"fast-paced crime thriller"
Two decades ago Jack Cade was convicted of raping and
murdering fifteen-year-old Kitty Jagger as his pick axe was
the murder weapon and her bloody panties with his blood
type were found on in his truck. Rather than go to trial
and risk the Florida electric chair, he pleaded guilty to
manslaughter and was sentenced to twenty years in the state
pen. He served his sentence and is released from prison. A few days after gaining his freedom, the police arrest
Jack for the murder of his defense attorney Spencer
Duvall. Ronnie Cade hires unlicensed private investigator
Louis Kincaid to find evidence to clear his father. After
gaining access to all the evidence, Louis is convince that
Jack Cade did not do the current homicide or kill Kitty
Jagger. He embarks upon a quest to find Kitty's killer,
one that if he's successful he believes will clear Jack on
both murder charges. When Louis is able to put all the
pieces of the puzzle together, he vows to see that justice
occurs though it means breaking the laws he was once swore
to uphold. THICKER THAN WATER is a fast-paced crime thriller that
starts out at hyperspeed and never eases off the throttle.
The protagonist is an honorable person who believes that
justice needs assistance because the law is not always
right which is one of the reasons he no longer wears a
badge. There are plenty of suspects for both crimes
including Jack, but it isn't until the last chapter that
the real killer is revealed. P.J. Parrish's novels will
appeal to readers who like James Patterson and Michael
Connelly. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 6, 2002
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