"Some days are hard, others make hard look easy. Today was the latter. If you spend enough time in law enforcement, such days will find you from time to time. If you spend a couple of years with the Special Tracking Unit, such days are known as Wednesday."
Magnus "Steps" Craig has a special ability: he can see the essence, or Shine, left behind by a person on any surface they touch, making it possible for him to track them almost anywhere. He and his partner, Special Agent Jimmy Donovan, make up the FBI's elite Special Tracking Unit, and they've just been summoned to Kern County, California. It seems four friends, including Congressman Marco Perez, have gone missing on their annual fly-fishing trip along the Kern River. And not even Steps can catch a glimpse of their trail. It's as if they've disappeared into thin air. But then one of the missing men turns up dead, and their investigation quickly takes a very dark turn. It seems they have a killer on their hands, one with a shine like malachite.
I loved this one! Steps and his partner, Jimmy, are such fun characters, each with their own quirks. Only a few people know about Steps' special gift, but it's fascinating how he uses it to track down the bad guys. (And the killer in this one is scary!) Their investigation to find the missing men is intense and suspenseful. Be warned, parts of this book do get a bit dark, and there is one pretty gruesome murder scene. But it's all the parts with Steps that make this fourth book in the series so compelling and good.
Happy Reading!
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That is a great opening!
ReplyDeleteIt's not the opening lines, just a quote I really liked from the book.
DeleteSteps sounds like a great character. That's a fascinating special gift to have!
ReplyDeleteHe is a great character. I like that this gift of his is so unique and different.
DeleteI need to catch up on this series. I think I left off on #2. More to read - yay!
ReplyDeleteThe third and fourth books are even better than the second one. :)
DeleteWhat a great ability to have with his job! I really like the sound of this one. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a been a fun series.
DeleteSuch an interesting lead character. That opening is great too.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good quote from the book, isn't it?
DeleteThat would be an interesting ability to have.
ReplyDeleteIt would be kind of fun to know who's been where. ;D
DeleteThis is another favorite series of mine. I really like Steps.
ReplyDeleteSteps is the best! And I think the books in this series keep getting better. :)
DeleteI read the first one in this series when it released, I think from NG, and then forgot all about it. Thanks for the reminder. This sounds like a fun read to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great read. I liked this book and the third book as much as I liked the first one.
DeleteI'm not familiar with this series, but it does seem to have an interesting concept. Steps sounds like a unique character.
ReplyDeleteI love Steps! He's a great character; his partner, Jimmy, is pretty great, too.
DeleteWe have a family cabin not far from the Kern River so I'm interested in this one for that fact alone! I like the sound of this paranormal talent. Will have to check this one out for sure! :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool that you know the setting so well! This is a very fun series. I think you'd like it. :)
DeleteGreat post
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
DeleteI really like Kope's books and can't wait for this one! The first two were so interesting!
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought this one is just as good as the first book, if not better. But then, I just really like these characters. :)
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ReplyDeleteohhh, you have me curious abut the bad guy in this one!
ReplyDeleteHe's a very scary bad guy!
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