Cold Pursuit
 T. Jefferson Parker
 (Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2003 Hyperion
 ISBN: 0786868058

Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when a city patriarch is found murdered.

Trouble is, there's bad blood between the Portuguese Bragas & the Irish McMichaels, & while revenge is only one suspicion that rears its ugly head, an old & reckless flame from McMichael's teen years re-ignites, just as he meets another woman who will change his life.

McMichael puts aside the old family feud in search of Pete Braga's murderer, what he can't put aside, however, is his growing trust in the one person everyone has pegged as Braga's killer.

T. Jefferson Parker has explored the heyday of the great tuna fishing fleets which once set out from San Diego, & has cast a line into the history of a town.

Sr. Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

I like a good murder mystery! & I like protagonists who set their teeth on the trail of said mystery after said murder, make growling noises like a pit bull & don't turn loose until the last page is turned, & the culprits get their just rewards.

That's the kind of novel T. Jefferson Parker writes. I knew Rebecca had read, loved & reviewed Silent Joe, & I had read Black Water & thought it extraordinary, so it was with great expectations that I picked up Cold Pursuit.

Definitely one of those books that gets the ink on the end of your nose because you can't lay it down. & when it gets dark you get closer & closer while reading because you forget to turn on the light until you can't see anymore, & you're going to finish before dawn comes around.

Definitely engaging & worth the time to read.

More from T. Jefferson Parker:
Silent Joe
Black Water
Red Light
The Blue Hour
Where Serpents Lie
The Triggerman's Dance
Laguna Heat
& Summer of Fear, Pacific Beat, Little Saigon
(09/14/03)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
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