Book Review of Drift by L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea
This book is currently number one on Amazom.com in the categories of Hardboiled Mystery and Vigilante and justice thriller. It’s been out a couple years, which says something about the popularity of this author and this book. And this book certainly hits both justice and vengeance. Not much redemption going on here.
This is book one in the Rachel Hatch series. Rachel is an ex-army criminal investigator, now out of the army and drifting around, unsure what she wants to do. This may sound familiar to Jack Reacher fans. The story and the character are not new ideas, for sure.
Rachel’s sister is found dead, supposedly of an overdose. However, Rachel isn’t convinced she died that way. She thinks her sister was murdered. Okay, a little spoiler. Her sister was murdered. Rachel is intent on finding the killer and exacting revenge, or at least justice.
The backdrop of the story is a small town owned by a large corporation that is supposedly doing good but may actually be doing bad. Again, sound familiar? Think Superman and Lois or Smallville or if you’ve seen the Netflix series, Ragnorak. All the same story, just no one with superpowers battling the large corporation. Again, not original.
Maybe this type of character and this story resonate with readers. They must as this book has sold a lot. For the most part it’s a well written book. It has its share of suspense, action, and some good characters. The new sheriff in the small town of Hawk’s Landing is an ex-homicide detective from Denver named Dalton Savage. Now, how can a character named Dalton Savage be anything but interesting? To be honest, he’s a more multi-dimensional and likable character than Rachel. She, however, is the one the series is about.
The book has some profanity. No f-bombs. No explicit sex. Of course, there’s violence, but nothing over the top. Rachel is a hardboiled character. She’s tough, closed off, and has a checkered past. All staples of the genre, and all characteristics of Jack Reacher. Overall, a good read, but not good enough to be ranked any higher in my list than number five.
Book Rankings for 2021:
- The Water Keeper – continues to stay strong.
- Save the Girls
- Choose Me
- I See You
- Drift
- The Suriname Job
- Poisoned
- Missing Sister
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