Tightrope

Blue Maguire and Spaceman Kowalski Mystery #2

by Teri White

Los Angeles detective Blue Maguire and Spaceman Kowalski track the killer of a young girl and a Vietnamese refugee, a killer whose obsession with a king's ransom in jewels also draws other seekers

228 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Teri White is a publisher, artist and prolific zine author.

Reviews

[Thrillers R Us]

3 Vietnam War buddies, 2 street-wise cops, a handful of bodies and a stash of diamonds makes TIGHTROPE a gem of a thriller find. Steeped with snappy dialogue & quick and shocking violence, TIGHTROPE brings 1980s Los Angeles alive with all its grime and night time glitter.

Easily enjoyable by modern thriller fans, parts of the story lines later found in BAD BOYS (1994) and Lethal Weapon (1987) will resonate with almost anyone. Teri White keeps the Vietnam War aspect light & mainly through vague references, though it does play an active part in the chase.

The tension between the two cops keeps things interesting and doesn't weigh the reader down with too many domestic problems. Not necessarily a police procedural, TIGHTROPE satisfies on an investigative level and a race against time that litters the streets of L.A. with bodies galore.

Apparently the second installment in a series, TIGHTROPE can easily be read as a stand-alone adventure and shines among hardboiled cops & robbers thrillers.

[Alisa]

Nothing very consequential. LA mystery