Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Description:
“When electronics store owner Lou Palazzo is gunned down at a snowy
Manhattan intersection, NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason
Dickson catch a case that’s anything but ordinary. Back at Lou’s shop, two
Chinese nationals linked to a powerful Shanghai cybercrime ring are dead. The
only clue? A missing laptop computer, possibly containing something Lou was
willing to die to protect.
Meanwhile, NYU student Ryan Gelb is panicking. His hacked laptop held
the stolen university data — data he quietly gave to his Uncle Lou. Now Lou is
dead, and whoever killed him is coming for the file. . . and for Ryan.
Caught between international cybercriminals, New York mobsters, and
the police, Ryan is desperate to recover the file and avoid being expelled — or
worse, executed.”
Author:
A lawyer specializing in labor and
employment law by day, Kevin Chapman describes his real passions as playing
tournament poker, rooting for the New York Mets, and writing fiction. For more,
visit Mr Chapman’s website.
Appraisal:
I’ve read several of the books in the Mike Stoneman Thriller series of
which this is the latest, and I’ve liked all of them I’ve read. Of course while
they have the same main characters, Mike Stoneman and his partner Jason
Dickson, they have unique aspects in each. In this one we not only get the
story of Mike and Jason trying to figure out the murder of pawn shop owner Lou
Palazzo, but another story thread with Lou’s nephew, Ryan trying to find some
data that he shouldn’t have had, but passed on to his Uncle Lou. We’ve also got
some interesting characters involved that … I’m not sure the word incestuous is
the best word to describe things, but it’s got to be close with people with
ties to the main characters complicating things for all concerned. Even though
the reader knows a lot of things that the characters don’t know, this kept me
on the edge of my seat and guessing all the way. An interesting and different
story.
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Although this book is part of a series each book in the series stands
alone, so reading prior books in the series or the order you choose to read
each book doesn’t matter.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Based on an advance reviewer copy although based on that there were no
significant issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 85-90,000 words
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