FBI Agent Logan Quail, with a name that sounds like an upscale housing subdivision, puts his career on the line when he rescues the deeply stupid Kate Townsend from a mafia "goon". We know he's a goon because that's the only word the author uses to describe the various members of La Cosa Nostra. She could have used "capo", but that would have required a thesaurus.
The reasons behind Kate's stupidity are varied, but primarily she is trying to prove that her father was murdered and not simply killed in an auto accident. Her brothers, notably Garrett, who is on the town's police force, discourage her from investigating anything, but she wants to be a cop. However, her idealism and naivete are incredible. She tells her father that she suspects Salvatore of illegal activities, and her father (a beat cop, no less) begins investigating him. This leads to her father's death in a car accident.
Then, she tells Logan that God would want them to forgive Angela (who initially set Kate up with a mafia goon at the story's beginning). When Logan tells her no, due to his investigation being compromised, she then retorts, "I guess you don't believe in God." What? What does belief in God have to do with the fact that a federal investigation has been compromised by a woman's stupidity?
After Logan shoots a man who's been following them, Kate blurts out that doctors shouldn't be swayed by criminals. Yeah, honey, and we should all look like supermodels, too. But we don't. And money and greed are powerful motivators. How is it possible that growing up in a house with a cop for a father did not alert Kate to the fact that people do bad things? At least the family on "Blue Bloods" acknowledges the bad in humankind.
If not for Kate and her naivete, I would have liked this book. The book's plot is sparse and tension is maintained throughout; there's no subplots to get in the way of the story. The villain's reveal is a bit of a shock but I guessed it before the end of the book. Recommended for a rainy day if you have nothing better to read.
The reasons behind Kate's stupidity are varied, but primarily she is trying to prove that her father was murdered and not simply killed in an auto accident. Her brothers, notably Garrett, who is on the town's police force, discourage her from investigating anything, but she wants to be a cop. However, her idealism and naivete are incredible. She tells her father that she suspects Salvatore of illegal activities, and her father (a beat cop, no less) begins investigating him. This leads to her father's death in a car accident.
Then, she tells Logan that God would want them to forgive Angela (who initially set Kate up with a mafia goon at the story's beginning). When Logan tells her no, due to his investigation being compromised, she then retorts, "I guess you don't believe in God." What? What does belief in God have to do with the fact that a federal investigation has been compromised by a woman's stupidity?
After Logan shoots a man who's been following them, Kate blurts out that doctors shouldn't be swayed by criminals. Yeah, honey, and we should all look like supermodels, too. But we don't. And money and greed are powerful motivators. How is it possible that growing up in a house with a cop for a father did not alert Kate to the fact that people do bad things? At least the family on "Blue Bloods" acknowledges the bad in humankind.
If not for Kate and her naivete, I would have liked this book. The book's plot is sparse and tension is maintained throughout; there's no subplots to get in the way of the story. The villain's reveal is a bit of a shock but I guessed it before the end of the book. Recommended for a rainy day if you have nothing better to read.
