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In this undistinguished, straight-ahead thriller from Brewer (Whipsaw), Solomon Gage acts as a murderous jack of all trades for wealthy, powerful Dominick Sheffield. Elderly Dom tries to keep an eye on California-based Sheffield Enterprises, but sons Michael, who heads mining operation Sheffield Extraction Industries, and Chris, a sycophantic wastrel, are weak, greedy and ambitious. Together with Bart Logan, Michael's head of corporate security, they've put together a risky deal involving an unstable African country and uranium ore. The only thing in their way is Gage, whose repeated interference leaves the schemers determined to engineer his downfall. There's never any doubt who the bad guys are, who the good guy is and who will come out on top, so the suspense meter never reaches very high. Gage's unflappable stoicism, whether knocking down a blowhard, shooting a crackhead or punishing a wife-beater, may leave readers equally unmoved. (Sept.)
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From Booklist
Solomon Gage, trusted employee of billionaire Dominick Sheffield, has one of those jobs you can't put on a résumé. He's a fixer, an odd-jobber, a go-to guy. Today his assignment is to pull Sheffield's granddaughter out of a crack house, which he does but not before the girl mumbles something that, not too far down the road, will cause Solomon to put his life at risk to save his boss from his own conniving sons. What starts as a fairly standard thriller slowly develops into an intriguing story about personal loyalty, family betrayal, and conspiracy. Brewer, author of the Bubba Mabry and Drew Gavin mysteries, is an experienced genre hand, but the lightly Shakespearean overtones here are something new for him. He makes it work, though, as he does the dark tone, similar to the Parker novels (written by Westlake-as-Stark), but with a more sympathetic lead. The book ends with the promise of a sequel, and that's a good idea: readers will want to continue getting to know Solomon Gage. Pitt, David
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In this undistinguished, straight-ahead thriller from Brewer (Whipsaw), Solomon Gage acts as a murderous jack of all trades for wealthy, powerful Dominick Sheffield. Elderly Dom tries to keep an eye on California-based Sheffield Enterprises, but sons Michael, who heads mining operation Sheffield Extraction Industries, and Chris, a sycophantic wastrel, are weak, greedy and ambitious. Together with Bart Logan, Michael's head of corporate security, they've put together a risky deal involving an unstable African country and uranium ore. The only thing in their way is Gage, whose repeated interference leaves the schemers determined to engineer his downfall. There's never any doubt who the bad guys are, who the good guy is and who will come out on top, so the suspense meter never reaches very high. Gage's unflappable stoicism, whether knocking down a blowhard, shooting a crackhead or punishing a wife-beater, may leave readers equally unmoved. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Solomon Gage, trusted employee of billionaire Dominick Sheffield, has one of those jobs you can't put on a résumé. He's a fixer, an odd-jobber, a go-to guy. Today his assignment is to pull Sheffield's granddaughter out of a crack house, which he does but not before the girl mumbles something that, not too far down the road, will cause Solomon to put his life at risk to save his boss from his own conniving sons. What starts as a fairly standard thriller slowly develops into an intriguing story about personal loyalty, family betrayal, and conspiracy. Brewer, author of the Bubba Mabry and Drew Gavin mysteries, is an experienced genre hand, but the lightly Shakespearean overtones here are something new for him. He makes it work, though, as he does the dark tone, similar to the Parker novels (written by Westlake-as-Stark), but with a more sympathetic lead. The book ends with the promise of a sequel, and that's a good idea: readers will want to continue getting to know Solomon Gage. Pitt, David
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