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DEADLY AIM
by Patricia Rushford
Fleming and Revill Co., February 2004
317 pages
$12.99
ISBN: 0800758471


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Angel Delaney has returned to her hometown in Oregon to escape a nightmare from the past. One of her very close friends died in a hostage situation in Florida. Angel is a police office so she is familiar with the dangerous; it has hit her very hard. She and her current partner Eric Mason are called out to a robbery scene. The robbery turns bad and Angel ends up killing a suspect. While she feels horrible, everyone tells her it was justifiable.

Unfortunately it turns out that the criminal, a 12-year-old boy, only had a toy gun and would not have been able to hurt her. She must rely on a union-appointed lawyer who does not seem interested in her case and Callen Riley, who is investigating the handling of the case.

In addition, Angel is positive that she only fired once; however, the body had three bullet holes. Things rapidly spin out of control as more bodies begin to turn up and Angel's life is threatened. She must convince her fellow cops and the public that she was not involved with the killing.

The character development in DEADLY AIM is very strong. Angel is well-drawn and focused. She does not look at her job as though it was a calling; she looks at it as a job and something that was important to her. Even though a tiny part of her wants to believe that she could save the world, she has had too many experiences that have showed her otherwise. The supporting characters are well-drawn as well, even though their stories are not truly included in the plot.

Parts of DEADLY AIM were very predictable. For example, it was obvious that Angel and Callen would both experience sexual tension and have to worry about boundaries and moral issues. It was also pretty obvious that Angel and her father, who is also a police officer, would be experiencing difficulties as well. On the other hand, Rushford manages to take stereotypes and still create an interesting story. Not all of the elements were predictable and those that were, Rushford managed to string together in slightly unusual ways.

Patricia Rushford has written both works of fiction and non-fiction. This is the first book to feature Angel Delaney.

Reviewed by Sarah Dudley, April 2004

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