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Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Author A friend arrested for murder. A vicious killer lurking in the shadows. A world of darkness. Blinded by a gunshot wound to the face while working as a private investigator nine months ago, Rick Cahill is now sure of only one thing: he has to start a new life and leave his old one behind. He's still trying to figure out what that life is when his onetime partner, Moira MacFarlane, asks for his help on a case she's taken for Rick's former best friend. The case is simple and Moira only needs Rick for one interview, but Rick is wary of waking sleeping demons. Ultimately, he goes against his gut and takes the case which quickly turns deadly. Rick's old compulsion of finding the truth no matter the cost--the same compulsion that cost him his eyesight and almost his life--battles against his desire to escape his past. The stakes are raised when Rick's friend is implicated in murder and needs his help. Can he help the friend he no longer trusts while questioning his own lessened capabilities? His life depends on the answer as a shadowy killer lurks in the darkness. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford

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Publisher : Oceanview Publishing (1 December 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1608094006
ISBN-13 : 978-1608094004
Dimensions : 15.88 x 2.79 x 23.5 cm

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"Raymond Chandler-reincarnate Matt Coyle has set the private eye bar at skyscraper height [in Blind Vigil]. Authors who strive to traverse Coyle's caliber need a hot air balloon." --Bookreporter

"A tense, fast-paced, hard-boiled mystery" --ABC News

"Rick--stubborn, loyal, and suspicious of authority--is an intriguing character" --San Francisco Chronicle

"[Blind Vigil is] told in a clear, unadorned style." --Yahoo Entertainment

"A tense, fast-paced, hard-boiled mystery" --Los Angeles Times

"[In Blind Vigil, ] Rick Cahill is a moody PI, tough, hard-boiled, and unapologetic, in the tradition of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe." --Midwest Book Review

Praise for the Rick Cahill Series

"[Blind Vigil is] emotionally wrenching and haunting . . . a visceral tour de force of the PI tradition." --T. Jefferson Parker, New York Times best-selling author

"Blind Vigil is a masterful blend of hard-boiled, noirish, slow-burning, yet fast-paced storytelling, proving--once again--that Matt Coyle has earned his place as one of the great authors of classic PI fiction." --Robin Burcell, New York Times best-selling author

"[Lost Tomorrows is] suspenseful, tightly written, full of curve balls and memorable characters and very, very smart. Welcome back, Rick. We're really glad to see you." --Joe Ide, Shamus Award-winning author

"With Wrong Light, Matt Coyle is on top of his game and Rick Cahill ascends to the top ranks of the classic private eyes. Coyle knows the secret: digging into a crime means digging into the past. Sometimes it's messy, sometimes it's dangerous--always it's entertaining. You'll find all of that and more in this great read." --Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author

"Part pacy thriller and part fair-play puzzle, Wrong Light delivers...Coyle honors the gumshoe tradition but confounds expectations; he both celebrates and laments masculinity; and he writes with respect of the price his hero pays for the life he lives." --Catriona McPherson, Macavity, Agatha, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author

"Readers will root for Rick Cahill, hard-boiled PI and one-man wrecking ball, as he searches for the truth about his police officer father in Blood Truth." --Hallie Ephron, New York Times best-selling author

"Blind Vigil is a masterful blend of hard-boiled, noirish, slow-burning, yet fast-paced storytelling, proving--once again--that Matt Coyle has earned his place as one of the great authors of classic PI fiction." --Robin Burcell, New York Times best-selling author

"An equation involving everyone from the Russian mob to Irish Travelers to ex-cops, Coyle's Wrong Light is a fascinating, fast-paced, spidery-webbed novel." --Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times best-selling author

"Sharp, suspenseful, and poignant, Lost Tomorrows hits like a breaking wave and pulls readers into its relentless undertow. Matt Coyle is at the top of his game." --Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award-winning author

About the Author

Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series. His novels have won the Anthony Award, the Shamus Award, the Lefty Award, the San Diego Book Award, among others, and have been nominated for numerous Anthony, Macavity, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. Blind Vigil is the seventh in this award-winning series. Matt is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab, Angus.

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Fast paced, hard boiled PI story

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2020

That’s the second time in a row I’ve jumped ahead in a series. Although in this case I had read the first book (this is no. 7) which I enjoyed enough to want to read more. And I really enjoyed this one. The lead character, Rick Cahill, is a PI in the vein of the ‘hard-boiled’ private detectives of old, so a bit of fun. Only in this story his progress is hampered somewhat through being blind!

Nine months earlier a shot in the face nearly killed him and rendered him sightless. He is now fully fit and stir crazy from inactivity so when old friend and fellow PI, Moira McFarland, seeks his help he jumps at the opportunity. The client is another old friend of Rick’s (although they had had a falling out), Turk Muldoon. Muldoon wants to know if his girlfriend, Shay Summers, is cheating on him as he is sure she has been lying about something. Rick is along to determine the truth of what Muldoon is saying as, due to blindness, his other senses have become more acute - and he knows Muldoon well.

They are on the job for less than 24 hours when Shay is discovered dead in her apartment. The police look no further than Turk Muldoon for their suspect. It doesn’t help that a witness and certain evidence points his way. But Rick is convinced of his friend’s innocence and, pig-headed as he is, he doesn’t give up trying up trying to clear Turk. Soon he has another line of inquiry with its origins firmly rooted in the past but nobody is interested. Can this explain why Shay was murdered and can Rick convince the police to listen to him before he, too, becomes a victim? Although (don’t tell anyone) his vision is very slowly returning.

This was a fast paced story with lots of good, snarky dialogue. Rick was a bit annoying at times so I can’t give this 5 stars, but his accomplices in his quest to clear Turk were all great characters in their own right. It was a fun and entertaining story that was even (shock, horror) plausible! This will appeal to all readers who enjoy hard-boiled PI stories or just murder mysteries. There was no gratuitous violence, swearing or animal abuse. Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and Matt Coyle for providing a copy of the book. My opinions are my own.

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Good story, but I wasn't keen on the 'magical cure'

Reviewed in Australia on 11 December 2020

Shot in the face and left blinded, PI Rick Cahill is flailing, trying to figure out where his life is going. When a friend asks him for advice on a case she’s been asked to take by Rick’s old friend Turk, he jumps at the chance to feel useful again. Only it’s not even a day later that Turk’s girlfriend is found murdered - and Turk is right in the frame for her murder.

Rick is dealing with an awful lot here. He’s a dogged type, though, and even dealing with the major disability of his blindness, he manages to figure out what’s really going on. This is the seventh book in the author’s series about Rick Cahill, and there’s obviously a lot of history here (not least the incident in which Rick was shot and blinded) that I, as someone who hasn’t read the rest of the series, am not privy too. Nevertheless, I didn’t have too much trouble following along and getting a pretty good feel for Rick’s character, as well as those closest to him.

The only thing I found disappointing was that Rick recovers from his blindness at the end of the story and resumes his life as a PI, making this a ‘one-off’ story about a case he has to work while dealing with his disability. It’s not a magical cure, but I would definitely be more interested in reading more in the series about a blind PI who still manages to figure out ways to solve cases - even if he’d just ended up as legally blind rather than totally. This was still a good story in and of itself, though, so I’ll give it four stars.

Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this title via NetGalley.

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Wow, what a great book.

Reviewed in Australia on 2 December 2020

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Wow, what a great book. Besides the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, the main character Rick Cahill being blind really put a different spin on everything, and I love the way Matt Coyle was able to bring him to life and explain things the way he did. If I had the time and didn’t have to work, I would have read this book in one sitting, I enjoyed it that much.
Rick Cahill has felt helpless over the last year since he lost his eyesight. Continuing his career as a private investigator was out of the question, even without being blind it had almost gotten him killed. However, now that his friend Thomas ‘Turk’ Muldoon wants his girlfriend Shay Sommers investigated, Rick is quite happy when Moira asks him to assist her. Turk is sure that Shay is cheating on her, and before he asks her to marry him, he needs to know. Moira didn’t have a great experience with the last client that suspected his partner was cheating on him, so she’s apprehensive how this one will turn out. Rick’s just happy to be back in the game. A brilliant read. 5/5 Star Rating.

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Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2021

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Although I hadn't read the preceding six books, I was still able to follow the trail and read this as an almost stand alone tale. It was gripping throughout, and a most gripping story. Almost up to the end, it was almost impossible to see how the mystery could be solved. Thanks must be given to a first class storyteller for a most gripping , mind blowing and entertain in read.

Martin

Another Winner!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2020

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This really is as good as the other 6 in the series even though i thought it was a
little bit on the slow side.

Lars braaten

As always.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2020

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Very well written, a good story. Read all 7 in order, well worth your money. Now waiting on whatever Matt Coyle brings out next

Helaine Mario

A life plunged into darkness...

Reviewed in the United States on 15 January 2021

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BLIND VIGIL by Matt Coyle

In the perfectly-titled Blind Vigil, Matt Coyle’s 7th book in his outstanding series, P.I. Rick Cahill faces his greatest challenge yet as his life plunges into darkness – both figuratively and literally. Layers are added, and layers are torn away, as Cahill’s relentless need to find the truth, no matter what, could cost him his closest friends and his future. At once terrifying and emotional, Cahill confronts not only the darkness surrounding him, but the darkness within himself, as he struggles ‘toward the light.’ For me, Coyle is at the top of his game.

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Wretched Rick Cahill

Reviewed in the United States on 21 February 2021

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I’ve been reading these Rick Cahill mysteries from the start, so if you think I’m hooked, you’re right. At the end of the last book, Rick was shot, and now he’s blind. Without girlfriend Leah, sometimes professional partner Moira, and trusty dog Midnight, he’d be downright miserable. But he’s adapting reasonably well to a sightless life, even agrees to help Moira with a job: snooping on his ex best friend’s girlfriend. But when that ex best friend (Turk) is arrested for murder, Moira takes a hike, and poor blind Rick is on his own, desperately trying to do the right thing. As usual, the thrills abound right up to the end.

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