Genre: Thriller
Description:
“Long-lost treasure from a sunken Great Lakes steamer is the link
between two Michigan killings and an attempted murder. Plenty of cut-throat
desperadoes are eager to get their hands on the vault of silver and gold.
Follow Bay City news reporter Nick Steele as he solves the murders, tracks down
the killers, and goes on a wild run to beat the bandits to the booty in this
fast-paced thriller.”
Author:
“Dave Vizard is a former award winning newspaper and magazine writer
and editor. He has taught journalism and writing at the college level. Each of
his murder mysteries is rooted in Michigan and revolves around the exploits of
news reporter Nick Steele. If Steele is on the scene, then there's very likely
at least one lifeless body nearby.”
Appraisal:
I’ve read a few of these thrillers featuring newspaper reporter Nick
Steele and always enjoy them. They tend to have twists that are clever and
unique. For example, the ultimate answer to the mystery at the heart of this
story is going to fit the clues, but I suspect it won’t be what you think the
answer is going to be. These stories mostly take place in an area stretching
from Michigan’s Tri-Cities of Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City eastward to
encompass Michigan’s thumb region. Although I’ve only visited that area a
couple times I find that I’m having no problem imagining the area and the
people populating these stories who fit those in the area very well. When
reporter Nick Steele visits some little town in the thumb area it triggers the
travel nerd side of me and I’m taking out a map to see where it is and trying to
imagine what it is like there. But you don’t need to be a travel nerd to get
into this book, just someone who likes a unique mystery thriller with a strong
sense of place.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 75-80,000 words
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