Friday, November 15, 2019

Do or Die

Early one morning, Detective Inspector Michael Green of the Ottawa Police is called in to the office of the Chief of Detectives Jules.  Awaiting with him is Deputy Chief of Police Lynch.  They tell him of a young man being stabbed in the library at the university the night before.  The victim is the son of a well known philanthropist.  DS Brian Sullivan tells Green that the case has been a mess up right from the get go.

Based on the reports from his team, Green determines that the killer is well planned, able to kill at close range, and possibly a psychopath.  He has five possible suspects who were well known to the victim.  However, Sullivan comes up with a few more.  The victim’s current girlfriend had been pulled away from him by what appeared to be thugs in a coffee shop.  She then flew home to Beirut.  Could there be something in this?

Before Green can get protection in place for a potential witness, she is killed.  He is compromised.  The killer had taken two of her drawings; one of a suspect and one of the victim.  Green is told by the Deputy Chief to get an arrest immediately or he will be tossed from the case.  However, Green is convinced that the man the Deputy Chief wants him to arrest has been framed.

How can he gather the needed evidence when he is on a limited time frame?  Author Barbara Fradkin picks up the pace of this thriller as Green closes in on the killer.  A good, quick read

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