Treachery Times Two by Robert McCaw

Koa Kane is back.  Koa is the Chief Detective in Hilo, Hawaii.   Koa has secrets of his own, let alone the ones he tries to pry from miscreants.   This time Koa is involved in murder and espionage.

Koa’s girlfriend is Nalani, a park ranger.   She provided stability to Koa’ inherently moody personality.   A volcanic eruption triggers a murder mystery which then triggers an espionage investigation.  Koa’s secret, threatens his well being and even his career as a life long friend’s duplicity threatens him.

There is action, subterfuge, friendship, regret, guilt, honor and trust all carefully blended into another excellent Koa Kane tale.

I highly recommend all of them. 

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Decision: The Jake Littleton Series by Whit Gentry.

Too bad this is the final book in the Jake Littleton series, I’ve enjoyed them. Once again the topic is kidnapping.  This time there is an interesting twist with the victim.  

Jake, his two sidekicks, and Joan their very well-connected pilot are tasked with the rescue of a somewhat fragile surgeon.   The surgeon’s wife, however, makes up for his fragility with surprising strength.

There is also a twist with the kidnappers.  

Gentry keeps the plot moving forward with twists, turns, and whimsy.  I particularly liked the kind-hearted and talented veterinarian.

I recommend the book. 

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Cold Consequences by David Rohlfing

This is a Sasha Frank mystery.  Detective Frank is the senior detective at the Bloomington Police Department, near Chicago.  Ashley Cummins succumbed to the allure of street drugs when she was unable to get her pain killer prescriptions refilled.  This led to her murder.

Sasha and his partner, Darcie, found themselves investigating a murder that continued to escalate throughout the book.  The plot was intricate and plausible.  The death of a child, regardless of age, can lead family down dark paths.  

Rohlfing did a great job in keeping the action moving and the end result hidden until the very end.

I enjoyed the book.

 

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The Elimination Threat by Michael Laurence

This is a continuation of a saga on the thirteen, a cabal whose intention is to kill off most of the world’s population and start over.  The cabal considers themselves as the intellectual and physical elite destined to rule the world.  An assortment of agents and private citizens are striving to thwart them.

The book stands alone okay.  You would be better served reading The Extinction Agenda (2019) and The Annihilation Protocol (2020) first.

The theory that the Federal Reserve is an instrument of the cabal is promoted.  The theory is supported by historic quotes by notables since the Fed’s inception.

I found the explanation of petrodollars, energy consolidation and co-opting governmental personnel and agencies a bit laborious.  I thought the first explanation would have been sufficient, but the same info seemed to be repeated.

I found the book thought provoking.

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A Gambling Man by David Baldacci

Baldacci never misses a step, this one back in time.  It is shortly after WWII.  Archer is a PI want-to-be and a windmill tilt want-to-be or possibly not anymore after tilting at a windmill and ending up in prison.  He is on his way to California when he intrudes on some business that resent intrusion.  He ends up with Callahan, a leggy want-to-be movie star.  The book contains a lot of aspirations.

The two head to California.  Archer has been recommended to apprentice for Willie Dash, a PI.  Dash is a down at the luck kind of guy but likeable.  Bay Town is a shore town with a less than reputable boss.  Armstrong runs the town and dominates his daughter.   There is a gentleman’s club, a slew of murders and a few good twists. 

This is a good book, I looked at some other reviews and they pointed out that Baldacci isn’t John D. McDonald.  I guess if you want a Mickey Spillane or McDonald, that’s what you should read.  This is Baldacci.  I happen to enjoy his writing and his style regardless of the time or setting. 

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