Robbie Brownlaw is a San Diego homicide detective who was thrown out of a six story room, and he survived. However, the head injury left him with synesthesia, a condition that I had never heard of before. He sees different shapes and colors when people talk to him, depending on their emotions. For example, he sees red squares when someone is lying to him. It seemed pretty hokey to me, but T. Jefferson Parker manages to write a good story about corruption in the San Diego government. A lot of the story surrounds the “Squeaky Cleans,” which is a group of prostitutes who service the power shakers in town. As the story evolves, Parker does a good job with Brownlaw’s character development and his own relationship problems, as well as those of a couple other key players. I don’t need to tell you anymore. It was a good and fast read, and I’d recommend it.
West Coast Don
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