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Deputy Corus #2
Thin Gray Lines: A police crime thriller featuring an undercover deputy and a deadly narcotics ring
An undercover crime thriller of drug trafficking, organized crime and a deputy working far beyond familiar ground. A volatile Washington farm, a narcotics network and an unresolved threat drive the second Corus Pathfinder Thriller.
A remote farm. A narcotics operation. And enemies already on the move.
After graduating from SeaMAP, Corus is now a King County deputy under the tutelage of Sergeant Danny Jameson. His real mentor, though, is Chief Detective Jim Cummins, who sees a bright future for Corus as an investigator.
Following the events of the first book, Jim and Corus look into two criminal a tri-state drug-trafficking operation and a still-unidentified threat to Corus’s safety. The mysterious enemy remains unseen, but the “Princess” drug ring is vulnerable to police efforts for the first time. The only problem is that it’s based on the other side of the state.
When Jim can’t go to do the recon himself, he sends the department’s greenest yet most-qualified deputy under the watchful eye of Sergeant Jameson. But Jameson sees the trip as a chance to save his failing marriage, leaving Corus to infiltrate a Walla Walla onion farm on his own and discover whether it could be ground zero for a narcotics network.
In Walla Walla, a mysterious object has killed a farmer in his sleep, but by the time police arrive, whatever crashed through his roof is missing. Agents from the sprawling Tanner Farm next door have collected their errant cargo, but as they attempt to deal with the fallout, cracks in their ranks widen.
The Tanners’ innocent daughter, Olive, begins to question the sudden reversal of her parents’ fortunes. Migrant laborers identify a heist that could change their families’ lives for generations. And the farming supervisor, drawn ever deeper into the illicit workings of the Tanner operation, is torn by strands of obligation pulling in different directions.
Corus enters this simmering milieu in sly fashion, but Tanner Farm is more volatile than he could have anticipated, and he quickly runs into trouble.
Meanwhile, the chaos on the farm has provided Corus’s ever-watchful enemies with the opportunity they’ve been waiting for. And they’re coming to Walla Walla.
Trapped between panicked drug smugglers and old enemies, Corus once again steps between the thin gray lines, putting the mission before his life and career.
Thin Gray Lines is book two in the Corus Pathfinder Thrillers, an action-led crime series following a military-trained deputy whose instincts don’t always fit neatly inside police procedure. Expect undercover infiltration, morally complicated choices, sharp character interplay and escalating threats.
A remote farm. A narcotics operation. And enemies already on the move.
After graduating from SeaMAP, Corus is now a King County deputy under the tutelage of Sergeant Danny Jameson. His real mentor, though, is Chief Detective Jim Cummins, who sees a bright future for Corus as an investigator.
Following the events of the first book, Jim and Corus look into two criminal a tri-state drug-trafficking operation and a still-unidentified threat to Corus’s safety. The mysterious enemy remains unseen, but the “Princess” drug ring is vulnerable to police efforts for the first time. The only problem is that it’s based on the other side of the state.
When Jim can’t go to do the recon himself, he sends the department’s greenest yet most-qualified deputy under the watchful eye of Sergeant Jameson. But Jameson sees the trip as a chance to save his failing marriage, leaving Corus to infiltrate a Walla Walla onion farm on his own and discover whether it could be ground zero for a narcotics network.
In Walla Walla, a mysterious object has killed a farmer in his sleep, but by the time police arrive, whatever crashed through his roof is missing. Agents from the sprawling Tanner Farm next door have collected their errant cargo, but as they attempt to deal with the fallout, cracks in their ranks widen.
The Tanners’ innocent daughter, Olive, begins to question the sudden reversal of her parents’ fortunes. Migrant laborers identify a heist that could change their families’ lives for generations. And the farming supervisor, drawn ever deeper into the illicit workings of the Tanner operation, is torn by strands of obligation pulling in different directions.
Corus enters this simmering milieu in sly fashion, but Tanner Farm is more volatile than he could have anticipated, and he quickly runs into trouble.
Meanwhile, the chaos on the farm has provided Corus’s ever-watchful enemies with the opportunity they’ve been waiting for. And they’re coming to Walla Walla.
Trapped between panicked drug smugglers and old enemies, Corus once again steps between the thin gray lines, putting the mission before his life and career.
Thin Gray Lines is book two in the Corus Pathfinder Thrillers, an action-led crime series following a military-trained deputy whose instincts don’t always fit neatly inside police procedure. Expect undercover infiltration, morally complicated choices, sharp character interplay and escalating threats.
289 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 7, 2019
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April 23, 2020
A new twist on the current secret agent books
This review covers the first two books in the life of an enigma named Corus, with at least two books coming up. Book one introduces Virus as a confused veteran recently discharged into a life he struggles to understand with help from an equally unready to take on life as a civilian. Look out for her in later books. And look forward to a couple more of Mark Hazard ' s quirky works: He's a winner.
This review covers the first two books in the life of an enigma named Corus, with at least two books coming up. Book one introduces Virus as a confused veteran recently discharged into a life he struggles to understand with help from an equally unready to take on life as a civilian. Look out for her in later books. And look forward to a couple more of Mark Hazard ' s quirky works: He's a winner.
September 8, 2019
Good story, because I was in that same situation awhile ago.
This situation was almost the same in my final years before I left for retirement. I thought there might be a clue in the question about changing part or all of the personality inside an organization.
This situation was almost the same in my final years before I left for retirement. I thought there might be a clue in the question about changing part or all of the personality inside an organization.
October 21, 2019
Fast Past - GREAT SERIES
Easy to follow. Great story and lovable, likable, funny, series characters. Avid series junkies you will like this author and want to read.
Easy to follow. Great story and lovable, likable, funny, series characters. Avid series junkies you will like this author and want to read.
November 5, 2019
Bleerie,I can't keep up!
Good story line but too vague about everything going on,which was too much! Too much jumping around. First book was better.
Good story line but too vague about everything going on,which was too much! Too much jumping around. First book was better.
December 18, 2019
Danger that every turn
Intrigue, action, lots of twists and turns in a great plot!. Just who is Corus? Does he even know himself?
Intrigue, action, lots of twists and turns in a great plot!. Just who is Corus? Does he even know himself?
January 11, 2020
A good book.
December 6, 2022
I couldn’t put the book down!
Thanks 😊
Thanks 😊
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