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delightful police procedural, May 16, 2007
This review is from: Snitch (Occupational Hazards, Book 2) (Paperback)
Although retirement looms on the near horizon and he earned the desk job, Las Vegas police sergeant Ron Yeager is bored. Thus when the brass asks him if he would agree to train an undercover task force of rookies to infiltrate an auto theft gang, Ron euphorically says yes. He may have reconsidered his agreeing if he met his inexperienced team before his acceptance.
Ron meets his squad and instantly knows some idiot must be punishing him as they make the worst choices he could imagine going undercover inside the underbelly of Sin City. The squad includes an open Christian Mackenzie "Mack" Hazard trying to get converts, super-egotistical Jesse "know it all" Lunden trying to get Ron's job, and Dozer trying to stay awake more minutes than Disney's Sleepy. Ron thinks this trio will send him into disability retirement due to high blood pressure.
The second Occupational Hazards tale (see SNOOP) is a delightful police procedural due to a strong prime cast. Ron is fabulous as he wonders what insanity led him to say yes. His tyros are eccentrically different as Mack makes her religious beliefs known to her teammates, Jesse makes it clear he knows more than anyone else including Ron, and Dozer cannot stay awake. Humor and police on the job training and investigation fit nicely together in Rene Gutteridge's fun inspirational tale.
Harriet Klausner
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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An ensemble comedy full of quirky characters, April 2, 2008
This review is from: Snitch (Occupational Hazards, Book 2) (Paperback)
Rene Gutteridge's Occupational Hazard series returns with Snitch, a book featuring Mack Hazard as an undercover police officer in Las Vegas. The great thing about the first book in the series, Scoop, and in this one, is that it is a comedy with an ensemble cast. Also, beneath the quirky characters and outlandish situations, there is tense drama and a solid suspenseful plot.
Laura Gates is setting up an undercover unit to bust an auto theft ring. The unit will be small, and Gates insists it must include Mack Hazard, a young cop that wears her Christian faith on her sleeve. The assembled unit will be lead by Ron Yeager. Yeager is riding out the few years to retirement behind the desk. He reluctantly agrees to head the task force but soons find himself drawn back to the undercover work, much to his wife Nan's worrisome dismay. The task force contains a few other odd characters, including Dozer, who falls a sleep at random times, and Wiz, who has to go to the bathroom a lot.
The plot moves quickly as the group trains, then devises a plan to catch the auto theft ring. As the plot moves along it becomes apparent that Gates had another motive for setting up the undercover unit. Yeager must deal with his wife's worries about his health and the danger of going back undercover. Jesse, the experienced undercover office from a nearby town, is the hero of the novel, teaching the group his methods and at time rebelling against his boss.
I really enjoyed this fast paced novel. The many characters kept the plot moving and each scene offered something new and interesting. I have a few complaints. The novel is set in Vegas, but could have been an any big city. Vegas wasn't really much of the plot. Also, Mack Hazard, as the main character, shows little other than her intense Christianity. I wish she had a little more depth, especially relating to the weak, pushover, wannabe under cover cop pastor named Kyle.
Gutteridge is a good comedy writer, and with her background in suspense from the Storm seires, she is able to give this novel some added realism. Fans of the Boo series will definitely enjoy and I'm curious to see how the next book, Skid, plays out with Mack's brother, Hank.
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A Wholesome Mystery Thriller ... At Last!, August 17, 2007
This review is from: Snitch (Occupational Hazards, Book 2) (Paperback)
If you love a good mystery thriller, without all the violence, Rene Gutteridge's second book in the Occupational Hazard series is full of excitement.
Mackenzie "Mack" Hazard brings her Christian faith and homeschooling background to join a special undercover task force set up to expose an auto theft ring.
Her boss, Las Vegas Police Department Sergeant Ron Yeager, is only months away from retirement, yet he pulls together a diverse group of cops, along with his adventure-seeking pastor, to form a team.
As the plot unfolds, the crew discovers the auto thieves have connections to the mob, and the danger intensifies.
Gutteridge researched extensively to create a novel that has it all -- mystery, comedy and even a little romance. Her light-hearted writing style endears the characters to the reader, allowing us to see how faith can play a major role in the workplace.
--Christian Women Online Book Buzz
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