Jeremy Fisk is a New York police detective specializing in anti-terrorism. When the United Nations holds its General Assembly in September, Fisk is in the thick of it, babysitting diplomats and escorting visiting dignitaries around town. A cartel-style mass killing ups the ante. Fisk and his unwilling partner, a Mexican detective, must not only find out who's behind those gruesome murders,but they have to figure out who's the ultimate target for assassination.

Dick Wolf crafts an intricate dance of death in THE EXECUTION. It begins just a few months after Wolf's first Fisk novel, "The Intercept." Fisk has been through leave and counseling from those events, and he's just getting back to work when the new threat emerges. Wolf takes us where he never could with his television series--into the heart and mind of a New York City detective. The plot is well thought out, every character individualized with exacting detail. As the clock ticks down to a historic meeting between the U.S. and Mexican presidents, Wolf ramps up the intensity for Fisk and Mexican detective Cecilia Garza. They will put their own lives on the line to stop the threat and end a cycle of atrocities.

If you enjoy mysteries, police procedurals, or political thrillers, you are in for a treat. THE EXECUTION is the best of all those genres, wrapped up with a bow. I, for one, am looking forward to Jeremy Fisk's next assignment.