Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Cast the First Stone by David James Warren, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
From the creative pens of USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren, award-winning author James L. Rubart, and new voice, David Curtis Warren, writing collectively as David James Warren.
Title: Cast the First Stone
Series: The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #1
Author: David James Warren
Publisher: TriStone Media
Release Date: February 8, 2021
Genre: Time Travel Detective Series
One case haunts him. One chance to fix the past. One mistake could cost him everything.
Ex-Minneapolis Police Detective Rembrandt Stone walked away from a career he loved—just the price of being sure he can come home to the wife and daughter he cherishes. But he can’t shake the deep regret over a case left behind.
When his mentor, the former Chief of Homicide dies and leaves Rembrandt with a box of cold cases and a mysterious watch, he finds himself thrust into a world he recognizes—a world from twenty years ago—the same world he’s woken from in a cold sweat a hundred times. But is it a dream, or some kind of twisted reality?
If he solves the case that plagues him, and justice is finally served, will it destroy the life he loves?
Strap in for a mind-bending, time travel thrill ride in Book One of this riveting new series, The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone.
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My Review 💜
In the past I haven't really been one for time traveling sagas, but
Cast the First Stone has made me rethink my past genre snub. The book starts out normal enough with Rembrandt, or
Rem, telling about his daughter's birthday party in first person, and introducing us to his family, and himself, both as a writer and a previous detective, and the case that has haunted him for decades.
Suddenly Rem finds himself back at the case he can't get out of his nightmares, a place he's been back to hundreds of times in his dreams, but this dream seems a lot more real than the others, making him, and the reader, spend the entire novel trying to figure out if this is a dream or if he's actually altering the past. Very intriguing! It almost had a Back to the Future vibe to me in that sense, but imagine Doc Brown being able to go back to the past and be himself and not just see that version of himself. Very trippy!
The characters, especially Rem and his wife Eve, are very well developed, though I am hoping the rest of the series will go a bit deeper with other supporting characters that were just touched on in this novel, like his partner Burke, or the Mulligan family.
The writing does give off a masculine air, which is a refreshingly different pace, and in true Rembrandt Stone charm, and I loved that it always gave just enough mystery to keep you guessing without being too over the top or complex. Rem is without a doubt a flawed character, but you find yourself rooting for him to change the past that haunts him, and hope it doesn't all end up being a dream.
The word pictures are so incredibly vivid that I could see myself there riding along in the investigation and becoming vested in this world and these individuals, and the ending is pretty unique, as it has a satisfying conclusion, yet it also leaves a nice little cliffhanger that will pique anyones curiosity, and leads right into the next book in the series,
No Stone Unturned, which is set to release
April 2021.
A strong start to a new series that has some serious potential, especially if you're into crime drama and time travel, with a flavoring of romance, and a whole lot of intrigue.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James L. Rubart is 28 years old, but lives trapped inside an older man’s body. He’s the best-selling, Christy Hall of Fame author of ten novels and loves to send readers on mind-bending journeys they’ll remember months after they finish one of his stories. He’s dad to the two most outstanding sons on the planet and lives with his amazing wife on a small lake in eastern Washington. More at http://jameslrubart.com/
CONNECT WITH JAMES: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award–winning author of more than eighty novels whose compelling plots and unforgettable characters have won acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. The mother of four grown children, and married to her real-life hero for over 30 years, she loves traveling and telling stories about life, adventure and faith.
For exciting updates on her new releases, previous books, and more, visit her website at
www.susanmaywarren.com.
David Curtis Warren is making his literary debut in these novels, and he’s never been more excited. He looks forward to creating more riveting stories with Susie and Jim, as well as on his own. He’s grateful for his co-writers, family, and faith, buoying him during the pandemic of 2020, and this writing and publishing process.
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