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Jacob Striker #3
The Guilty
When Homicide Detective Jacob Striker discovers a torture chamber in a steel barn down by the river, he is propelled into an investigation that leads to two mysterious bombers. Every few hours, another victim is targeted, located - and then blown to smithereens. Very quickly, Striker realizes the attacks are not random. But one obvious question Why? With people dying at an alarming rate, Striker desperately searches for an answer to this question. When he discovers it, a stark coldness fills him. For he begins to understand. The reason leads back to a police file that is now ten years old. To a dark and dangerous place across the seas. And to one of Striker's oldest mentors and dearest friends. With time running out, Striker must catch the two bombers before they finish the job and complete their kill list. Otherwise there will be little left for Jacob Striker to save. Little left, but dust and bones.
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First published March 14, 2013
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Sean Slater
15 books47 followersSean Slater is the pseudonym for Vancouver Police Officer Sean Sommerville. As a police officer, Sommerville works in Canada's poorest slum, the Downtown East Side - an area rife with poverty, mental illness, drug use, prostitution, and gang warfare. He has investigated everything from frauds and extortions to homicides. Sommerville has written numerous columns and editorials for the city newspaper. His work has been nominated for the Rupert Hughes Prose Award, and he was the grand-prize winner of the Sunday Serial Thriller contest, which was co-written by Daniel Kalla and published in the Vancouver Province. When not patrolling the 'Skids', Sommerville is working hard writing.
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January 1, 2024
Sean Slater another explosive Canadian police procedural in this third novel featuring Jacob Striker. Slater develops a strong story that has all the elements needed for a gripping thriller, keeping his protagonist in the middle of the action and never providing too much in any one chapter. Strong storytelling and a fast-paced story help the reader push through, in a piece that has kept me up flipping pages in hopes of learning a little more.
After Vancouver PD Homicide Detective Jacob Striker discovers a torture chamber in an abandoned building, he tries to make sense of it all. Chasing down the perp, who has a hostage in his possession, Striker is close to capturing him, but cannot complete the arrest. Soon, bombings begin across the city and Striker is left to wonder if this may be a parallel to the torture chamber.
After tracing the hostage‘s identity, the bombings begin shedding more light on the perp, who appears to have a larger move that must be completed. While Striker and his partner, Felicia Santos, try to stay one step ahead, they are blocked with various roadblocks, both literal and figurative. The bomber has begun targeting people, leaving a variety of explosives in spots that are sure to draw a crowd, as media reports discuss the carnage.
Struggling to locate the bomber before all is lost, Striker and Santos will have to make sense of the clues they are given as well as the protection of people in and around Vancouver. It all seems to trace back to an archived police file, but answers are not clear. All that Striker learns is that this is not a single bomber, but a pair working towards a joint goal. Time is running out and Striker refuses to stand own, leaving him the prime target for the final explosive statement. Slater does a masterful job in this piece, keeping the reader on edge throughout.
Superior crime thrillers mix strong stories with wonderful narrative flow. Sean Slater has both, and then some. As Slater delivers this third novel in the Striker series, he knows where he wants things to go and how to get Detective Striker there. The story is intense and full of great police lingo, but it is the clipped narrative and short chapters that truly drive things towards being a great book that will keep the reader engaged. The police themes are surely an added bonus that most likely only those who have been behind the police curtain can present with ease.
The characters prove effective and Slater adds depth to his returning core, as well as painting newbies with a great brush to give them life. Flavouring the story is the internal struggle of both Striker and the antagonist, both of whim have much they need to unload as the story progresses. This becomes a sensational game of cat and mouse, with great tangents used to build up some of the intensity for the reader’s delight. Plot twists do the same here and Slater knows just how to deliver them effectively. The suspense is high and leaves the reader begging for more. Thankfully, I have the fourth novel in the series ready to go, as I await Detective Jacob Striker’s next move.
Kudos, Mr. Slater, for your best novel to date.
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After Vancouver PD Homicide Detective Jacob Striker discovers a torture chamber in an abandoned building, he tries to make sense of it all. Chasing down the perp, who has a hostage in his possession, Striker is close to capturing him, but cannot complete the arrest. Soon, bombings begin across the city and Striker is left to wonder if this may be a parallel to the torture chamber.
After tracing the hostage‘s identity, the bombings begin shedding more light on the perp, who appears to have a larger move that must be completed. While Striker and his partner, Felicia Santos, try to stay one step ahead, they are blocked with various roadblocks, both literal and figurative. The bomber has begun targeting people, leaving a variety of explosives in spots that are sure to draw a crowd, as media reports discuss the carnage.
Struggling to locate the bomber before all is lost, Striker and Santos will have to make sense of the clues they are given as well as the protection of people in and around Vancouver. It all seems to trace back to an archived police file, but answers are not clear. All that Striker learns is that this is not a single bomber, but a pair working towards a joint goal. Time is running out and Striker refuses to stand own, leaving him the prime target for the final explosive statement. Slater does a masterful job in this piece, keeping the reader on edge throughout.
Superior crime thrillers mix strong stories with wonderful narrative flow. Sean Slater has both, and then some. As Slater delivers this third novel in the Striker series, he knows where he wants things to go and how to get Detective Striker there. The story is intense and full of great police lingo, but it is the clipped narrative and short chapters that truly drive things towards being a great book that will keep the reader engaged. The police themes are surely an added bonus that most likely only those who have been behind the police curtain can present with ease.
The characters prove effective and Slater adds depth to his returning core, as well as painting newbies with a great brush to give them life. Flavouring the story is the internal struggle of both Striker and the antagonist, both of whim have much they need to unload as the story progresses. This becomes a sensational game of cat and mouse, with great tangents used to build up some of the intensity for the reader’s delight. Plot twists do the same here and Slater knows just how to deliver them effectively. The suspense is high and leaves the reader begging for more. Thankfully, I have the fourth novel in the series ready to go, as I await Detective Jacob Striker’s next move.
Kudos, Mr. Slater, for your best novel to date.
Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
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