Snowjob
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Dirty money draws Canadian police chief Reid Bennett and his dog south of the border, where they come up against racism, the mob—and murder.
Canadian police chief Reid Bennett is back with his faithful dog Sam by his side. This time, the case takes them across the border to Chambers, Vermont, where an old buddy needs Reid's help. Doug Ford, a black policeman in the all‑white town, has been charged with murdering the attractive bookkeeper of a local ski resort. Only Reid believes Doug's story that he and the woman were working together to investigate an entrenched money laundering conspiracy. But as new bodies pile up and the mafia rears its ugly head, things start to fall in line with Doug's story. Can Reid untangle the mystery before more blood gets shed? He will have to act fast—an unseen hand seems willing to stop at nothing to keep its secrets safe.
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Canadian police officer Reid Bennett's seventh outing (after Flashback ) takes him and his canine sidekick Sam to the U.S. to help out an old buddy. Doug Ford, the only black policeman in a ``snow-white'' Vermont resort town, has been charged with strangling Cindy Laver, bookkeeper at a ski resort called Cat's Cradle. The week before her death, Cindy and Doug were seen regularly enjoying drinks at a local hangout, meetings that Doug claims were in the line of duty: he had spotted the owner of Cat's Cradle dining with the town banker and the bookkeeper of a New Jersey crime family, and Cindy was assisting his unauthorized investigation into the resort's suspicious cash flow. Although local police are warily respectful of a brother officer off his own turf, Reid finds others less hospitable. Thugs jump him in a parking lot; after he fends them off with Sam's help, he is arrested for assault at the behest of his attackers' surprisingly high-priced lawyer. Wood makes good use of police procedure and interactions here, somewhat neglecting character in the process. Not exactly an attention-grabber, this competent work will suit those who prefer cooler, puzzle-oriented entertainment.
