Dick Wolf

Wow. So much action centered on New York City. The FBI, other agencies, and NYPD's Intelligence Unit and specifically Detective Fisk are working to track threats. Someone is angry that Merritt Verlyn has been arrested and jailed for leaking sensitive NYPD Intelligence docs to WikiLeaks.

New York Times reporter Chay Maryland covers the scoop she received from Verlyn, and while not agreeing with his methods she doesn't condone government 'spying' on its citizens. When she and Fisk first meet they both show their claws because each believes (s)he is 100% right. But working together to find a dangerous man from harming New Yorkers they listen and learn from each other.

Additionally Fisk is being hunted by drug cartels and terrorist orgs intent on his early demise because of his work in locating, arresting or killing their agents, slowing down and/or stopping their 'businesses.'

While over the top on so many levels, this series is oddly fun to read. One can also learn about science, technology, law and what responsibilities many government agencies have, and how they mostly work together for the good of the US.… (més)

The 2nd in Wolf's Jeremy Fisk's series is full of action by the good guys in the alphabet soup of government agencies defending the country from the bad guys. In this one Fisk is focussed on helping manage security to all countries participating in United Nations week in New York City.

Fisk learns of a credible threat to the new president of Mexico from the beautiful head of his security detail, Detective Cecilia Garza. And soon after he is called to view bodies on a beach in Brooklyn without heads. With help from Garza and other agencies Fisk is able to learn who plans to do what, and where he is hiding. During their investigation and interviews with witnesses, Garza grasps key information personal to her.

How this all plays out in a matter of days and hidden from most regular NYC ciitzens is mind-boggling, and exciting.

A quick read.… (més)