Until the reopening of a cold case from 20y previous, a case she with which she had no connection, turns up forensic evidence of Sabrina’s involvement. Sabrina is forced to come out of hiding (in now her third identity) and fool everyone involved in the Arizona investigation that she and her partner (a former hitter for Shaw) are FBI.
A number of times, her former identity almost resurfaces, but she manages to keep the ruse going. The investigation has to connect the original murder with her personal history, a SF triad-type, the shift of the crime scene to Arizona and everyone involved with one of those industrial farms that owns thousands of acres and hundreds of illegals working the fields and all the political heft that comes with being the richest family in the county.
Stepping into the middle of a continuing story can be risky and the ability of the reader to connect with the story from previous books is a tough task for writer and reader alike. I liked this story. It was a tangled and convoluted tale of old and forgotten memories and conflicts that extend across the border to Mexico. Sabrina is one tough cop whose intensity when on the trail manages to be one of her worst enemies.
My best recommendation is to start with the first book in this series (this is #4). I had a hard time connecting what had happened across the 3 prior books with what was currently under investigation. Sabrina’s history is detailed and complex, probably best read first hand rather than trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle without a picture as a guide.
East Coast Don
Available August 8, 2016
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