As well as being fun to read, Mr McFadden's books are always technically amazing. This one tests a character he defined in the book before this one - even further than he did last time (note that the reading order doesn't seem to matter much - I read them in the wrong order!)This makes it an interesting exercise on how hard it is to be a decent cop. In the other book, Detective Dan McCready had followed his gut and came very close to convicting an innocent woman for murder. In this book, he's challenged again... when his previously successful brother fails off the rails and helps the underworld, in order to pay off his gambling debts.
So, read and enjoy watching a cop trying his hardest to solve a murder - that his brother may well have been involved in. Meanwhile watch his brother deploy a similar skillset, more or less in the opposite direction.
Oh, and he doesn't have his usual cop partner with him, instead partnering with an FBI agent from out of town, that probably doesn't have the experience in field work that Detective Dan McCready has, compounding any jurisdiction issues. Even more tension for the detective.
Also, I enjoyed watching the underworld pull both of their strings, sort of, in concert. Another good read by this author.
Gary Williams
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