Dead of Knight-A Jack Staal Mystery by William Potter

DEAD of KNIGHT A Jack Staal Mystery by William R. Potter Your next birthday could be murder! Believing he is a soldier of justice, a misguided young man begins acallous campaign of terror murdering women on their birthdays.Convinced of his righteousness he continues his brutal crusade forcingthe citizens of Hanson B.C. to acknowledge a serial killer active intheir rural community. The Mounties always get their man...but not if Jack Staal gets him first! The Royal Canadian Mounted Police put their Integrated HomicideInvestigation Teams into action. Detective Jack Staal and the rest ofHanson PD are invited to support the RCMP. However, Staal, the onceelite major-crime investigator reduced to small-town detective isdesperate for redemption. He ignores protocol to work a case that isnot his to solve. Told from the perspective of both killer and cop DEAD of KNIGHT is acat and mouse thriller sure to delight fans of Patricia Cornwell's KayScarpetta or Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch. The first review. Author William R. Potter takes the reader into the heart and soul ofhis protagonist and into the warped mind of a psychopath. Potter'sfirst full length novel, Dead of Knight is told from the point-of-viewof Detective Jack Staal and from the perspective of a killer whomurders women on their birthdays. Through clever use of back story, we learn that Detective Staal issuffering from post-traumatic stress after a horrific shooting. Unableto shake the horror of that day, Staal has left his position with theVancouver PD's homicide squad and has resurrected his career with thepolice service in a fictional country town called Hanson, BritishColumbia. Anxious to work the biggest case of his career, Staal is forced to theoutside when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Integrated HomicideTeams are assigned to the case. Not one to sit on the sidelines, Staalconvinces his colleagues to follow his lead and pursue a serial killerthe media has dubbed Birthday Boy. Believing he is a soldier of justice, a misguided young man has begun acallous campaign of terror. Damian Knight (Birthday Boy) is convincedof his righteousness and continues his brutal crusade of revenge. Ashis death count mounts, so does Knight's courage and he soon turns hisanger on a fatigued Staal. Staal and Knight play out a cat and mousethrill ride that culminates with an epic, one-on-one meeting of copversus killer. Potter has created an intriguing police procedural with a strong maincharacter, a terrific supporting cast, and a plot with twists, turns,and plenty of red herrings. I have read many books in this genrefeaturing a main character that is a bullet-proof, womanizingNeanderthal. However, Potter's Jack Staal takes a pounding, bothphysically and emotionally. This is one author who isn't afraid to showhis hero breaking down or making mistakes. Potter has penned acaptivating tale filled with plenty of tension and conflict, crispdialogue and an unrelenting pace. He puts us in the story with vividdescriptions and scene-painting narrative. I highly recommend Dead of Knight -A Jack Staal Mystery. It is sure todelight fans of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta or Michael Connelly'sHarry Bosch. by Erin Hynd for Reder's Choice Reviews

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