Come Twilight is the fourth book in the four book series by Tyler Dilts about a Long Beach Police Department homicide detective, Danny Beckett and his partner Jennifer Tanaka. I’ve reviewed all of these books very favorably. Sadly, this is the last book in the series, which was published in 2016. There’s no indication in the story that this is the last Danny Beckett novel, and in fact, the author seems to provide information that this character would be the centerpiece in an ongoing saga.
I opine that the end of the series is sad because Tyler has been successful in creating a most compelling character in Beckett, a hard working homicide cop who has a long list of problems, including the death of his wife in an auto accident, his own on-the-job injuries which have left him in chronic pain and suffering from insomnia, a substance use disorder as the result of that injury, an unwillingness to investigate according to the book, and a reluctance to get involved in another relationship although years have passed since his wife’s death. Danny’s partner, Detective Tanaka, provides a critical balance to Beckett’s character.
Just as Danny is getting his life in reasonable order and risk a new relationship, someone planted a bomb in his car as he was in the process of investigating another death case. Then his life and those around him, including his girlfriend and partner, were also at risk due to their proximity to him. Faced with ethical and unethical options when another’s life was at risk, what would you do?
Just maybe Dilts will continue this story with a new book. I hope so. Meanwhile, he does have a fifth book, written in 2018. It’s about a different person on the Long Beach Police Department. Given my very favorable reaction to Dilts storytelling, I’ll read that one, Mercy Dogs, in the near future.
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