This was my first Ridley Pearson book and I really liked the suspense.
Excellent read. Pearson keeps the story line moving and characters evolving at a rapid clip. Detailed scene discriptions make story progression very visual.
I can honestly say that I've never read a Ridley Pearson book that I disliked. His writing is great, his descriptions put your right into the action, his characters are complex with real problems and his bad guys are downright evil. What's not to like?
Police chief Walt Fleming gets called out on a search and rescue mission during a nasty blizzard where his best friends brother is murdered and shortly thereafter his best friend is kidnapped. Even without knowing who or why, he knows he has to quickly find Mark Aker and unravel the mystery surrounding his disappearance and the brutal rape of his secretary. There's quite a bit of back story involving Walt's personal life. First of all his soon-to-be ex-wife is boffing his best deputy. He has custody of his twin daughters and is trying to be the best dad he can be while still working way too many hours. He is interested in the police photographer but she isn't returning his interest. And of course, Mark is his best friend and he is worrying over who has taken him and why.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Walt is one of those characters that you can really enjoy "being around". He's an all-around good guy (regardless of what his ex thinks) and a good father.
Police chief Walt Fleming gets called out on a search and rescue mission during a nasty blizzard where his best friends brother is murdered and shortly thereafter his best friend is kidnapped. Even without knowing who or why, he knows he has to quickly find Mark Aker and unravel the mystery surrounding his disappearance and the brutal rape of his secretary. There's quite a bit of back story involving Walt's personal life. First of all his soon-to-be ex-wife is boffing his best deputy. He has custody of his twin daughters and is trying to be the best dad he can be while still working way too many hours. He is interested in the police photographer but she isn't returning his interest. And of course, Mark is his best friend and he is worrying over who has taken him and why.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Walt is one of those characters that you can really enjoy "being around". He's an all-around good guy (regardless of what his ex thinks) and a good father.
I really enjoyed this book and will be reading more in the series.
