A taut, fast-moving, darkly funny novel that introduces San Diego cop Tommy Donahoo…and combines the authenticity of a police procedural with the white-knuckle suspense of a non-stop thriller.
San Diego Police Sergeant Tommy Donahoo, a hard-drinking, hard-loving, hard-boiled cop, chases not one, but two different madmen intent on shooting down a commercial airliner over a residential neighborhood, both hoping to use the disaster to make a killing in real estate.
A fast-paced shocker.
Tough and amusing. A very enjoyable read.
Trolley who, under his real name Tom Ardies, published several thrillers in the '60s and '70s, returns to thriller writing after 16 years with this first-rate page-turner. Judging by this gripping yarn, he has stayed away from the genre for 16 years too long.
Trolley has a knack for writing taut thrillers. He brings the action right down to the last, breathless second, and he does it with considerable skill, humor and style.