PI Leo Waterman is back at it—investigating a very domestic crime that turns into a national nightmare in this upbeat page-turner of a mystery.Why would a teenager with no prior record suddenly assassinate a city councilman? Retired PI Leo Waterman wouldn’t have bothered finding out if an old pal hadn’t asked. And after the man, who is also the boy’s grandfather, offs himself, the request becomes … the request becomes too personal to ignore.
But Leo’s girlfriend, Rebecca, thinks the investigation is too dangerous. Especially after Leo is beaten within an inch of his life. Fortuitously, however, the attack leaves him with a lasting clue about the case that the attackers carved into his chest. Now, this new lead brings Leo into the woods just north of Seattle to infiltrate the dark heart of an impressionable young boy’s sudden, violent turn—a white-power retreat that’s amassing an army for a far-reaching endgame.
What they have planned isn’t only putting Leo’s life at risk. Thousands of lives are going to be at stake. And the deeper Leo gets, the more he fears that he’s totally underpowered to save them.
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Talk about scary action filled books…..read this! And I know guys love action books, you won’t be disappointed between guns, explosives, a racial holy war, and some wicked scenes of destruction.
But this is not just an action filled drama but a moment of clarity on good versus evil, of race, of country, of blaming others and of standing up tall and realizing that in 2019…we have a problem and it’s home grown.
Leo Waterman is quite the character and thanks to his Dad’s illegal ways, he has money and friends….and the friends have guns and a sense of comradeship and even help the cops if needed. You meet the cop Tim, the mobster Joey, the girlfriend coroner Rebecca, the newbie Ben Forrester. Betty, an old timer, alone and in just a few chapters represents the best of this country.
Leo is asked why a young quiet man shot, killed and then was killed himself. He doesn’t want to get involved even if he has fought for truth before. Before you know it, he nearly dies and is surrounded by his community for safe keeping. The recovery is horrendous as are the scars….took my breath away.
With his friends backing him up, he takes up the small town of Everett to check on Matthew’s life before he became a killer. They think with their guns, computer skills and money that they are safe. This town is closed off, waves the flags and guns and is full of hate…beware of the cops. They get information but flee the area only to Conway where Leo, Gabby and Ben look for a training camp.
Terrifying adventure from then on…you will not put this book down…I DARE YOU. The tension starts from first chapter into paranoia and conspiracies and ends the only way it can.
The people jump off the page, you won’t forget them. There is humor used to break the tension between the people and the scenes are extremely desciptive.You feel as if you are there behind a tree watching and worried.
Mr. Ford did a superb job. It’s a book to enjoy and to think about. This is more than five stars!!
Be aware, you will start this book and finish on one sitting and ignore everything else..enjoy.
Great book.
This is probably the most exciting chapter yet in the life of retired Private Investigator Leo Waterman.
A teenage boy suddenly assassinates a city councilman. He’s had no other problems with the law .. so why would he suddenly turn violent to the point of killing someone?
Leo finds a link to a white-power retreat that’s amassing an army for a far reaching endgame.
After being physically attacked, will this case be the one case that kills hundreds, maybe thousands, of people … including Leo Waterman?
As the previous 10 books in this series, it is well written with memorable characters and exciting stories. Although a part of a series, this is read easily as a stand alone. I confess I haven’t read the others in the order they were published, but that didn’t destroy the pleasure of reading them.
Its fast-paced and full of action. Several twists and turns will keep the reader riveted to each and every page.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas & Mercer / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this crime mystery. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.