Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Expert tracker Colter Shaw, who collects rewards for finding fugitives and missing persons, pursues a suspicious new case while probing his family's past in this riveting fifth series entry from Deaver (after Hunting Time). At the outset, Colter learns that a woman named Margaret has called a mutual acquaintance seeking information about his family. The puzzle deepens when Colter finds a letter from his late father referencing a daughter Colter has never heard of. Then Colter's younger sister, Dorion, asks him for help. Dorion is a natural disaster expert who's been called into Hinowah, Calif., after the collapse of a levee washes away four people in an SUV and threatens to flood the entire town. She hopes Colter can find the missing people in time to save their lives. After he arrives in Hinowah, Colter detects explosive residue near the site of the initial breach, adding the hunt for a criminal to his daunting, time-sensitive rescue mission. Deaver's pacing is characteristically top-notch, and he ratchets up the suspense with Colter's unresolved questions about his potentially long-lost half sister. This series has plenty of gas in the tank. Agent: Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider Literary. (May)
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