Lydia, alias the
Fixer, and Mort. Seattle's chief of detectives, have been estranged
since, Allie, Mort's wayward daughter, left Lydia's care to go away
with Vadim Tokarev, a Russian drug lord. Mort is living on a
houseboat and continuing his work as chief of detectives. Lydia is a
practicing psychologist. She misses Mort's friendship and feels that
she was unfairly accused of letting Allie escape.
In Mort's latest
case, a young woman's body is found, and it's evident that she was
tortured before being killed. Then another young woman is found also
tortured before being killed. Both are prostitutes and were involved
with an unscrupulous loan shark who charged exorbitant interest rates
designed to lead the women into prostitution. When Lydia's patient,
another young woman, disappears, Mort and Lydia decide it's time to
work together again.
This is another fast
paced Fixer novel. The characters of Mort and Lydia are more developed than in the previous books. He's devastated by his
daughter's actions. Lydia is trying to leave behind her life as the
Fixer. This book gives us insight into their struggles and their need
for each other's friendship.
The plot is fast
moving and the author does a good job of misdirection. It's hard to
tell until the very end who is responsible. Although the idea of
young women being tortured and killed is horrendous, the violence is
handled tastefully with a minimum of gory details.
I recommend this
book if you're a fan of the Fixer series, or if you enjoy a good
mystery.
I reviewed this book
for Net Galley.
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