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One on One (Buddy Steel Thrillers, 2) Paperback – August 7, 2018

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"Another great read. Buddy Steel is my kind of Sheriff." ―Tom Selleck

When legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agreed. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not an assignment he wants, the clincher is it's his last chance to connect with his proud, overbearing parent.

What Buddy didn't expect was to encounter crime in Freedom, a privileged coastal community a hundred miles north of Los Angeles, as vicious and challenging as that of the city.

One spring morning, the latest challenge erupts. The brutal murder of a prominent Freedom High School sports coach leads Buddy into a clandestine universe of sexual deception, play parties, unwitting athletes, over-privileged youths, treacherous bullies, and shocking malfeasance.

At the same time, a sudden scourge of graffiti is disfiguring both public and private property, despoiling the beauty and serenity of Freedom's unassuming landscape. Outraged, knowing he has few legal weapons to wield, Buddy is forced to find new and challenging ways to thwart the street artist, or artists, responsible. Irreverent and imaginative, not to say manipulative, Buddy is just the man for the job.

Buddy's plate is soon full and the stakes are enormous as he sets about bringing resolution to a glut of seemingly irresolute occurrences.

One on One follows Missing Persons, Buddy's first investigation in Freedom.

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Buddy Steel Thrillers
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"Another great read. Buddy Steel is my kind of Sheriff." ― Tom Selleck

"Buddy is a likeable character who uses self-deprecating humor, sometimes acting like an overgrown schoolboy. He is easygoing and can handle people poking fun at him. Being smart, caring, and understanding of people's emotional pain, Buddy has a moral sense of right versus wrong. Readers will enjoy this fast-paced mystery. With well-developed characters and a plot that takes issues straight from the headlines, this is a good read." ― Crimespree Magazine

About the Author

Michael Brandman is the author of three Jesse Stone novels, each based on characters created by Robert B. Parker, all on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

With his longtime partner, Tom Selleck, he produced and co-wrote nine Jesse Stone movies and three Westerns.

His and Emanuel Azenberg's production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Best Picture.

He has produced more than forty motion pictures including films written by Arthur Miller, Stephen Sondheim, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Horton Foote, Wendy Wasserstein; David Hare, and Athol Fugard.

He is the father of two sons and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress Joanna Miles.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poisoned Pen Press (August 7, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1464210292
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1464210297
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,122,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,896 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #14,903 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
- #15,847 in Police Procedurals (Books)

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Michael Brandman is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and motion picture & television producer.

His Jesse Stone novels, KILLING THE BLUES, FOOL ME TWICE, and DAMNED IF YOU DO, each based on characters created by the late Robert B. Parker, are all New York Times best sellers.

Together with Tom Selleck, he has written and produced nine Jesse Stone films for television, the tenth of which will premiere in the Spring of 2019.

His new series of Buddy Steel mystery novels debuted in 2017 with MISSING PERSONS. The second book in the series, ONE ON ONE, made its debut in August. WILD CARD, the third in the series, will be released in April, 2019.

He has produced more than forty motion pictures, including works by Tom Stoppard, Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Elmore Leonard, Louis L'Amour, and Stephen Sondheim.

He lives in Los Angeles and is married to the award winning actress, Joanna Miles. He is the father of two sons.

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Doug Flor

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Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023

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Having read all of Brandman's works in the tradition of RBP and a few of his own works, he can stand on his own two feet and be proud of his work. I give this one a 5 because it is just good and solid writing.

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I love small town mysteries

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2021

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Now I am up to date with Buddy Steel. This series really grows on me. I really like smalltown mysteries. I must say, read this series it's great fun.

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021

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This was a good book to read, I liked that his father is always helping buddy with his case and here to make sure is dad is okay

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2018

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In the turbid sea of sexual offenders around us, Brandman manages to hook a predator with his Steel character, while also exploring the the problems and rewards of father/son relationships. Engaging on all counts.

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a small town with big city problems

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018

“One on One” by Michael Brandman is the second book in the. Buddy Steel Series. This easily book stands on its own, and a few paragraphs of narrative by Buddy, brings readers up to date. “Freedom, California, is a small, seaside community, located in San Remo County, halfway between Santa Barbara and San Francisco. It wasn’t the job that attracted me. It was the father/ son thing. We had never been close, Burton Steel, Senior, and me, B.S., Junior.” This is really all the history that new readers need.
Brandman develops a strong sense of place right at the start with descriptions that paint pictures for readers. “The midday temperatures were in the low seventies. Feathery white clouds appeared and were quickly chased away by the insistent Diablo winds. A trio of young squirrels set up some kind of racket as they chased each other up and down the nearby trees. The air smelled of freshly cut wood.”
The story is Buddy’s first person account with conversation driven action. The narrative style is short, no nonsense, and to the point, but at the same time provides clear, detailed explanations when appropriate. The drama begins immediately when Buddy gets a call from the local school. “The late summer sun was making its steady ascent into a cloudless morning sky when my cell phone rang.” “Henry Carson.” “Who’s Henry Carson?” “Assistant Principal.” “Where?” “Freedom High.” "What about him?” “Well, for one thing, he’s dead.” “And for another?” “It appears he was murdered.”
Murder in this idyllic small town? Upsetting to say the least, but it was not just any murder but a specific, calculated, assassination. “Somebody took this guy out. In his office. Someone known to him. Premeditated violence like that doesn’t just happen. Somebody had a serious grievance. Let’s find out what it was and who it affected deeply enough to warrant murder.”
Brandman balances the small town connections while adding drama to advance the plot. Big city problems are intruding and small town politics threaten friendships. Buddy strives to solve not only the murder but also the other disquieting crimes.

I enjoyed this book. It was quick to read and very enjoyable. I was given a review copy of” One on One” by Michael Brandman, Poisoned Pen Press, and Ingram Publisher Services, and I liked this book because it is not just a “formula” series. Brandman moved both friends and family along in the storyline. In the end, the question for Buddy remains “Where do you see yourself in ten years?” He had not a clue, but he was home, at least for now. I cannot wait to see where the next chapter in Buddy’s life takes him.

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Joyce H Allen

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Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022

Buddy Steel is a great read and a great hero. Easy to read and comprehend. I can see why Mr Brandman and Tom Selleck are friends. The character reminds me of a Tom Selleck show.

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Melody M

A very good read!! I look forward to more from Michael Brandman!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2018

One On One – Michael Brandman

I was fortunate to receive this novel from Netgalley.com as an Advance Reader Copy, in exchange for an objective review.

Buddy Steel is a former LAPD Homicide Detective who has reluctantly returned home to San Romo County, to act as the Chief Deputy for his father, Sheriff Burton Steel. The Sheriff was recently diagnosed with an incurable and ultimately terminal illness and hopes that Buddy will take his place when the time is right. Both also hope to work through the difficulties of their contentious relationship while they can.

As the novel starts, Buddy is summoned to a murder scene at Freedom High School, where the Assistant Principal, Henry Carson, has been found murdered in his office – an apparent victim of a stabbing. As the investigation begins, Henry appears to be well loved by students and staff alike. Involved in student sports as well, no one has an unkind word to say about Carson. Meanwhile, his widow, Kimber has fled the state, giving Buddy a potential person of interest to assess.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Buddy inherits a second problem – a mystery graffiti artist has taken to Freedom to create some free-lance artwork –creating monstrous walls of spray painted ‘art’ on various buildings and the like, angering the town’s residents.

As the search continues for Carson’s killer, Buddy begins to find inconsistencies when he interviews students. It becomes apparent that Carson preferred the ‘pretty’ ones – both guys and girls - that he would spend extra time with, whether it be dinner, or weekend getaways. One student alludes to a ‘play party’, which sends the case in a completely different direction…

Meanwhile, some ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking, and some night time surveillance help to locate the Freedom artist, but can they apprehend him?

This is my first read by author Michael Brandman, but it will not be my last. My initial thoughts were that the book was a bit slow and mellow for a police procedural type novel – the murder scenes and forensics were described subtly, while the true focus was on the dynamics of relationships between the individuals of the story, Buddy and his father, students between their mentor, etc., but it quickly evolved into a very good read! I look forward to more of Buddy Steel, and his father as this series continues!

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Mark L

The Jesse Stone of the West Coast

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2020

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A quick and easy page turner. Brandman has basically taken the formula he was so good at continuing with the Robert B Parker Jesse Stone novels and shifted it to the other American seaboard. For Jesse Stone read Buddy Steel. There are differences, some good, some bad. It's nice to see an intact family life (missing from Parker's creation) and the continuation of short chapters and dual crimes under investigation, but the first person narration that (purposefully keeps Buddy's inner life and thought processes to a minimum, a la the Jesse Stone model) is less effective than Brandman's third person outings with the the Parker novels.

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