David Benson

Late Boomer (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

KIRKUS REVIEW--Benson's tightly plotted crime thriller is sure to please fans of police procedurals--a Kirkus Star novel.
Wealthy middle-aged Manhattanitesthe baby boomers of the titlehave been gruesomely murdered, and Det.
Carina Quintana senses a connection. But how can she prove it? The killer, if he exists, varies his methods and targets
and leaves no tangible evidence. Age and wealth are all that the victims have in common. Recently transferred from
Miami after her partner was convicted of drug trafficking, Quintana struggles to adjust to New York City and deal with
the aftermath of testifying against her former co-workers. Now partnered with the sarcastic Pete Simpson, Quintana
attempts to catch the killer without creating panic among the city's elites. Complications from her personal lifea
Cayman bank account, an old lover and a connection from Miamiadd to her troubles. Benson's characters are well
drawn, and Quintana is a noteworthy heroine. The author handles her past and sexuality with a light hand, not
overplaying the character. Instead, he keeps her guarded and subtle, without verging into clichéd stereotypes about
damaged cops. While her decision-making is sometimes clouded, she is believable as a police officer. Secondary
charactersthe caffeine-addicted Simpson, a particularly droll FBI crime profiler, and New York City itselfare
realistically portrayed, adding interest. Chapters narrated from the point of view of the killer contrast interestingly with
Quintana's chapters; comparison reveals both characters are relatively isolated and self-protective. The novel's pacing is
energetic and engaging, and the story flows almost too quickly. Happily, Benson's epilogue suggests that Quintana may
return in a future novel set in Miami Beach.
A compelling police procedural with a contemporary setting and an intriguing heroine worthy of a series.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed via Smashwords
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780615661018
• Artikelnr.: 45439330

Autorenporträt

David Benson was born and raised in New York but lived for many years in the Washington, DC area, and in Brussels, Belgium for a two-year assignment. He is a widely-published technical writer but his passion is fiction. Late Boomer is his first published work of fiction and the first in the Carina Quintana Mysteries series. David lives in south Florida with his wife Laura, a photographer.