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Brian Hanson #2
Fixation
Edgar nominee Mark Schorr introduced detective Brian Hanson to rave reviews in Borderline. Now, in this thrilling follow-up, Hanson is back--risking his reputation and his life.
A Vietnam vet with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of substance abuse, Brian Hanson has turned his life around working as a counselor with some of Portland, Oregon’s, most troubled citizens.
When an FBI raid goes badly for his girlfriend, Special Agent Louise Parker, Louise comes under investigation by the very agency she is loyal to. Louise turns to Brian for support, but a cunning stalker is deliberately sabotaging all that is precious to her. And as the harasser grows more and more aggressive, there’s no telling who she can trust.
Taking readers from Portland’s mysterious underground tunnels, to computer dives in Seattle, to the back streets and alleyways of the Rose City, Fixation offers gripping characters with a rich sense of place, and the kind of psychological insights that only a counseling professional could bring to a thriller. It is a stunning novel from a multitalented crime star.
A Vietnam vet with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of substance abuse, Brian Hanson has turned his life around working as a counselor with some of Portland, Oregon’s, most troubled citizens.
When an FBI raid goes badly for his girlfriend, Special Agent Louise Parker, Louise comes under investigation by the very agency she is loyal to. Louise turns to Brian for support, but a cunning stalker is deliberately sabotaging all that is precious to her. And as the harasser grows more and more aggressive, there’s no telling who she can trust.
Taking readers from Portland’s mysterious underground tunnels, to computer dives in Seattle, to the back streets and alleyways of the Rose City, Fixation offers gripping characters with a rich sense of place, and the kind of psychological insights that only a counseling professional could bring to a thriller. It is a stunning novel from a multitalented crime star.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published June 10, 2008
About the author
Mark Schorr
14 books7 followersMark Schorr is the author of 11 previous published mysteries/thrillers. He was nominated for an Edgar award, had books published in France, Spain and Japan, and had three books optioned by Hollywood. He’s also the author of hundreds of articles, with work published in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Esquire, and The Oregonian. He’s been on staff for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, USA Today, CBS and NBC.
Aside from his work as a writer, he’s been a bookstore manager, a bouncer at Studio 54, a private investigator, an international courier, a crisis de-escalation trainer, and a decoy during training for TSA’s bomb-sniffing dogs.
He is currently a mental health and addictions counselor in Portland, Oregon.
Aside from his work as a writer, he’s been a bookstore manager, a bouncer at Studio 54, a private investigator, an international courier, a crisis de-escalation trainer, and a decoy during training for TSA’s bomb-sniffing dogs.
He is currently a mental health and addictions counselor in Portland, Oregon.
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March 1, 2009
Oregon mystery/thriller set in Portland.
Update: Took a while to get into this book (a little too much psychology and grit) but decided about halfway through that it was worth reading to the end, and I was glad I did as it had a good twist that I probably should have seen coming but didn't. Great noir Portland setting involving the Shanghai tunnels and various neighborhoods plus good relationship dynamics between Vietnam vet turned counselor to the downtrodden, Brian Hanson, and FBI agent Loiuse. The first book in this series is Borderline, which I liked a little bit better.
Update: Took a while to get into this book (a little too much psychology and grit) but decided about halfway through that it was worth reading to the end, and I was glad I did as it had a good twist that I probably should have seen coming but didn't. Great noir Portland setting involving the Shanghai tunnels and various neighborhoods plus good relationship dynamics between Vietnam vet turned counselor to the downtrodden, Brian Hanson, and FBI agent Loiuse. The first book in this series is Borderline, which I liked a little bit better.
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