Genre: Police Procedural
Description:
“The
death of Lake Williams, a former football player at Central Montana State, in
his squalid tent in a homeless camp looks to Seagate and Miner like a routine
heroin overdose. Soon, however, they discover that someone hired a courier to
deliver the uncut heroin, knowing that Lake would shoot up and die instantly.
When a second body turns up, and then a third, the evidence points to the head
coach and the other leaders of the football program, who appear to be covering
up a secret that would destroy the program. When a man comes forward, claiming
to have committed numerous felonies on behalf of the program over many years,
the detectives don’t know whether he is the killer or merely a decoy in an
elaborate misdirection play. In a heart-pounding final confrontation, Seagate
and Miner confront the killer--and realize they have walked right into the
trap.”
Author:
“Mike
Markel writes the Detectives Seagate and Miner Mystery series, which is set in
the fictional small city of Rawlings, Montana, home of Central Montana State
University. That university is somewhat like Boise State University, where Mike
taught writing, but in Rawlings the weather is colder, the football team less
successful, and the murder rate much, much higher.
Mike lives with his wife in Boise.”
For more, visit Mike's website.
Appraisal:
“Our
partnership works because of our opposite styles. Ryan is calm, rational, and
thoughtful. I’m … not.”
The character Karen Seagate may have more than her share of
imperfections, but lack of self-awareness isn't one of them. In that quote she
gets to the heart of why her fictional partnership with Ryan Miner makes for such
good stories, too. This is the seventh book of the series and as I've reviewed
each I've raved about the characters of Seagate and Miner as well as the story.
Consider this another rave.
The fictional town of Rawlings, Montana where all the books take place
is another piece of Markel's solid foundation for the series. Many of the
stories involve happenings at the university in Rawlings and in this
installment that is especially true. Along with the story of Seagate and Miner
investigating a murder you might also find yourself considering college sports
and the price athletes sometimes pay to participate.
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FYI:
Adult language.
Original review posted October 20, 2016.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating:
??
Reviewed
by:BigAl
Approximate word count: 80-85,000 words
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