First Sentence: In my home state of New
Hampshire, death certificates are a formal-looking document, with a light
watermark in the center outlining the shape of our fair
state.
Lewis Cole’s best
friend, Police Detective Diane Woods, was on duty at an anti-nuclear
demonstration that turned violent. Diane was singled out by a man who
beat her so severely; she now lies in a coma. Cole, formerly an analyst
with the Department of Defense, with the help of his friend, security
consultant Felix Tinios, is determined to find the man and mete out his own
form of justice. However, men who are willing to kill are doing their
best to stop Cole.
The first chapter starts
by tugging at your heart, ends with a bang. From there, the story
rarely lets up. Dubois definitely knows how to write action.
Dubois does create a strong sense of
place. It’s clear he knows Boston well. If the reader does, they
will smile at his reference to “the People’s Republic of Cambridge.” West
Coasters; think Berkeley. He does make an interesting, and sobering,
point about how fragile is our power grid and the potential impact should it
fail.
The protagonist, Louis
Cole, is an interesting one. Yet if one hasn’t read previous books in the
series, it’s difficult to see how he went from being a DoD analyst and magazine
writer to the character he is here. It’s nice to think a friend would do
anything for you, but this is a bit extreme. Yet without his actions, we
have no story.
Granted, I am reviewing
from an Advanced Readers’ copy, but I found there to be a considerably amount
of repetitive information. I shall hope further editing prior to
the final publishing will have corrected.
“Fatal Harbor” is
suspenseful, exciting, and filled with very effective plot twists. Although it seemed a bit over the top, it was a non-stop read.
FATAL HARBOR (Non-licen. Invest-Lewis Cole-East
Coast-Contemp) - Good
Dubois, Brendan – 8th
in series
Pegasus, 2014
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