Modern-day crime in the Florida sunbelt is illustrated through the experiences of Jessie Summer, a young, idealistic cop, who is trying not only to survive, but also to maintain a sense of justice in her life and career. By the author of The Patch.
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Jessie Summer is no Travis McGee, but fans of the late, incomparable John D. MacDonald will experience a nostalgic flashback as this McDonald, a former Fort Lauderdale cop (Blue Truth), revisits Fort Lauderdale/Miami venues such as the Bahia Mar Marina in this competent, if overly psychodramatic, police procedural. Spunky Jessie, a beautiful young FLPD detective, is plagued with sexual ambivalence arising from having been raped by her mother's boyfriend when she was ten. When she kills a minor hood caught in an apparent jewel-store robbery, she stumbles into a complex conspiracy involving child pornography and the selling of children into sexual slavery. As the investigation progresses, she suspects the complicity of Jack and Tiffany Eastin, a hedonistic, incestuous brother-sister duo. Confused by her near-seduction at the hands of the treacherous, bisexual Tiffany, Jessie is finally aroused to heterosexual fulfillment by gentle Sgt. Miguel Tirado of the Miami PD. Meanwhile, McDonald's writing, except for a few sentimental excesses, grows ever more sure-handed as political interference, drugs, murder and psychosexual perversion in Florida's steamy, cocaine-rich high-rise mazes keep matters moving toward a satisfying, if ultraviolent conclusion.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The title may sound like a romance, but ex-cop McDonald's crime story is anything but romantic. Fort Lauderdale police rookie Jessie Summer eagerly awaits the day when she can swap her motorcycle helmet for a detective's badge. After her overly aggressive tactics earn her a dressing-down from her superiors, Jessie takes on a case that pits her against a vicious gang of drug smugglers and child pornographers. Determined to prove she deserves a promotion, Jessie won't stop her investigation no matter how many dead bodies she has to step across. The shocking and distasteful subject matter--the evils of child pornography and the nutso creepy-crawlies who feed on smut peddling and drugs--may put some readers off, but McDonald's no-holds-barred plot, mile-a-minute action, realistic police lingo, and authentic portrayal of life in the cop shop make this top-notch action thriller well worth reading. McDonald is also the author of Blue Truth (1991), a nonfiction account of his experiences as a cop. Emily Melton
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