Voodoo Laws
Bryson Coventry knows he shouldn’t let a woman get in the way of investigating his latest case, but that’s the way this homicide detective rolls. Once again, his unquenchable lust complicates matters as he tries to negotiate Denver’s underworld. Young, attractive Mackenzie Lee, once on the partner track of a prestigious law firm, now works for herself, and she’s forced to take cases she’d rather avoid—including her latest: could Dalton Wrey, the handsome schmoozer for one of Denver’s most successful production companies, really be the man behind the city’s string of voodoo killings? That this story—and the whole series, really—manages to maintain some lightness of touch in the face of all the violence and lascivious goings-on is largely the result of the bantering but respectful relationship between Coventry and his colleague, Shalifa Netherwood, an athletic African American woman who can go toe-to-toe with the hero in just about every facet of life. A throwback to the era of Mike Hammer and Shell Scott, Bryson Coventry is old school all the way—and that means good retro fun. --Mary Frances Wilkens