Synopsis:
It
is fall in Portland, Maine, when life usually returns to normal after
the summer tourists. But when a retired cop is murdered, Detective
Sergeant John Byron is tasked with investigating the case. On the
outs with his department's upper echelon, separated from his wife,
and feeling the strong pull of the bottle, Byron remains all business
as he tries to solve the murder of one of their own. And then another
ex-Portland PD officer dies under suspicious circumstances. Byron
realizes there is much more to these cases than meets the eye. The
closer he gets to the truth, the greater the danger for him and his
fellow detectives.
My
review:
I
thoroughly enjoyed this police thriller. I can tell Coffin knows
police procedure, the politics of police departments, and the
character of detectives. The plot, character action and dialog have that sense of authenticity from the very beginning. He starts out the novel with a murder that
draws us into the plot right away. And the action continues,
practically nonstop. Coffin does a great job with the interactions and dialog among
the policemen (and women).
My
favorite part of the novel was Byron. He's a great flawed character.
On the positive side, he is relentless in investigating a murder, no
matter who in the department he irritates. On the negative side, he
is fighting his addiction to alcohol and suffering through the loss
of his marriage.
I
really liked how the plot was developed. The murders of the ex-cops
have their origin in a police event from years ago. Byron unravels the
truth bit by bit as he pursues the facts of the case. He has a
personal interest in the case since his father, also a policeman,
committed suicide shortly after that police procedure years ago.
I
recommend this novel to those who like an authentic police procedure
novel full of suspense. I think readers of John Sandford and Michael
Connelly would enjoy this book. It is a page turner that kept me
reading way too late at night.
I
am taking part in a blog tour of this book. Click here to view the 'Among the Shadows by Bruce Robert Coffin' Tour Participants. You can read an excerpt here.
My
rating: 5/5 stars.
Bruce
Robert Coffin is a former detective sergeant with more than
twenty-seven years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement
from the Portland, Maine police department, he supervised all
homicides and violent crime investigations for Maine's largest city.
Following the terror attacks of September 11th, Coffin
spent four years working counter-terrorism with the FBI, earning the
Director's Award, the highest honor a non-agent can receive. You can
catch up with Bruce Robert Coffin on his website, on Twitter, and on
Facebook.
Book
Details:
Genre:
Mystery, Thriller
Published
by: Witness Impulse
Publication
Date: September 13th, 2016
Number
of Pages: 400
ISBN:
9780062569462
Series:
Detective Byron #1
You
can grab a copy of Among the Shadows on Amazon, at Barnes &Noble, or add it to your TBR list on GoodReads.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book through Partners
in Crime book Tours for the purpose of an independent and honest
review.
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