Goodbye Sister Disco

Suspicions arise and interest grows page-by-page from the first few minutes in this well-written detective story. The author provides a very engaging plot, while bestowing upon the reader an interest to see this to the end; providing insider's understanding of the work of murder detective. You will stay up till you are finished reading this book, and yearn for more of James Patrick Hunt's work.

This well-crafted mystery, with richly described characters, will keep you on the edge of your seat. Set in the Midwest, St. Louis and surrounding cities provide the backdrop for Lieutenant Hastings as he experiences the ultimate chase of his law enforcement career. Ordered to investigate a homicide and abduction of a highly visible heiress, Hastings calls upon his intuition and investigative skills to track down ruthless kidnappers. As you can imagine, local law enforcement is trumped by the FBI in running the big show, and politics and posturing are clearly going to run their course when solving the question of where the heiress is hidden. Will the kidnappers return her even after the ransom is paid by her father at the end of a terrifying and life-threatening "drop?" Is she dead or alive? Enter into the life of the serious, dedicated and focused homicide Lieutenant Hastings, and you'll definitely be caught up in a riveting, suspenseful, compelling and deadly chase against time. Armchair Interviews says: If you like police procedurals like this, check out Hunt's other books.

In an affluent part of St. Louis, attorney Tom Myers and wealthy Cordelia Penmark attend a Christmas Party thrown by his firm's senior partner Sam Fisher. They leave the gala and go to his BMW5. While she waits in the passenger seat, he puts the key into the driver's side door when she notices two men seemingly come out of nowhere on each side of the car. The one on Tom's side pulls the trigger of his gun twice killing him. They abduct Cordelia. St. Louis police detective George Hastings is selected to work with the FBI because of his recent work exposing a bad Fed (see THE BETRAYERS) on the homicide-kidnapping case that has very few clues as money is not the prime motivator though Cordelia's dad is wealthy; apparently political posturing is. Hastings investigates family members of both victims hoping to find a clue that will lead him to the culprits and save the life of the young woman, but most are not forthcoming with the truth. Still he prods each of them motivated by knowing how he as a divorced father with custody of his stepdaughter would die if this happened to her. GOODBYE SISTER DISCO is a fascinating police procedural starring a likable lead character who diligently works the case with a law enforcement team distrusting of one another and two seemingly disinterested families. The story line is fast-paced with plenty of action that grips the audience as the hero begins to slowly out together the true motive. Although the support cast is stereotypically weak, sub-genre fans will enjoy James Patrick Hunt's entertaining tour of St. Louis. Harriet Klausner