"Exciting historical police procedural"
In 1960, Kickapoo Falls, Wisconsin is a small bucolic town
with a comparatively small-sized small sheriff's department
to match the low crime rate. Deputy Pennington reveres his
boss Sheriff Fats, the man who hired him, trained him and
believed in him ever since he was brought on board just
after World War II. The job is Pennington's whole life
although the ex military sniper is in love with Maggie
Butler who is married to Michael. Pennington feels a deep rage when he comes across Michael
and Maggie dead and nude in Farmer Gutterson's wheat
fields. The sheriff wants to call it a murder-suicide but
his deputy knows instinctively it's a double homicide and
goes about gathering evidence, which leads him to one of
the town's most powerful citizens, a man running for the US
Senate seat. Before this case is over or he is dead,
Pennington will be betrayed, shot at and imprisoned by the
elite infrastructure. Steve Thayer, author of one of this reviewer's favorite
thrillers (see THE WEATHERMAN), has written another
exciting work that stars a flawed and brooding hero who
captures the attention of the audience from the very first
page. The historical police procedural is cleverly
designed to bring out the era yet provide an exciting who-
done-it investigation. Readers will hope that there will
be more works staring this protagonist because he is
atypical law enforcement official. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 7, 2002
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