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The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. The two strike a deal. Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet investigator with family worries of his own. Just one father helping another. The detective leaps into the case and sources lead him to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation -- and also to the mayor's missing daughter, Natalie, a twenty-one-year-old computer prodigy. The murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the center of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI, and a transnational criminal organization. Michael Bennett has always been an honorable man, but sometimes -- when the lives of innocents are at stake -- honor has to take a back seat. Survival comes first.… (more)
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Following the murder
However, like the dead and injured students, Natalie is a computer wunderkind . . . and Endrick “Henry” Laar is hiring them as he wages war against corporations with his ransomware attacks. Can Michael find Natalie and return her to her family? And will the mayor’s promise of “father helping father” make any difference for Michael’s son, Brian?
In this, the twelfth outing for Michael Bennett, readers find the detective involved in something outside his normal New York Police Department milieu. As he waits for the shooting board decision, he heads off to Estonia in search of the mayor’s missing daughter. This effectively makes Michael a force of one in a foreign country with no jurisdiction, no authority, no badge, no backup, and no weapon. An interesting conundrum for an action-packed police series and one that the authors manage to pull off without turning the detective into a superhero-ish caricature.
Michael’s interactions with his children here strengthen the resolute father component of the strongly-nuanced character and give the story a powerful authenticity. A couple of unexpected plot twists keep the suspense in the telling of the tale and, despite some predictable elements, it’s an enjoyable adventure for fans of the series. Everyone, even those new to the series, will appreciate the immensely satisfying ending.
Highly recommended.