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"Wolves disguised in sheep's clothing."
72 years old P.I. Walt Williams had often admired the white trails across the blue sky over his Kansas City home, so was appalled when he was told that they might not just be water vapour but poisons deliberately being sent out as part of a top secret weather defence system. A local reporter, Jack Carson, had been holding clandestine meetings with an air force pilot who had passed information to him but died in a car accident on his way to give him evidence backing his story. Although deemed an accident, there was the suggestion that there was tampering to his car's brakes.I
Initially enthusiastic to learn more, Walt and partner Kevin, start snooping around but after another unexpected death, and at wife Maggie's prompting, Walt decides that this is too dangerous for him to continue. But it's not that easy to back out.
I am an enormous can of Robert Thornhill's Lady Justice stories, and this one is simply superb. As always, Walt himself is a great character, sometimes grumpy, sometimes funny, always dedicated and caught up in odd circumstances, and interpreted to perfection by narrator, George Kuch in the first person telling of the stories. Packed with information and equally well characterized secondary protagonists, this is an exciting as well as thought provokingly terrifying episode in Walt's life. And this reader especially enjoys the way the author includes Walt's personal author friend, Robert Thornhill, into the story.
For readers who have not yet met Salt and his relatives and friends, I wholeheartedly recommend the entire series. But if that is simply one step too far, like all of the previous books, this is a stand alone novel and can be enjoyed immediately. Thrills, facts, fun, and an excellent cast of characters all skillfully portrayed by the narrator, this is one not to be missed.