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In Jack Kerley's third novel, detectives Carson Ryder and Harry Nautilus of the Mobile, Alabama, police force are investigating the brutal murder of a young female reporter who was found dead in her car. They have few, if any leads and one of the two cops has a personal stake on this case. Taneesha Franklin was a friend to Carson's girlfriend, television reporter Dani Danbury. Shortly thereafter there are a couple of other murders that appear to be linked to the reporter's death but each one of these crimes appear to be different and yet related in some form. The two cops inside the story (and in fact, series) are relentless and they are not afraid to step on some toes to get to the bottom of the truth and it is something that will have to do here. Their trail ends with the Kincannon family, a powerful dynasty in town, who can be philanthropists one day only to turn out to be the complete opposite if they do not get their way. They make the Macbeths seem sane. The Kincannons are hiding something, something big. Ryder nor Nautilus are not going to be easily intimidated and will leave no lead unturned if it brings them closer to justice for the murder victims. I am not a big fan of Jack Kerley's work, but when it comes to audio books I try to keep an open mind and I am glad that I did with his work THE BROKEN SOULS (A GARDEN OF VIPERS in the US). Kerry Shale has fun doing these characters, coming up with some unusual voices for some of these characters who are clearly written as stereotypes. There is only so much Shale can do to liven up this predictable story. I found that too much appeared to have been omitted inside the abridgment of this story. I think that the police came to some rather rash, yet correct, conclusions with very little at hand. I enjoyed the audio book, but I doubt I would have liked the book. Carson Ryder still gets on my nerves ever since his debut in THE HUNDREDTH MAN.
Reviewed by Angel L. Soto, July 2007
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