Serpent Gate: A Kevin Kerney Novel

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Summary: HO - HUM at it's best
Review: What a yawn. No exposition, emotion, or description, generic characters and situations we have all seen before in better written novels. SEE: the strong silent lawman, SEE: the evil Mexican drug lord, SEE: the wacky supporting characters, an old guy so cliche-gay -it's-amazing-he-doesn;t-fly-thru-the-air. Plus a cagy-smelly-nutjob-who-knows-more-than-willing-or-able-to-say. SEE: the head-shaking regret over the spoiling of a once-pristine smallish town. SEE: the bored housewife dropping this book and going off to find something more interesting to do , like laundry.

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Summary: Kerney Novels get better and better
Review: Yeah, yeah, yeah... This is the best one by far. Kevin Kerney is on 2 cases and he is totally into his work. He's a nice guy and has some good friends.
The first story is about a lady who kills a cop because he raped her and her daughter. A schizophrenic led Kerney to the killer. But Kevin feels sympathy toward this lady who he feels killed for revenge.
The second story is tracking down a theft of art right out of the governor's mansion. This story brings in a big time criminal we saw in the first book, Telarosa.
This is a rare book I could not put down. McGarrity has finally gotten the hang of it. Can't wait to read the next one.