MYSTERY

Chain Reaction

Minotaur: St. Martin’s. (Dez Limerick, Bk. 3). Jan. 2025. 400p. ISBN 9781250319784. $29. THRILLER
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In his previous life, Dez Limerick was a gatekeeper, trained to covertly open locked doors and keep them open as long as necessary. Now, at 35, he’s retired, living in California, and taking occasional gigs as a bass player and pianist. When a friend needs his musical skills, he flies to Newark, NJ, to help a band inaugurate a new convention complex. As Dez explores the Liberty Center, he notices a number of men armed with Russian rifles. He’s just settled into a martini bar when there’s an announcement that a Russian terrorist group has taken over the convention center, and they’ll kill anybody who tries to escape. Dez sees a couple killed before he decides to take on the terrorists. He teams up with a thief, and together they thwart the terrorists’ plans. But someone seems to know just what Dez will do. When he recognizes that several victims were not shot with Russian weapons, he turns the information over to the FBI. Will it be enough to stop the plan that’s now steamrolling along?
VERDICT Byrne’s sequel to Deadlock is a fast-paced, explosive thriller with a charming hero, Russian terrorists on U.S. soil, high-stakes money schemes, and a worthy opponent.
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