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Tock tock, tick tock. Like the sound of steel wheels over the gandy dancerıs rail joints, this novel rocks along. A congressman is dead. He wanted to attack the hip hop and rap music industry. He wanted to join his brother-in-law, the Reverend Joseph Evans, in an attempt to rein in bad lyrics, violent lyrics, sexual lyrics. Now the congressmanıs son, Nick, is charged with Congressman Shappleyıs brutal murder. Itıs said heıs in it up to his elbows along with Rap star, Chilli D, who may have been the triggerman. Chilli Dıs producer, T-Beau wants to protect his investment so he calls on a music industry star, friend Mick Sever. Mick is already in Washington on the case. Tick tock. Time is running on and readers may have the feeling theyıre on a fast train going downhill. The whistle screams and the scenery goes by in a blur, leaving out whole pieces. There are complications. Sever, whom we last saw in the authorıs debut novel, Jamaica Blue, calls in his divorced wife, Ginny to do research. Tension. Sever once had a childhood friendship with the accused Nick, the congressmanıs son. More tension. There are other family presences, not just in D.C. Tick tock. Severıs off to Florida to talk to Nickıs sister, Amber, and then to Barbados, where old wounds still fester. Page by page Barbados Heat gathers speed. Tock tock. And just when you think youıve got the characters and their relationships sorted out, even with the missing bits of action, the train roars around a sharp curve and carries you off in a new direction. Author Bruns is evolving a fresh and breathless style of pell-mell writing that may be a little short on detail but long on action and thrills. Tick tock. Whenıs the next one due?
Reviewed by Carl Brookins, December 2003
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