Tempered Beats
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Publisher Description
Blowing Hot Sand Studio has created a respite for those suffering from PTSD. The glass blowing studio in Denver evolved to host a tightknit community of veterans looking for an adrenaline rush and a bit of danger in an otherwise safe environment.
Quieting the demons plaguing them for long enough they can return to enjoying life, not just surviving it. When Specialist Paul Castor is found dead a group that had already lost too much now is trying their best to not fall back into darkness.
Detective Lisa Donald has enough problems relating to others, now she has to walk the line with well-trained soldiers on hair triggers to get to the truth. Her pragmatic style has many questioning her sanity.
Can she discover who turned molten glass into a deadly weapon? Or will she be too disoriented by reflective colors to see the danger beyond the shimmering glow?
Customer Reviews
Tempered Beats
Contemporary police procedural. Mystery.
Detective Lisa Donald of Denver is called to investigate a death at the local glass blowing studio. Blowing Hot Sand is known for catering to veterans looking for an adrenaline rush and danger of the extremely hot ovens needed to create glass artwork. Specialist Paul Castor is found dead and it’s up to Lisa to ask the right questions from the group of veterans that have already been through more trauma than most. Lisa will also have to deal with her own bottled up and hidden emotions to wrap up the case.
Good mystery of the unusual method of death. Sad treatment of the ex military men and women that need more support after their years of service.
I’ve watched some glass blowing in person and on television contests and am always amazed and impressed at the creativity and delicacy of the finished art. While this is not the focus of this story, I have to hope that if our veterans do find working with glass to be helpful, that they be given every opportunity to do so.
I was also intrigued by Lisa and her hidden emotional issues. How long can she work without acknowledging her own trauma before she burns out or worse? This is also not answered in this particular story, but I expect it will be a significant focus of future books in this series.