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 Bait byC.J. Songer Harper Collins 377 pages, 1999 ISBN 0061014249 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Meg Gillis, security specialist and former police officer, knows that life can be harsh. But there are some things no amount of training or experience can prepare you for. In this riveting first novel, Meg knows her partner Michael sometimes indulges in side jobs that are less than respectable, but she looks the other way. That tactic gets harder and harder to employ as pages turn, however. First, Mike disappears. Then Meg follows up a desperate call for help and summons the police, only to find that the person who supposedly initiated the call denies the whole thing. Her search for Mike is hindered by the constant suspicions and interference of local police, Reilly in particular. He’s convinced that Mike’s up to no good and that Meg is a willing accomplice. When she finds Mike’s apartment ransacked and blood smeared on the walls, Meg hits the streets running, with the cops in hot pursuit. The same thing happens at her house, with one significant difference. When Reilly takes her there to view the damage, she finds a corpse in her bed. As the truth unfolds, we find that Reilly is on the trail of dirty cops – trusting no one, and that feisty Meg, unwittingly, is the bait. Songer does an excellent job of integrating emotional turmoil with fast-paced action, creating characters that are believable yet appealing in their imperfection. Bait is one of the most realistic portrayals of police work on the market today. Aptly titled, this book is the kind of page-turner that won’t allow you to extinguish the light until the last word is read. |
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