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A Jack Taggart Mystery #3
Angel in the Full Moon
In this gut-wrenching sequel to Loose Ends and Above Ground, Jack Taggart’s quest for justice takes him from the beaches of Cuba to the ghettos of Hanoi.
Jack Taggart is an undercover Mountie whose quest for justice takes him from the sunny, tourist-laden beaches of Cuba to the ghettos of Hanoi. His targets deal in human flesh, smuggling unwitting victims for the sex trade. In a story fraught with raw emotion, Jack finds his partner accusing him of carrying out a personal vendetta, until he reveals the secret driving him forward.
This is the world of the undercover a world of lies, treachery, and deception. A world where violence can erupt without warning, like a ticking time bomb on a crowded bus. It isn’t a matter of if that bomb will go off ― it is a matter of how close you are to it when it does.
Jack Taggart is an undercover Mountie whose quest for justice takes him from the sunny, tourist-laden beaches of Cuba to the ghettos of Hanoi. His targets deal in human flesh, smuggling unwitting victims for the sex trade. In a story fraught with raw emotion, Jack finds his partner accusing him of carrying out a personal vendetta, until he reveals the secret driving him forward.
This is the world of the undercover a world of lies, treachery, and deception. A world where violence can erupt without warning, like a ticking time bomb on a crowded bus. It isn’t a matter of if that bomb will go off ― it is a matter of how close you are to it when it does.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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December 13, 2012
Absolutely outstanding. One of the best books I have read, as it is very true to life.
July 12, 2017
I can't stop weeping......
June 23, 2013
Jack Taggart is cop who defines the law as having two sets of rules – one for the bad guys and one for the good guys. The law can be bent, broken, even blasted apart by the good guys as long as it serves a greater, honorable purpose. For the bad guys, if you choose to break the rules you’d better realized that the consequences may be considerably harsher than those written down in the law books.
In Angel in the Full Moon Don Easton exposes the ruthless, violent and disgusting underbelly of prostitution, child prostitution and human trafficking. Jack Taggart uses methods that shock the reader in his pursuit of the leaders of the criminal organization that exploits unwitting, desperate, illegal immigrants. His hatred of these predators reveals a dark motivation that exposes what drives Taggart in his beyond the rule of law, but clearly defined personal interpretation of justice.
Angel in the Full Moon is a gritty portrayal of the dark side of our society. Its realism is a truism – an accounting by personal exposure from a man who lived in a shadow world of policing, one that few cops know, let alone the average citizen. As a former police homicide detective, I know the vagaries of the human psyche, the poor streets where forgotten souls converge, and the machinations of police procedure and politics. Don Easton has captured all of these in a riveting story that takes moral depravity to a new level. I assume that Taggart’s excesses in his pursuit of justice are simply an expression of artistic licence by Mr. Easton. Or are they?
Angel in the Full Moon is a great read!
In Angel in the Full Moon Don Easton exposes the ruthless, violent and disgusting underbelly of prostitution, child prostitution and human trafficking. Jack Taggart uses methods that shock the reader in his pursuit of the leaders of the criminal organization that exploits unwitting, desperate, illegal immigrants. His hatred of these predators reveals a dark motivation that exposes what drives Taggart in his beyond the rule of law, but clearly defined personal interpretation of justice.
Angel in the Full Moon is a gritty portrayal of the dark side of our society. Its realism is a truism – an accounting by personal exposure from a man who lived in a shadow world of policing, one that few cops know, let alone the average citizen. As a former police homicide detective, I know the vagaries of the human psyche, the poor streets where forgotten souls converge, and the machinations of police procedure and politics. Don Easton has captured all of these in a riveting story that takes moral depravity to a new level. I assume that Taggart’s excesses in his pursuit of justice are simply an expression of artistic licence by Mr. Easton. Or are they?
Angel in the Full Moon is a great read!
September 14, 2011
Don Easton done it again, I was up all night could not put the book down, this book made me think about my life when I was married, I had a monster for a husband. I was beat up,rapped by him but I was scared to do anything about it, until 16 years ago, my sister called me to ask me to go over her house she needed to talk to me,she said Conny I don't know how to tell you this but you need to know,she told me that my husband molested my niece, her daughter well I came home,I could not be in the same room with him, I left him, I went to a friends house and the first thing I did was pick up the phone and called the police to report my husband for what he did. His family hates me for that but I don't care I am proud of my self, I know I did the right thing. ANGEL IN THE FULL MOON GREAT BOOK...Conny from Victoria
December 29, 2014
The third book I've read in the Jack Taggart series (all three this week!). Very gritty stories about a cop in the Intelligence division of the RCMP in Vancouver. Hard to put down page-turners. Taggart is not big on bureaucratic protocol, with perpetrators coming up against Jack's particular brand of "justice", which just seems really satisfying in this day and age.
August 21, 2016
I read 2 of Easton's books before reading this one. This one was way better than the others I had read. A hard-edged, exciting story with a very good ending. The story goes from Canada to Columbia to Cuba to Viet Nam. I particularly liked the Cuban segment since it takes place in Veradero where I spent a couple of weeks on vacation. Good read!
February 26, 2012
Don Easton is a former RCMP undercover operative so he really knows his stuff. It's based in Vancouver but includes international destinations:Cuba and Vietnam. Not for the faint of heart – human trafficking, torture.
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May 18, 2013Great book as are all that I have read so far.
Mr. Taggart's book are hard to put down so don't start one unless you have time to finish it.
Having two brother who were cops and who verify the accuracy of these books makes them scarier.
Mr. Taggart's book are hard to put down so don't start one unless you have time to finish it.
Having two brother who were cops and who verify the accuracy of these books makes them scarier.
July 10, 2012
Mr. Easton's writing continues to improve. This story was great! I loved the storyline. It was extremely sad and realistic.
February 15, 2014
good series
September 16, 2015
Well worth the twenty-five cents I paid for it at the discards shelf in the Prince George Public Library.
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