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THE TASK THAT FACED HOMICIDE SEEMED MONUMENTAL
They had four dead cops from four different precincts, all shot through the head. The headlines were screaming cop killer; rookies were making sudden career changes while veterans of the force were anxiously eyeing retirement dates. Panic was growing.
For Lieutenant Jack Stryker, the pressure was coming from everywhere: up from below, down from above and in from the outside. And with each new death, the pressure increased Was the killer shooting cops at random ... or was there a more sinister reason for the murders?
But when Stryker is hit and his partner almost fatally wounded, Stryker knows it's time to forget procedure and put an end to open season on Grantham's finest ... before he becomes the next trophy of a demented killer.
They had four dead cops from four different precincts, all shot through the head. The headlines were screaming cop killer; rookies were making sudden career changes while veterans of the force were anxiously eyeing retirement dates. Panic was growing.
For Lieutenant Jack Stryker, the pressure was coming from everywhere: up from below, down from above and in from the outside. And with each new death, the pressure increased Was the killer shooting cops at random ... or was there a more sinister reason for the murders?
But when Stryker is hit and his partner almost fatally wounded, Stryker knows it's time to forget procedure and put an end to open season on Grantham's finest ... before he becomes the next trophy of a demented killer.
- GenresMystery
250 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Paula Gosling
59 books16 followersPaula Gosling is a US born crime writer. She has lived in the UK since the 1960s. Gosling started her writing career as a copy-writer and published her first novel, A Running Duck, in 1974. This won the John Creasey Award for the best first novel of the year and she has also received both the Gold Dagger for Monkey Puzzle in 1985. She is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association.
Her novel A Running Duck, written in 1974 (also published as Fair Game), has been adapted twice into films, once as a Sylvester Stallone vehicle - Cobra and the second time as a film with Cindy Crawford entitled Fair Game.
Her novel A Running Duck, written in 1974 (also published as Fair Game), has been adapted twice into films, once as a Sylvester Stallone vehicle - Cobra and the second time as a film with Cindy Crawford entitled Fair Game.
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June 17, 2013
I have read "Hoodwinked" by the same author and loved the humor in that book, so I bought this one too. Sadly, there is little to no humor in this story (therefore I deduct one star). BUT (and that's a big one, the author managed to keep me guessing till the end. Usually, I already know half way through a mystery "who did it". It comes with being an author myself. This book and its ending surprised me a lot.
Intertwined with the murders, the love story of the couple who have to define their relationship anew was a nice counterpoint to the investigation. Generally, I do not like mysteries that insert too much of the detective's private life, but this worked well. The author kept a nice balance.
There's no graphic bloodshed, making it suitable to younger readers (let's say 14+). All in all, I can recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a nice mystery.
Intertwined with the murders, the love story of the couple who have to define their relationship anew was a nice counterpoint to the investigation. Generally, I do not like mysteries that insert too much of the detective's private life, but this worked well. The author kept a nice balance.
There's no graphic bloodshed, making it suitable to younger readers (let's say 14+). All in all, I can recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a nice mystery.
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