Nobody Rides For Free
An Angus Green Novel
by Neil S. Plakcy
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Pub Date Oct 24 2017 | Archive Date Oct 24 2017
Description
With less than a year of experience and only one big case behind him, FBI Special Agent Angus Green has joined the rarefied group of agents who have been wounded in the line of duty. Assigned to a desk job while he recovers, Angus wonders if he’s chosen the right career. He’s been following his late father’s dream for a life of adventure and travel—and instead encountered danger, pain, and heartbreak.
But when Angus discovers that gay teens are being sexually abused by a pornographer in the same neighborhood where he lives, he shoves aside his lingering doubts about his job and accepts his new assignment. The case takes him from Fort Lauderdale’s seamy underbelly to boisterous beachfront bars where big-fish Russian émigrés launder illegal cash. Angus is back in full effect, but with great power comes great responsibility, and he’ll soon find his stake in saving these trafficked teens is more personal than he could have anticipated. Every case leaves a lasting scar—some are just more difficult to see. In the end, Angus will learn the truth of a saying he learned as a boy—there is a price to pay for every decision we make. Nobody rides for free.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781635760521 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 260 |
Featured Reviews
jean u, Bookseller
An excellent procedural about a segment of the population that is seldom covered. I liked the straightforward character of Angus Green. Off to find the first book in the series.
Reviewer 424805
I received a review copy of Nobody Rides For Free by Neil S. Plakcy from Diversion Books. It's the second book in the Angus Green series, but I haven't read the first one yet. Nobody Rides For Free is a gay-themed whodunit mystery novel featuring red-headed, sophomoric FBI agent Angus Green. The story is light on the romance and heavy on the criminal investigation. It's probably as close to a police procedural as possible for readers of gay fiction. If you like gay culture, behind-the-scenes looks at how law enforcement could plausibly work, and convoluted mysteries, then this book is for you.
The eponymous Angus Green narrates the story. I didn't find his voice to be as engaging or relatable as the voices of my favorite narrators, but the story worked by keeping me drawn in with the steady progression of evidence gathering. Despite my complaints with Angus, Neil S. Plakcy shows mastery of the mystery genre because the story was makes sense, the conclusions are based on the evidence, and every detail is a clue.
Overall, I rate this book 4.5/5 which rounds up to a 5. My lack of resonance with Angus Green prevented this book from going from good to great in my eyes, but my appreciation of the novel's execution prevented me from rating it with the other books I've rated 4/5.
Fabi G, Reviewer
I'm a bit of a fan of stories featuring gay men in military or law-enforcement roles so I jumped on this one when I saw it advertised on NetGalley.
It is well-written and I thoroughly enjoyed the details of the FBI line of work. Even though this story is not heavy on the romance, it is still a great look at gay culture and the mystery kept me at it until I got to the end.
PS. I'll post the review on Amazon on release day.
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