Review: A fast-moving fun read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2011
Mortal Pursuit by Michael Prescott writing as Brian Harper  is an e-edition of a previously published book (Signet, 1997) when cell phones didn't exist and some verbalization and references are slightly dated. However, it is a story of non-stop action that still provides one of the better action stories I have read.Trish Robinson, a newly appointed police officer in the small town of Santa Barbara is on her first patrol with Pete Wald, her training officer. They receive a call about a prowler in the yard of a local, prominent and very wealthy, family. They answer the call and the non-stop action begins and continues to the very end with Trish involved in endless life-threatening situations.With respect to the mechanics of presentation, suffice it to say, that Prescott/Harper has so intricately woven all of the features together that further description can only interfere with the reader's enjoyment. Additionally, he has characterized Trish and her involvement so adroitly, that even when some of her feats stretch credibility, your reader will not take time to analyze them - a feat not often accomplished by an author.I recommend the book highly as a fun read, unless you find violence against women, even in murder mysteries, too abhorrent. Reviewed by John H. Manhold, award winning fiction/non-fiction author.