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TROUBLESHOOTER
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August 16, 2012
Synopsis
Troubleshooter is the third novel in the Ruthless to Win series. Each novel in this series features a different main character, this time it is Charlie Cartwright, the "troubleshooter" and Director of Operations for Armitage Racing's Formula One racing team. A mysterious investigation by British Customs and Charlie's discovery of a cocaine stash at a party thrown by the team's world champion driver escalates into a smuggling investigation, murder, kidnapping, and revenge. Charlie, a former policeman, is both investigator and suspect. Along the way, Charlie meets and falls in love with the beautiful and intelligent American cinematographer Carolina St. John.
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The action in Troubleshooter occurs earlier in time than Lemans or Requiem at Monza and fills in a lot of background alluded to in those novels. The writing and editing is the best of the three novels in the series, and Troubleshooter is as good a crime thriller as any I've read as well as being a pretty good racing novel.
The pacing advances the plot briskly, yet every scene unfolds in sufficient detail to make it tangible while building the tension. The characters are interesting and well developed. Some we've met in earlier novels and a few are new to the series or are developed much more fully.
While Troubleshooter does provide interesting insights into the world of Formula One teams, the explanations of engineering details and on track racing scenes are shorter and less interesting than in Lemans. But, then, I'm a hardcore racing and formula one fan. I also thought the plot was a little 1980's, but the novel is set many years earlier, when Charlie was only 32 years old.
Anybody who likes racing or crime thrillers will enjoy reading Troubleshooter. I can't wait to read the next novel in the Ruthless series.
Troubleshooter is the third novel in the Ruthless to Win series. Each novel in this series features a different main character, this time it is Charlie Cartwright, the "troubleshooter" and Director of Operations for Armitage Racing's Formula One racing team. A mysterious investigation by British Customs and Charlie's discovery of a cocaine stash at a party thrown by the team's world champion driver escalates into a smuggling investigation, murder, kidnapping, and revenge. Charlie, a former policeman, is both investigator and suspect. Along the way, Charlie meets and falls in love with the beautiful and intelligent American cinematographer Carolina St. John.
Review
The action in Troubleshooter occurs earlier in time than Lemans or Requiem at Monza and fills in a lot of background alluded to in those novels. The writing and editing is the best of the three novels in the series, and Troubleshooter is as good a crime thriller as any I've read as well as being a pretty good racing novel.
The pacing advances the plot briskly, yet every scene unfolds in sufficient detail to make it tangible while building the tension. The characters are interesting and well developed. Some we've met in earlier novels and a few are new to the series or are developed much more fully.
While Troubleshooter does provide interesting insights into the world of Formula One teams, the explanations of engineering details and on track racing scenes are shorter and less interesting than in Lemans. But, then, I'm a hardcore racing and formula one fan. I also thought the plot was a little 1980's, but the novel is set many years earlier, when Charlie was only 32 years old.
Anybody who likes racing or crime thrillers will enjoy reading Troubleshooter. I can't wait to read the next novel in the Ruthless series.
February 17, 2013
Another sploke in the wheel
This series of novels fit together like the spokes of a well engineered wheel, It fills out the characters,
gives another dimension and adds to the previous books in the series. I look forward to the next one.
This series of novels fit together like the spokes of a well engineered wheel, It fills out the characters,
gives another dimension and adds to the previous books in the series. I look forward to the next one.
August 29, 2012
Fun read with plenty of fascinating characters! Great story telling, too. Must go back and finish Requiem!
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