Point of Law
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- $8.99
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Publisher Description
Special Agent Antonio Burns has come to Colorado for a family reunion of sorts. He and his father plan to confront Antonio’s brother, Roberto, whose life is teetering on the wrong side of the law. For thirty years a father and his sons have shared an addiction to dangerous, extreme climbing in the world’s most beautiful places. This just might be their last dance together. On their first night in the valley, violence has erupted around the Burns men, as a bitter dispute between local activists and developers leaves a young man dead. When Roberto stands accused, Antonio knows he must find the real killer to clear his brother’s name.
Now, with a beautiful renegade environmentalist by his side, Antonio embarks on a perilous journey through the jagged peaks--where he will come face-to-face with a woman’s secrets, a man’s evil, and an amazing undiscovered treasure deep within
a hidden labyrinth of caves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A prequel to McKinzie's hardcover debut, The Edge ofJustice, this testosterone-driven thriller melds the author's passion for extreme sports with his knowledge of the law (McKinzie is a former deputy district attorney). Even though the book features only two courtroom scenes, its fast-paced plot is rife with legal references, law-enforcement lingo, smart dialogue and vivid characters. Drug-enforcement agent Antonio Burns, his father and his brother, Roberto, have come together in a final effort to convince Roberto, whose life is a simmering mess of drugs and felonies, to clean up. For three decades, father and sons have shared an addiction to mountain climbing, so they reunite at Colorado's Wild Fire Valley a site that is slated for commercial development in a matter of days. On their first night in the valley, a bitter dispute between local environmental activists and developers turns deadly. When Roberto stands accused, Anton and a beautiful one-eyed environmentalist take it upon themselves to find the real killer, navigating jagged mountain peaks and mysterious ancient caves along the way. A few predictable twists and convenient last-minute rescues mar the plot, but this highly readable thriller is still guaranteed to set readers' hearts racing and establish McKinzie as a rising voice in the genre.
