The Guise of Another
by Alan Eskins
ISBN: 9781633880764
A 2015 release from
Seventh Street Books
Dark, intense, at times, unbearably
tense. Carries all the hallmarks of a first class thrilller. The
novel is,in addition, a first class police procedural. Alexander
Rupert is a talented, honored Minneapolis cop. He worked for a very
long time doin dangerous work undercover as part of a major task
force aimed at bringing down the Minnesota drug trade. Now he faces
an appearance before a Grand Jury examining illegal activities of the
drug task force.
But the novel begins with a traffic
accident that kills one James Putnam who turns out not to be James
Putnam. Identity theft? Yes, but with nasty twists that set up
readers and characters as well for many well-placed surprises all
couched in seamless, powerful prose.
All the characters receive appropriate
development and all fit their roles to a T. The language of the third
person narration as well as the dialogue is almost perfect. For fans
of procedurals and of crime thrillers here is a novel truly not to be
missed. And while the conclusion is really inevitable, the ride from
beginning to end is not to be dismissed.
