Flashpoint (A Dev Conrad Political Thriller)
In his fourth outing, Chicago-based political consultant Dev Conrad is trying to bail his client, a U.S. senator, out of trouble: the woman the senator has been seeing, who turns out to be working for a right-wing political organization, is murdered at the senator’s cabin. And, of course, the senator is married and has a history of indiscretions. Similar to Eric Dezenhall’s series about political consultant Jonah Eastman, but not as lighthearted, the Dev Conrad mysteries showcase Gorman’s gifts for creating realistic characters and plotting suspenseful stories. --David Pitt