August Snow is living in Oslo with his girlfriend Tatina and her family. Even though he is no longer a Detroit detective, he can’t help but get involved when a family friend is threatened by individuals claiming to protect the Catholic church. Father Michael Grabowski, a Franciscan priest has known August his entire life. There has never been a hint of impropriety. And yet, someone has accused Grabowski of a terrible crime. With a mysterious priest asking about August’s priestly friend, August wants to why before something deadly happens.
This is the first novel by Stephen Mack Jones, but it is the fourth in his August Snow series. I do not feel like this is a stand-alone novel. There were some references to his past, nothing that disturbed the story, but it made me feel like I was only hearing part of the conversation.
The characters are fully fleshed out. I started to compare August to James Patterson’s Alex Cross, but there are limited similarities. August might be more like Alex’s friend Sampson. There is quite a bit of cussing, but I actually related to it. In the heat of the moment or at highly emotional states, certain swear words feel necessary. Tomas and Lucy are my favorite characters, however, and I am wondering if the previous books have more on them.
As far as the mystery, I had a feeling I knew what it was about right off the bat. There have been many novels that have used this technique. It doesn’t take away from the novel. Instead, it made reading go faster because I wanted to see what August and company would do in the finale.
Overall, I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars.
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