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Deep Cover
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275 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1995
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April 1, 2010Jeff Foster is a detective on the relatively small police force in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He's a devout member of his faith; he works hard, and he loves his life. But Jeff is about to experience things that no one in his mid-20s should have to experience, and his entire life is about to change because of it. As the book opens, Jeff is involved in a night surveillance with his partner. They bust a small-time drug dealer, and police officials in Idaho Falls want more; they want information on the bigger dealer. The dope is clearly coming up from Las Vegas, through Salt Lake, and the guys in Idaho Falls want to know more about who in Las Vegas is moving the drugs and where they're ultimately coming from. The cops in Idaho and Vegas aren't the only ones who want that information. So does the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency, and it's ultimately up to Jeff Foster to go under cover to learn what he can.
In order to learn more about the Idaho Falls part of the drug delivery chain, Jeff takes flying lessons from a woman who works for a lawyer when she's not teaching flying lessons. Jeff is attracted to Stephanie Evans almost from their first lesson. In truth, he's already a licensed pilot, but he can't learn more about drug deliveries into his town unless he can crack the organization, which is using charter flights to get the stuff into the community.
The flying lessons continue, and a romance gradually blossoms. But things get brutal and complicated when Jeff goes deep under cover to learn more about the drug ring, and Stephanie is unwittingly caught in the middle because of her connection to the lawyer for whom she works as a legal secretary when she's not flying.
Before you'll close the cover on this book, both Jeff and Stephanie's lives will be seriously endangered, and the romance almost dies when Jeff's deep cover fabrication forces him to share an apartment, but not a bed, with a female DEA agent--a girl who plants a rather convincing kiss on poor Jeff in the early days of his romance with Stephanie. Yes, she's watching, and no, he's not having an easy time explaining to her what's happening.
Usually, LDS fiction is pretty awful, laughable stuff--mostly substandard and easily walked away from in the middle of the book. But not so with Deep Cover. This book poignantly brings out the struggle of a devout followr of Christ who must lie in order to gain information and protect himself. As poor Jeff is forced to alter his appearance to engage in the deep cover operation, his credibility as a teacher of young children on sunday is cruelly and loudly questioned by members of his faith unwilling to give him the benefit of the doubt. You'll also ponder with Jeff the inherent difficulty of killing someone against the backdrop of four simple words that are part of the 10 commandments--Thou shalt not kill.
In short, this is a well written look at the conflicts and torn nature of life when you're forced to lie and become someone you're not in order to better the lives of people in your community. The author is highly knowledgeable about police procedure and undercover investigative work. I found the characters entirely believable, and the dialogue was reasonably well done. The romance was nicely written, and the suspense made the book well worth the read. This author provides solid, unalterable proof that fiction about undercover investigations needn't include profanity and graphical sexual descriptions to be realistic and interesting.
It's not the greatest book I'll read all year, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a good once-read, but it may be hard for some to find.
In order to learn more about the Idaho Falls part of the drug delivery chain, Jeff takes flying lessons from a woman who works for a lawyer when she's not teaching flying lessons. Jeff is attracted to Stephanie Evans almost from their first lesson. In truth, he's already a licensed pilot, but he can't learn more about drug deliveries into his town unless he can crack the organization, which is using charter flights to get the stuff into the community.
The flying lessons continue, and a romance gradually blossoms. But things get brutal and complicated when Jeff goes deep under cover to learn more about the drug ring, and Stephanie is unwittingly caught in the middle because of her connection to the lawyer for whom she works as a legal secretary when she's not flying.
Before you'll close the cover on this book, both Jeff and Stephanie's lives will be seriously endangered, and the romance almost dies when Jeff's deep cover fabrication forces him to share an apartment, but not a bed, with a female DEA agent--a girl who plants a rather convincing kiss on poor Jeff in the early days of his romance with Stephanie. Yes, she's watching, and no, he's not having an easy time explaining to her what's happening.
Usually, LDS fiction is pretty awful, laughable stuff--mostly substandard and easily walked away from in the middle of the book. But not so with Deep Cover. This book poignantly brings out the struggle of a devout followr of Christ who must lie in order to gain information and protect himself. As poor Jeff is forced to alter his appearance to engage in the deep cover operation, his credibility as a teacher of young children on sunday is cruelly and loudly questioned by members of his faith unwilling to give him the benefit of the doubt. You'll also ponder with Jeff the inherent difficulty of killing someone against the backdrop of four simple words that are part of the 10 commandments--Thou shalt not kill.
In short, this is a well written look at the conflicts and torn nature of life when you're forced to lie and become someone you're not in order to better the lives of people in your community. The author is highly knowledgeable about police procedure and undercover investigative work. I found the characters entirely believable, and the dialogue was reasonably well done. The romance was nicely written, and the suspense made the book well worth the read. This author provides solid, unalterable proof that fiction about undercover investigations needn't include profanity and graphical sexual descriptions to be realistic and interesting.
It's not the greatest book I'll read all year, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a good once-read, but it may be hard for some to find.
January 20, 2009
Jeff Foster goes undercover to take down a drug dealer. Part of his cover is to take flying lessons to get into contact with the company. He has to deal with how his religion will fit into a life of deceipt and lies. Also a beautiful flying instructor. Read with the book Double Jeopardy. Neither is as good as together.
September 11, 2015
Drug dealers even live in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jeff Foster goes undercover to identify who the high ranking drug dealer is and get a foot inside if he can. A real twist is that Jeff is LDS, and lying is still lying. It becomes a major problem for him when he meets Stephanie Evans, who is also LDS. When Stephanie is kidnapped, search and rescue becomes Jeff's soul focus--dangerous and exciting.
July 27, 2008
I didn't think i would like this book about a cop and drug dealers but it surprised me. I liked how it had LDS character and talked about where the line would be to cross for the sake of the good along with romance of course.
November 20, 2008
Exciting, fast-paced, and witty; loved it!
January 7, 2015
I wanted it to end before the end. About three chapters.
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