Code for Murder, A Stacy Tavitt Mystery by author Eliot Parker is continuous action and suspense!
The police crime thriller is well written and the characters are believable. The story opens as Lieutenant Stacy Tavitt while on a stake out impulsively takes a chance to prevent a boat leaving the dock before her backup arrives. She has cuffed one of the men unloading boxes of a white powdery substance and is seeking to find her missing informant, Jamal Harris. She is attacked and thrown overboard the boat into the cold Cuyahoga River.
Now we forward to six months later and Stacy is learning to live with a damaged body but determined to resume her duties with the Cleveland Robbery and Homicide unit. Stacy has thoracic outlet syndrome which is the result of nerve and blood vessels being compressed and leaving permanent damage in her lungs. This happened during the severe blow to the side of her head before she was thrown onto the river. Stacy has allowed her brother Chance to live with her since his divorce although there is some tension between them.
I won’t post spoilers for the story, but once Stacy goes out on a call to investigate the murder of Devon Baker, a NFL strong safety for the Cleveland Browns, the action speeds up. Threads of what has happened to Stacy in the past trauma become woven within the current case. There are many scenes which may have you speed reading because you must know what is going to happen next. An example is the attack of Stacy and Austin at Cole’s Market. And the cliffhanger at the ending…??? I am anxious to read the next book in the Stacy Tavitt series! (**language)
Now we forward to six months later and Stacy is learning to live with a damaged body but determined to resume her duties with the Cleveland Robbery and Homicide unit. Stacy has thoracic outlet syndrome which is the result of nerve and blood vessels being compressed and leaving permanent damage in her lungs. This happened during the severe blow to the side of her head before she was thrown onto the river. Stacy has allowed her brother Chance to live with her since his divorce although there is some tension between them.
I won’t post spoilers for the story, but once Stacy goes out on a call to investigate the murder of Devon Baker, a NFL strong safety for the Cleveland Browns, the action speeds up. Threads of what has happened to Stacy in the past trauma become woven within the current case. There are many scenes which may have you speed reading because you must know what is going to happen next. An example is the attack of Stacy and Austin at Cole’s Market. And the cliffhanger at the ending…??? I am anxious to read the next book in the Stacy Tavitt series! (**language)
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