I
thought of this title recently when I was notified by Frank Zafiro that his
book was a part of a new collection titled THRILLING
THIRTEEN. 13 thrillers from various authors with the entire collection
currently on sale for 99 cents. From a royalty point of view, I am not sure that
is a great deal for authors, but the collection is one heck of a deal for
readers. You can snag it here. And make sure you head over to Patti Abbott's blog
here for more books to consider today.
The project was simple and yet
complex at the same time. Those involved would right the failures of the
justices system. Those criminals, often released on technicalities, whose
actions were so egregious that they should have been permanently removed from the
planet by the system, would be removed by the group known as The Four Horsemen. These ex-police
offices would do what the court system had failed to do---dispense justice.
Over time the project has become
unstable and is collapsing due to a variety of factors. Now, Sandy Banks is The
Last Horseman and he too has finally had enough. He will finish the
assignment that he just received and then he is out.
At least that is his plan. Others
have a different agenda for Sandy Banks. While they might like to arrest him
they would be okay with killing him in the process as then he couldn’t talk
about what he knows.
Nobody and nothing is what it seems
in this complex mystery thriller from talented author Frank Zafiro known for
his River
City Crime Novel series that began with Under A Raging Moon the
moral implications of police work have been a hallmark of his books. Written by
a police officer familiar firsthand with the toll that police work takes, there
is realism always present in Mr. Zafiro's books that one does not get from many
such novels. That realism along with a heavy duty dose of the always present
moral consequences for actions on the job and off is combined here where a
former cop is questioning more and more his role in trying to right the wrongs
of a failed court system. A system that too many times seems stacked against
the good guys.
That moral quandary--upholding the
law and yet executing bad guys in the name of justice-- is at the heart of this
novel. A novel that contains numerous twists and turns as no one is telling the
truth about themselves or others for most of the book. The result is a complex
mystery full of nuance and meaning and yet another good book from talented
author Frank Zafiro.
The Last Horseman: A Sandy Banks
Novel
Frank Zafiro
CreateSpace
January 2011
ISBN# 978-1456516260
Paperback (also available as an
e-book)
268 Pages
$12.99
Material was supplied by the author
a very long time ago in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013, 2014
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