From Publishers Weekly
The New Orleans cop who calls himself Skinny (introduced in Skinny Man ), his partner Mike Theriot and his girlfriend Ruth find themselves involved with the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms after Skinny and Ruth see a boat sinking on the Mississippi River. Skinny rescues 10-year-old Dwayne but can't save his father, the captain of the ship. Because the boat exploded, ATF agent Gratzke questions them, then releases Dwayne into Skinny and Ruth's care. They take him to his aunt's house, but she is killed and Dwayne runs away. Skinny is next contacted by a DEA agent who suspects the boat of drug running. Dwayne, the sole witness, is anxiously sought by many, including an ex-con hood who owns a string of nightclubs. Skinny and Ruth set out to find and protect Dwayne when they realize that the boy is being hunted not just for information but also by someone who wants him silenced. Thoughtful, quirky Skinny and down-to-earth Ruth make this somewhat convoluted story enjoyable and exciting.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Colbert ( Skinny Man , LJ 2/1/91) sports another winner with this procedural. New Orleans policeman Skinny rescues a small black boy from a boat explosion, but the boy, a party to his dead father's illegal activities, disappears in a world of government agents, ex-convicts, murderers, and gun-runners. The author centers his complicated but not unruly plot on the levees and barrues, shanties and tumbledown nightclubs of the Mississippi, as everyone tries to locate the boy. Uncluttered prose, insinuating suspense, and special focus on Skinny and woman friend Ruth create a powerful draw.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
