Exciting start to a new series!
It is frigid and snowing like mad in New York City when an FBI agent is killed by a single bullet while driving down a busy street. When the logistics prove difficult and the investigation hampered, the head of the local FBI office, Brett Kehoe, calls in Lucas Page.
This is the first book in a very action packed and clever series. I had read the third installment before realizing that Lucas had appeared in two previous novels so had to go back to the beginning as I enjoyed it so much. Lucas is a very interesting character -- missing one arm, a leg, and an eye, he has some crazy skills in mathematical analysis that make him the person for the impossible jobs. He's also not got much of a social personality and does not suffer fools. He left the FBI after the accident that disabled him and has started over as a professor at a local university and a bestselling author. He's married to Erin and they have adopted 5 children so he really has no interest in helping until he is told that the casualty was his former partner. Unfortunately, the sniper is not finished and when the additional victims are also found to be associated with law enforcement, Lucas must use all his skills to figure out the killer's identity and motive. The stakes are raised when Lucas's own family is targeted.
I really like the writing style and the way the investigation details are related. The only irritant was that I could not really find a reason for Lucas's family to be twice involved in life-threatening situations as neither incident made any logical sense. The investigation is complicated and requires meticulous examination of redacted files and a historic tragedy that lends to a revenge motive and an unlikely suspect. There is some political editorializing in the narrative that may be off-putting to some readers. Despite those vexations, I do want to find out more about Lucas Page as his backstory is revealed and plan to read his second in this series next.
I would recommend these books and would love to see as a television program.
This is the first in a series that is best read in order.
Genre - suspense thriller
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