Author: Marc Cameron
Published: April 27th 2021 by Kensington Publishing Corporation
Format: Kindle, Hardcover, 456 pages
Genre: Police Procedural
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Arliss Cutter #3
First Sentence:A single bone—or even a bone shard—wouldn’t just slow work down. It would stop everything. Dead.
From the Publisher: In Juneau, a young Native archeologist is sent to protect the ancient burial sites uncovered by an Alaskan gold mining company. He never returns.
In Anchorage, a female torso—minus head, hands, and feet—is washed ashore near a jogging trail by the airport. It is not the first.
At Alaska's Fugitive Task Force, Arliss Cutter and deputy Lola Teariki are pulled from their duties and sent to a federal court in Juneau. Instead of tracking dangerous fugitives, Cutter and Lola will be keeping track of sequestered jurors in a high-profile trial. The case involves a massive drug conspiracy with ties to a mining company, a lobbyist, and two state senators. When a prosecuting attorney is murdered—and a reporter viciously attacked—Cutter realizes they're dealing with something much bigger, and darker, than a simple drug trial. The truth lies deep within the ancient sites and precious mines of this isolated land—and inside the cold hearts of those would kill to hide its secrets. (Kensington)
My Opinion: After a slow start that read like paid advertisements from his sponsors regarding outerwear and weaponry, Marc Cameron eventually brings his audience to the incomparable daily lives of Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki of the US Marshal service. A bit Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a smattering of Longmire, and enough attitude and humor to keep the pages turning as the reader follows in the wake of Alaska's Fugitive Task Force.
There were a few unfinished parts -- where did the body parts come from, Constance’s supposition, and what is the secret Arlis will never tell. Other than that, which could be answered in his next novel, this remains a highly recommended series from a veteran tracker with his own experiences to tell.
From the Publisher: In Juneau, a young Native archeologist is sent to protect the ancient burial sites uncovered by an Alaskan gold mining company. He never returns.
In Anchorage, a female torso—minus head, hands, and feet—is washed ashore near a jogging trail by the airport. It is not the first.
At Alaska's Fugitive Task Force, Arliss Cutter and deputy Lola Teariki are pulled from their duties and sent to a federal court in Juneau. Instead of tracking dangerous fugitives, Cutter and Lola will be keeping track of sequestered jurors in a high-profile trial. The case involves a massive drug conspiracy with ties to a mining company, a lobbyist, and two state senators. When a prosecuting attorney is murdered—and a reporter viciously attacked—Cutter realizes they're dealing with something much bigger, and darker, than a simple drug trial. The truth lies deep within the ancient sites and precious mines of this isolated land—and inside the cold hearts of those would kill to hide its secrets. (Kensington)
My Opinion: After a slow start that read like paid advertisements from his sponsors regarding outerwear and weaponry, Marc Cameron eventually brings his audience to the incomparable daily lives of Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki of the US Marshal service. A bit Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a smattering of Longmire, and enough attitude and humor to keep the pages turning as the reader follows in the wake of Alaska's Fugitive Task Force.
There were a few unfinished parts -- where did the body parts come from, Constance’s supposition, and what is the secret Arlis will never tell. Other than that, which could be answered in his next novel, this remains a highly recommended series from a veteran tracker with his own experiences to tell.
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