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The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born (The Ethan Brady Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Lawrence J. Epstein (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 74 ratings

Book 2 of 2: The Ethan Brady Mysteries

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Ethan Brady had a romance with a woman forty years ago. Now she has been murdered, and he must solve her killing. Set in New York and New Orleans in 1963, this suspenseful thriller deals with unique ways of murder and an unusual romance.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B38M6GKQ
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2901 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 187 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,277 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,212 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #13,200 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
- #17,111 in Crime Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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I served as an Advisor for two members of the United States Congress and two Congressional candidates. Additionally, I am a former English professor. I've written many books including historical mysteries and books about Jewish life and American popular culture. For information about my work, see my website: http://www.lawrencejepstein.com.

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Piaras

A well-crafted murder mystery thriller.

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022

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Lawrence J. Epstein's The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born (The Ethan Brady Mysteries Book 2) is masterfully written and vividly descriptive, with finely imagined characters and situations. The strands of storytelling are skillfully intertwined in this murder mystery thriller that will keep the reader's attention. This page-turner contains many engaging moments that will take the reader on a very suspenseful journey.

To summarize the synopsis: Forty years ago Ethan Brady had a romance with a woman. Now she's been murdered, and he has to figure out who did it. This mystery thriller is set against the backdrop of 1963 New York and New Orleans and deals with ‘unique ways of murder and an unusual romance.’

I enjoyed the story, character development, and dialogue. There were plenty of plot twists that I didn’t see coming and that added to the book’s mystique. Not much is as it appears here, which is just the way fans of mystery, thriller, and suspense will want it. Thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. I’ll be looking forward to reading more from Lawrence J. Epstein in the future. I would highly recommend this book to all fans of mystery, thriller, and suspense. A well-deserved five stars from me.

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Sanjin

A reliably solid thriller

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022

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I really liked this old-school thriller. It has everything I want from a book like this - an intriguing plot, interesting characters, a murder to be solved, and great pacing that just pushes you to read one more page... What else could you ask for?
Well, I could ask for something that would surprise me, and throw me off a little, but this book is a reliable vehicle for exactly what you expect from a mystery thriller - and that's great. I really enjoyed it and it felt comfortable to read. There were some twists and turns that I didn't see coming, but I definitely expected that, and the book delivered. If you're looking for a good, solid thriller, this is for you.

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Celeste S

Mysterious, suspenseful and thrilling

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022

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Mysterious, suspenseful and thrilling, The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born written by Lawrence J. Epstein has all the ingredients of the perfect thriller.
In this second book of the series created by the author, Ethan Brady must solve the murder of a woman he used to love. As he gets involved in the investigation, he will also have to take care of his sister who is in a relationship with a mysterious stranger. Ethan’s deeds will trigger a series of events and will unveil secrets that will surprise, entertain and intrigue him as well as readers until the last page.
This book is very well-written and the ability of the writer can be seen in how the chapters are composed to raise suspense and to inevitably attract readers. The story is developed thoroughly through detailed descriptions and interesting dialogues. I have read other novels from the author and I will certainly continue to do so. This book is a real treat and I highly recommend it.

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2022

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Feels like film noir with Mister Rogers. Ethan Brady is an odd old duck wandering into outrageously convoluted investigations. I keep reading to see how ridiculous it will get. Almost funny at times. Hmmm.

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022

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The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born is book two in The Ethan Brady Mysteries series. Author Epstein has a great writing style and I am sure of this because apart from liking this one, I read other of his books and I enjoyed them all.
This book has a bit of everything I like: a good mystery, suspense and unique scenes. This thriller caught my attention completely. I liked how the author set the scenes in the chapters and how he described the characters. Another good point are the dialogues which are believable and were written with a good pace that made me read them quickly. There were only some slow parts but nothing that made the reading boring. Recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2022

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The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born (The Ethan Brady Mysteries Book 2) by Lawrence J. Epstein is a well written novel that focuses on a man who needs to solve the murder of a woman he was with close to forty years ago. Ethan Brady opens his door one day to find a woman there holding a gun on him. She has some questions and is demanding some answers. Slowly we find out that the woman is the sister of a woman that Brady broke the heart of in the past. Now, she is dead after being stabbed by an ice pick. The woman with the gun has a very simple demand of Brady: figure out who murdered her sister and bring him to justice.
The book moves along at a very fast pace and does a great job of keeping the reading interested from start to finish. The opening chapters were a great hook and go me wanting to know more about the characters and about what would happen next. I think fans of murder mysteries will enjoy this read and everything that it offers.

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S. J. Main

I recommend this book to mystery fans and those who like books in series.

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022

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This is a suspenseful, romantically inclined story about Ethan trying to get justice for the death of his past lover. It is also a historical thriller set in 1963, so you get to enjoy the delightful era of its social norm as well. I enjoyed reading this book because it felt like a treat. Some surprises made me wonder, and there were entertaining notions of intrigue that made me want to read more. I recommend this book to mystery fans and those who like books in series.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022

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From the first page until the very last, Lawrence J. Epstein’s The First Mistake I Made Was Being Born is a brilliant second book in the Ethan Brady Mysteries.
A tragic and sad past romance comes to haunt Ethan and takes him on a hunt to find a murderer and a motive. A following series of twists and turns takes him on a journey across the United States and leads him to a couple close encounters with death which shake him and force him to face the demons of his past.
Epstein is a great writer and I greatly enjoy anything he writes. Lovers of whodunnit type books will be in for a treat with the entire Ethan Brady series and I look forward to reading the rest of the books to follow.

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