Bruen is not just Jack Taylor, he also has a series about
London inspector Tom Brant. While Taylor has his own demons, Brant is just
generally a dislikable character who is probably lucky someone, crook or cop,
hasn’t shot him.
But someone does during what appears to be an attempted
robbery in a bar, but the perp here is a hired gun, so it appears to be a
hit. Few people are feeling sorry for
Brant. Meanwhile, newly promoted Sgt. Falls is being harassed by a recently released con
she put away and staging a set up to help raise her standing with the suits upstairs. Things are worse than they seem as the con and Falls had a brief
lesbian fling before a guilty verdict got in the way. Constable McDonald is on a coke and alcohol
fueled spiral who takes on the plight of a bunch of senior citizens who want to
take back their street from druggies. But when one of the old guys dies in the
midst of helping McDonald keep the peace, McDonald’s life falls ever faster.
Bruen is an MRB fav and his minimalist presentation can be a
welcome relief to other authors who put forth 100 speaking parts in multilayers
stories; straightforward and direct - perfect. When I’m in the need of a book to read while I wait for something to
become available at the library, I know Bruen will deliver the goods. Not his
best, but far from his worst.
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