BLACKOUT begins at the Peter Pan Motel in New Jersey when Doug
Brock, New Jersey State Police Officer is on to something.
He calls his partner and best friend, Nate Alvarez, telling
him, "I got him, Nate. This time I've got him. Get the FBI
and get Conyers." Gun shots erupt, then blackness.
Officers arriving on the scene find Doug shot, laying
several floors down on the ground. He was either pushed or
fell landing on his head. Doug suffers retrograde amnesia,
having no memory of the past ten years. While he is
recovering from the gun shot wounds, Doug is suspended from
the force. No way will that stop the stubborn, strong
minded Brock from continuing his investigation. Memory or
no memory, he will find a way to stop crime boss Nicolas
Bennett, the murdering kingpin he has been trying to nail
for years.
As he begins to discover new facts about Bennett and the
people around him, bad guys come after him. With the help
of Jessie, his ex-fiance, who is a "cyber cop," they retrace
his movements before he was shot. His memory still does not
return but he is getting warmer. Looks like Bennett is
involved with a terrorist attempt to take place in
underground parking lots in the Big Apple. With Jessie, and
Nate's help, can Doug stop them in time to save countless lives?
David Rosenfelt NEVER lets me down. BLACKOUT is an action
filled story with lots of bad guys stopping at nothing to
foil the good
guys even if it entails cold blooded murder.
Violence, a little romance, unique characters and deadly
betrayals keep you turning those pages until the conclusion.
Always the colorful characters, the dry humor that keeps me
laughing, and the always curious twist at the finale.
Although I did
figure out the surprising leader behind the scenes, I had
fun with the ups and downs and twists and turns in this
terror filled drama. A little romance between Doug Brock
and Jessie Allen added a sweet touch and the relationship
between Nate Alvarez, the overweight partner of Doug Brock
is hilarious and their relationship close. The terrorist
attempt in New York City is well orchestrated and becomes a
race against the clock to stop it and save countless
innocent people. Finally, Doug's memory comes back slowly.
The sight of a Golden Retriever like one he owned, begins
the comeback. Then, bits and pieces of the puzzle begin to
fit., and the case is solved. Another smash hit for David
Rosenfelt. Waiting for his next!
New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after
infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett
kills someone close to Doug, however, Doug's
investigation—and his life—start spiraling out of control.
He's placed on indefinite suspension from the police force
and breaks things off with his fiancé, but he can't let the
case go, and he continues an off-the-books investigation on
his own. When Doug's former partner on the force, Nate
Alvarez, receives a call from Doug saying he's discovered
something big, something terrifying, something they need to
call in the FBI to handle, Nate is furious that Doug has
still been working the case.
But when the call ends abruptly, and shortly afterward Doug
is found in a hotel room, shot and in critical condition,
Nate’s anger turns to fear. When Doug finally awakens from
his coma, however, he has no memory of the case, or even the
last several years of his life. But the pull of what he
might have discovered is too strong, and he finds himself
immersed in a desperate search for truth once again,
regardless of the danger.
Once again Rosenfelt has written a propulsive and compelling
thriller that will rivet readers from the first page to the
last.
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