From Publishers Weekly
Someone is killing prominent California conservatives, all old buddies of ex-president Ronald Reagan, all of them involved decades ago in the McCarthy anti-communist witchhunt. Reagan may be the next to die. In solving the multiple murders, wisecracking Ralph ("Rat") Trapp, a black New Orleans homicide cop, offers a wry perspective on Los Angeles that may remind some readers of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop . The husband-wife Corrington team (he died in 1988) falters in this, Rat Trapp's fourth case ( A Civil Death , etc.), an unlikely scenario involving old leftists, the Spanish Civil War, a possible KGB rogue operation, divorce, old flames and a rock band called Desire Project. Despite acute observations on black-white relations, twists and turns galore and some shockeroos at the end, the story seems strained, as if written with a view toward recycling it as a film script.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Black New Orleans policeman/series star ( A Civil Death , A Project Named Desire , both 1987) Rat Trapp flies to old flame Camille Bynum's side for a Hollywood ceremony honoring her dead rock singer son. Camille, unfortunately, dies in agony on stage, victim of an electric current meant for someone else. Set for revenge, Trapp plunges into a rough-and-ready world of animosities stemming from the Red Scare of the Fifties. With the aid and/or hindrance of former lover Candace (CIA) and long-time friend Alphonse (Secret Service), Trapp works at the same time to disprove a KGB plot. While this slick production carries more than its share of implausibilities and stereotypes, the nonstop action and tough, attractive cop place it squarely on the effortless enjoyment list.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
