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Rony C, Reviewer
An insight into how the FBI works.
The story starts with the murder of Governor Antonio Burke. It looks like a slam dunk case, as the killer is his ex-wife, Kyra. The trial starts, and Kyra will be found guilty. However, an art thief comes forward and says that he’s heard that the Curfaro family (Mafia) has a woman assassin.
Nora Corleton is an Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. She works in the Violent and Organised Crime Unit alongside Benny Dugan and FBI Special Agent Jessica Watson. Jessica had been brought into the team to support Nora and Benny in the trial against “The Nose” D’Amico (Mafia boss). However, once the team hears that Kyra Burke might be innocent, Nora and the rest of the team concentrate on finding if there is a woman assassin associated with the Mafia.
It was a long novel. A bit clunky in places and needed quite a lot of concentration to work out the various threads—more a court procedural storyline than a murder mystery. I learned a lot about how the FBI set about tracking down criminals and how cases work in the USA.
Rony
Elite Reviewing Group received a copy of the book to review.
The story starts with the murder of Governor Antonio Burke. It looks like a slam dunk case, as the killer is his ex-wife, Kyra. The trial starts, and Kyra will be found guilty. However, an art thief comes forward and says that he’s heard that the Curfaro family (Mafia) has a woman assassin.
Nora Corleton is an Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. She works in the Violent and Organised Crime Unit alongside Benny Dugan and FBI Special Agent Jessica Watson. Jessica had been brought into the team to support Nora and Benny in the trial against “The Nose” D’Amico (Mafia boss). However, once the team hears that Kyra Burke might be innocent, Nora and the rest of the team concentrate on finding if there is a woman assassin associated with the Mafia.
It was a long novel. A bit clunky in places and needed quite a lot of concentration to work out the various threads—more a court procedural storyline than a murder mystery. I learned a lot about how the FBI set about tracking down criminals and how cases work in the USA.
Rony
Elite Reviewing Group received a copy of the book to review.
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