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Sunday, March 1, 2020

The Old Bridge by Andrew Turpin


Joe Johnson is a private eye but also a war crimes investigator.   His mother’s experiences in a concentration camp is his motivation.  This book deals with the war in the former Yugoslavia.   The long lasting consequences of discrimination and hatred color the book.  Look at our own issues with Union and Confederacy which has been over for more than 150 years for clarity in understanding.

Joe has assistance from Jayne, a former lover, adroit operative and just retired British intelligence.  
There is lots of action set in interesting locales.   Joe, as a former CIA agent, makes  some truly bone head mistakes that are hard to reconcile with his background and training. Otherwise, this is a good mystery with a lot of twists and turns.  I enjoyed it and recommend it. 

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