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Since his introduction in 1992's UNDERCURRENTS, Seattle police lieutenant Lou Boldt has gone through lots of trials and tribulations. He had a one-night stand with his best friend, psychologist Daphne Matthews; his wife was diagnosed with cancer; and a criminal dubbed The Pied Piper kidnapped his young daughter. Things are now starting to go well now that his wife is in remission from her deadly disease. But Ridley Pearson's not going to let Lou get complacent; he is going to throw a wrench into the works and Lou's life is about to take a massive jolt. Several years ago Liz Boldt had an affair with someone she worked with at the bank. She disclosed this to her husband, but never divulged his identity per Lou's request. The man was David Hayes and he has been released from jail after being paroled for embezzling over 17 million dollars from the bank. Now he wants Liz's help to get the money back and he will do whatever it takes -- cajole, threaten, or blackmail until he gets what he wants. THE BODY OF DAVID HAYES is a terrific novel of suspense that will leave you putting finger grooves on the book's cover from holding it so tight. Liz's affair has been shadowing her throughout the series and she has regretted it time and time again. The maelstrom the author puts on her and her family is intense, to say the least, and in never gets boring. Many people want to recover the 17 million dollars. Everyone from the police, the FBI, and some very nasty people will be making the Boldts' lives a living hell until they get what they want. The novel's strength is with character development as Liz and Lou let everything hang out in order to escape from this ordeal. There were things held back and left unsaid in previous novels but now it is no holds barred. What will happen next? How will it end? There's only one way to find out and it is not through me! The only complaint about this work was the anti-climactic conclusion. There is a lot of build-up throughout the novel including some shocks and surprises in the story so that one's expectations get raised to the highest level. Regardless of that, it is a great book and probably the best of the series. It's been a while since reading has been so much fun.
Reviewed by Angel L. Soto, March 2004
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