3 stars

A PI firm works with the FBI to infiltrate white hate groups in this Detroit based mystery. It begins slow but gets more interesting towards the end.

[What I liked:]

•It was really fun to read a book set in Detroit & the metro area! I’ve worked & lived in several of the locations featured in the story, & could easily picture myself in the location descriptions. Additionally, the issues & tensions in the book are very relevant to Detroit. SE Michigan has the largest Arab-American population in the country & a large Muslim community, & also a far-right militia/hate group problem. So this story was set in a very relevant time & place. 

•The various figures involved in the conspiracies, the undercover agents, & infiltrations were interesting. 

•I appreciate how many women characters there were, including Mack, Judy, Coleman, & Mandy; not to mention, a queer couple.


[What I didn’t like as much:]

•The first 40% of the book was kind of boring, mainly because of slow pacing. Things definitely picked up after that, but I was tempted to DNF at 20%.

•Several characters were important at the beginning of the book, but then sort of disappeared until the end (Ernestine & the Pashias). That felt clumsy.

CW: explosives detonations, racism (& other bigotry), physical violence 

[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you for the book!]