The law officers in the Vancouver community of Coquitlan
are frantically working to solve not only a series of
rapes, but also a series of child abductions and arsons.
Constables Craig Nolan, Ashlyn Hart, and Tain (who goes by
only the one name) are each assigned one of the cases but
soon find themselves working together as some disturbing
connections begin to emerge from the separate
investigations. The three have worked together before and
still deal with painful memories of the previous case. This
provides some rather uncomfortable moments as they are
reunited. Now they must push aside the personal feelings
stirred up by seeing one another again and focus on solving
these new, horrific crimes. The investigation takes a
physical and emotional toll on the entire department as the
officers race against time, chasing a criminal or criminals
who seem to leave no evidence in their wake.
This story features a triple mystery and three main
characters, who are interesting not only for their tangled
group dynamic but also as individuals. Some other complex
relationships come into play as well throughout the book.
The subject matter obviously is very grim, but the
occasional banter between the constables helps to take the
edge off.
I did feel that too many people were introduced too quickly
at the beginning of the book, and it was a bit confusing to
me as far as who was who, but that certainly did not affect
my enjoyment of the story. The details of that previous
case are left tantalizingly vague, but I'm sure Ms. Ruttan
will fill us in at some point. This is a good start to a
new series I think will appeal to a variety of mystery
lovers.
One year ago, a brutal case almost destroyed three cops.
Since then they've lost touch with one another, avoiding
painful memories, content to go their own ways. Now Nolan
is after a serial rapist. Hart is working on a string of
arsons. And Tain has been assigned a series of child
abductions, a case all too similar to that one. But when
the body of one of the abduction victims is found at the
site of one of the arsons, it starts to look like maybe
these cases are connected after all....
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