Review: Excellent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2013
This is the fourth fast paced, hard hitting book in the River City series. The River City police patrol are fictional, as is the locale but, it is based on a real life place and persons connected to law enforcement in eastern Washington. These men and women battle crime daily while trying to exorcise their own inner demons of drink and depression. These stories are laced with universal truths, depicting inner conflicts as they face enigmatic dilemmas.All the favorite characters return. Newer entities are firmly fleshed out to meld with seasoned veterans we have already met. The ruthless Russian mob has gained a foothold in River City. Spread like a spider web they determine to control more.Katie McCloud is a favorite charmer and fighter. Her resilience is tested when she becomes embroiled in a fight for her life.You will encounter unsavory passages and unsavory characters in River City. Frank Zafiro handles all with expertise, inward knowledge and obstinato finesse. Carson releases her angst with laughter. After Anne drank all night, she thought Robert considered himself. "Holier than thou." Her son refused to talk to her on the phone. She got the gun and locked herself in the bathroom. She was forty-five and dead.  Carson's laughter came in huge hysterical gulps of air. She laughed because it struck her as tragically funny. She laughed until she pulled into a parking lot to cry..Though some falter with retrograde steps, we can and will, sympathize with their trials and tribulations. This is not a putsch. These are not putty puppets. They are humans filled with difficult, bewildering, and baffling decisions to make, often in hair raising split seconds. Excellent.