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The mystery begins when a botched blackmail scheme draws Mike, an ex-homicide cop, back from Hawaii to Los Angeles to the aid of his estranged brother, a man of privilege with the soul of a predator. A seemingly arbitrary act of violence in Macau has initiated a chain of events that ripples across the Pacific, developing into a thunderstorm of murder, extortion, and betrayal half a world away. Together with Travis' friend, Snyder-a man with a checkered past of his own-Travis uncovers vile truths involving sexual slavery and insatiable personal greed that have already cut a path of vicious cruelty from the shipyards of Hong Kong to the shores of the Hawaiian islands. As Travis unravels the disparate thread of duplicity and moral compromise, it threatens to devastate the lives of one powerful family, while Travis himself becomes a suspect in a murder that threatens to destroy his life as well. This stylish thriller, epic in scope and atmosphere, driven by compelling characters, will rise to a climactic confrontation on the shores of a place that some call paradise.
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About the Author:
BARON R. BIRTCHER spent a number of years as a professional musician,and founded an independent record label and management company. Criticshave hailed Baron's writing as "the real deal" (Publishers Weekly), andhis plots as "taut, gritty, and powerfully con-trolled" (KirkusReviews).
His first two novels (Roadhouse Blues and Ruby Tuesday) are Los Angeles Times and Independent Mystery Booksellers Associationbest sellers, and he has been nominated for a number of literary awards, including the Nero Award (Hard Latitudes), the Claymore Award (Rain Dogs), the Left Coast Crime Lefty Award (Angels Fall), and won the Silver Falchion Award in 2016 (Hard Latitudes). He is the 2018 WINNER of the Killer Nashville READER'S CHOICE AWARD (South California Purples).
Baron divides his time between Portland, Oregon and Kona, Hawaii.
Review:
His first two novels (Roadhouse Blues and Ruby Tuesday) are Los Angeles Times and Independent Mystery Booksellers Associationbest sellers, and he has been nominated for a number of literary awards, including the Nero Award (Hard Latitudes), the Claymore Award (Rain Dogs), the Left Coast Crime Lefty Award (Angels Fall), and won the Silver Falchion Award in 2016 (Hard Latitudes). He is the 2018 WINNER of the Killer Nashville READER'S CHOICE AWARD (South California Purples).
Baron divides his time between Portland, Oregon and Kona, Hawaii.
Birtcher returns to his Mike Travis series (Angels Fall, 2008) in this fast-paced mystery. It s 2004, and Travis is enjoying his retirement from the LAPD by taking tourists around the Hawaiian Islands on his 72-foot sailing yacht. A panicked call from his brother, Valdent, reunites him with the families of fortune he turned his back on when he became a cop. Meanwhile, a parallel story starts in 1994 Macau but resurfaces with a bang at the end of this satisfying thriller. Fans of the prolific Stuart Woods and Randy Wayne White will hope that Birtcher's engaging series has an equally long life." --Booklist
"This well-executed fourth Mike Travis crime thriller takes the former LAPD homicide cop from his home in Hawaii back to Los Angeles. Travis's tale eventually merges with the tragic story of a young Chinese woman, May Ling, who was forced into sexual slavery in Macao in 1994. Readers will hope they don't have to wait another seven years for the world-weary Travis's next adventure."--Publishers Weekly
"Birtcher is a solid, fluent writer; the story unfolds with good-humored ease, and Travis is a personable narrator. All of the elements are in place for a tense thriller." --Kirkus Reviews
"A thrilling page turner with a very complicated plot that all comes together in the end. This story is well written, and keeps our interest with believable action, and memorable characters. Highly recommended." --Detective Mystery Stories
"This well-executed fourth Mike Travis crime thriller takes the former LAPD homicide cop from his home in Hawaii back to Los Angeles. Travis's tale eventually merges with the tragic story of a young Chinese woman, May Ling, who was forced into sexual slavery in Macao in 1994. Readers will hope they don't have to wait another seven years for the world-weary Travis's next adventure."--Publishers Weekly
"Birtcher is a solid, fluent writer; the story unfolds with good-humored ease, and Travis is a personable narrator. All of the elements are in place for a tense thriller." --Kirkus Reviews
"A thrilling page turner with a very complicated plot that all comes together in the end. This story is well written, and keeps our interest with believable action, and memorable characters. Highly recommended." --Detective Mystery Stories
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- PublisherPermanent Press (NY)
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1579625061
- ISBN 13 9781579625061
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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