Maggie M. - , reviewed on 6/11/2018 + 400 more book reviews

This was my first Michael Bennett book and while it would have been helpful to have read the first books in the series so I had some background, it wasn't completely a wash as the authors do give very brief descriptions of who is who. That being said, this book was pretty darn good. As the back-of-the-book synopsis says, Michael Bennett comes back to New York after being in witness protection while a trial was going on. It takes no time at all for him to get back into the swing of things and before long he is thrown into two different cases, showing his excellent juggling skills. As predictable, he is able to pull it off and solves both cases, with the help of his new âOutreach Squadâ cop buddies. However, the book tends to leave the reader unfulfilled, as there are still parts of the story left hanging. I guess that is so we'll want to read the next book in the series.

I enjoyed Michael Bennett as a cop, with his fearless dedication to take down the criminals, but personally, I could care less about his adoptive 10 kids and his on-again-off-again relationship with the kids' ânanny.â I'm reading a crime/police procedural novel for the action, thrill of the hunt, the good-verses-evil fear and fight, and the satisfaction of justice being served (hopefully street style and out of court!). I DON'T read this kind of novel for the romance and feel-good emotions of his family life. I wish authors would get that through their heads. Still, the type of crime Detective Bennett has to solve is pretty horrifying, so I will give the authors a pass this time.

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