a tough guy rather than someone to be stepped on and walked over by others.
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Shayla Markham - izzylea
5.0 out of 5 stars Down the Darkest Street (Pete Fernandez Book 2)
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2018
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Pete Fernandez works to attend AA and stay away from hard alcohol as he continues to find himself embroiled with a case of sadistic serial killings of young girls. The killer comes after Pete and his friends to get rid of their meddling into his diabolical plans!

This book is tough to read at times! Pete gets roughed up yet again! In light of recent findings about dangers of concussions, suspending disbelief while we read seems the only way of accepting that characters can withstand repeated blows to the head. Readers will want to give Pete advice, give him hugs, cry with him. They will want to give a piece of their minds to Pete's former girlfriend ... and, maybe, cross their fingers for Pete's lady co-writer to become more than just a co-worker.

Another compelling detective novel with more twists and turns that lead to a stunning conclusion, thanks to Pete Fernandez!! Don't miss this one!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars If You Enjoy A Complicated Story with Even More Complicated Characters, this Mystery Is For You
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
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This is the first book I have read by Alex Segura; it is the second book in the Pete Fernandez series. There is much to like about the book. I enjoyed the author's portrayal of Miami, Fl. and the members of the struggling Hispanic community. I liked Pete Fernandez, the ex-journalist now reluctant private investigator and scourge of the Miami PD and the FBI.

There is a lot going on in this book, and I kept having to remind myself of the title because it is a very dark story. I was going to be taken down some very dark streets along with Pete Fernandez. Ultimately, after I finished the book, I had to ask myself do I want to join Pete on another frenetic, chaotic adventure? I don't think I do. Pete's personal struggles competed too strongly with the struggles of the crime victims and their families for me. I was experiencing protagonist burn out by the end of the story. The conclusion hints that Pete may have settled scores with his personal demons. I am just not sure that I trust the outcome enough to join Pete, again.
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M. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars When we left him in "Silent City" it seemed like he was
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016
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When I started this book, I was struck by how dark it was, and how poorly Pete was doing. When we left him in "Silent City" it seemed like he was, if not doing well, then at least getting his s*** together. Nope.

I liked "Down the Darkest Street" even more than "Silent City" partly it did surprise me a few times. I won't give any more examples, as I hope everyone goes out and reads it for themselves.

I appreciated seeing Pete's character develop, and getting more insight into some of the other characters that we met in the first book. You can definitely read this one without having read "Silent City." The recap is just enough to bring you up to speed without getting bogged down with what happened previously.

Full disclosure: I am friends with the author, but there's no way I'm telling anyone I liked a book if I didn't :-D
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Phoebe
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than "Silent City"
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016
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Alex Segura's second Pete Fernandez novel brings him back to the underbelly of Miami, with a major added bonus -- a serial killer! Fans of the genre will thrill to the latest plot dreamed up by the South Florida native (and alumnus of the once great Miami Herald, among other local publications). Segura uses strong, muscular prose to invoke myriad characters, from the newly sober Fernandez himself to his whipsmart friend and ally, Kathy. Thoroughly entertaining, "Down the Darkest Street" is a must-read for anyone who likes his or her mystery with a little serial killing deftly folded in. Segura is a hugely promising young writer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read the first book
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021
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I liked the book, but wish I would have read the first book before I read this one. There were a lot if references to the previous story line. Needless to say I will go back and read the first one.

About this book, I liked the pace and the writing style. Without giving any thing away, it was an interesting plot.
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Randy Bates
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Pete!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2017
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I love this character and I love this series! There's just something unique about Pete Fernandez, that makes him so likeable even though he is just so messed up in so many ways.
Alex Segura has proven that knows how to write a gripping story! This second book in the series just whet's my appetite for more Pete Fernandez! Bring it on Alex!!!!
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Benoit Lelievre
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2016
I'm going to keep it real here: I did not like this book very much. It's awkward for me to say so because I gave a so-so review to the author's first novel and he took it on the chin like a champ, but I have a complete honesty policy here. It's not a poorly written book. It's not even stupid. Most problems I had with it, you might not have. What I mean by that is that DOWN THE DARKEST STREET is targeted for a particular public: people who don't have expectations, who just want to spend a good time with a book for a couple days. Definitely not me.

DtDs is very similar to SILENT CITY. Pete is chasing another shadow killer, he's a little less likable because he stopped drinking and he's still recklessly endangering everybody he loves by sticking his nose where he shouldn't. I would've given DtDs the same rating as SILENT CITY if it didn't commit one crucial mistake: chapters from the killer's perspective. It's very problematic because it spoils the clues for the reader before Pete discovers them. That detail alone completely derailed the novel for me.

Hey, it's been getting rave reviews all over the place and I have a rep for disliking what everybody likes so make your own opinion, beautiful people.
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Xavier Hugonet
5.0 out of 5 stars Alex Segura earns his place among the greats
Reviewed in France on December 26, 2019
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Alex Segura earns his place among the greats with this second novel in the Pete Fernandez series.

Having fleshed out his protagonist in the first book in the series, SILENT CITY, Segura loses no time getting us up to date on his current (so-so) status quo, before involving him in the hunt for a serial killer.

This could be a pretty classic storyline if some subtle hints, here and there, weren’t giving us the uneasy feeling there is something bigger at play. This makes for a great thriller, with a satisfying playoff.

All the while, Segura, treats us with real character development, not only for his main character, but for all of the supporting cast, setting up a new status quo for the next book in the series.

Alex Segura is worthy of the wordsmith title. Words flow seamlessly, resulting in a book which is hard to put down once started, and leaving one yearning for more when finished. Luckily, there is more.
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