Review: Now I can't wait until the next one!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2011
This is the best Manny Williams thriller yet, the third in the series, Emerald Moon.  This storyline flows along so smoothly despite leaving one scene and going to an entirely different area and the number of characters in the book.  I think Rick Murcer gets better with each of the novels he puts out.Manny and his daughter Jen have been through eleven months of grieving after the death of Louise, Manny's wife and the mother of Jen.  They both still miss her presence a lot. Manny is asked to work with Carousel Cruise Lines along with the FBI concerning the killings of some of their security staff. Jen and her father are about to depart on a cruise for a vacation and just to get away, as well, after a year at home. To her great disappointment, Jen must go home to Lansing with a police officer to guard her until her father returns home. Manny makes this decision for his daughter's safety, but she is very angry at first and deeply disappointed that the cruise has come to an end before it started.  Manny feels that it isn't safe for Jen to be on a ship where security people are being killed.We are introduced to some new characters in Emerald Moon, and also meet up again with familiar ones from the previous books.  Sophie, Manny's partner, is just as over the top as ever, and the Irish FBI Special Agent Chloe Frangon, still manages to be attracted to Manny, and through his guilt Manny still finds her attractive since she's come back.  The story moves to Galway, Ireland since there have been some gruesome deaths there that are reminiscent of Dr. Fredrick Argyle, who is back and as evil as ever.  Argyle isn't the only bad guy for Manny to chase down, either.  You begin to wonder if Argyle's reach can go any farther than it already has.  This is a very busy story that keeps going and keeps the reader on the edge of the seat until the last page is finished, and then wishing for more.I really loved this book.  There are some very nice scenic descriptions of Ireland, and some nice moments between Manny and his daughter, as well as dialogue between colleagues. However, Argyle is up to his old tricks and is just as violent and deranged as he ever was. I'll anxiously await the next in the series and anything else that Mr. Murcer writes in the meantime.  Emerald Moon deserves no less than 5 stars.