TORO

by Len Camarda

Men involved in activities and sports that are associated with cruelty to animals are found dead, each ravaged in the dead of night by the very animals their activities promulgate. There are no witnesses. Mercedes Garcia of Spain’s National Police Force is joined by her husband, Gino Cerone of Interpol, to investigate what amounts to a horrendous series of murders across Europe. Garcia and Cerone gained notoriety by unraveling unfathomable conspiracies, first to convert Spain into an Islamic monarchy and then to find and return kidnapped women, taken from universities throughout Europe. Those successes are challenged with this new crime wave. In each city, working with local police and supported by the resources of Interpol, their investigation leads them to certain animal rights organizations with possible motives. Persons of interest are identified, but in every case, perfect alibies bring the investigation to a standstill. Can they break this series of perfect alibis, or is the battle lost?

294 pages, Paperback

Published April 7, 2022

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise was great and the story at times was exciting, though some of the procedural details went on too long. Not very well written, and filled with typos and errors that a good copy editor would have caught. That’s the problem with self published books, of course: no editor or proofreader; maybe it wasn’t picked up by a publisher for a reason.