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Book Review of The First Victim (Lou Boldt/Daphne Matthews, Bk 6)

The First Victim (Lou Boldt/Daphne Matthews, Bk 6)
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I was hooked from the first few sentences, not only because the novel is set in a locale familiar to me, the Pacific Northwest. I'll let the blurb describe it for me, and all I want to add is "You more than get your money's worth when you read a book by Ridley Pearson!"

From back cover:
In this gripping novel, Lou Boldt is back and entering dark new territory. A shipping container washed ashore leads Seattle television news anchor Stevie McNeal and her reporter friend, Melissa, on the trail of a scam involving the importation of illegal aliens. A career stepping-stone for McNeal, the investigation puts her at cross-purposes with Seattle Police Department's Lou Boldt and Sergeant John LaMoia. When Melissa disappears, perhaps at the hands of the Chinese Triad, McNeal turns from foe to ally and teams up with the detectives on an investigation that takes them from Seattle's docklands to the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.