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Forty Thieves

by Thomas Perry
Mysterious: Grove Atlantic. Jan. 2016. 368p. ISBN 9780802124524. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780802190642. F
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Sid and Ronnie Abel, both former LAPD detectives, are now highly regarded PIs specializing in solving cold cases. The couple has been hired to investigate a corporate employee's suspicious death a year earlier. Concurrently, Ed and Nicole Hoyt, married assassins-for-hire team, is on a different client's payroll to do damage control on the demise of the African American research scientist before the Abels learn too much. Sid and Ronnie's exhaustive, meticulous investigation coincides with the extreme measures taken by the Hoyts to prevent the Abels from discovering the truth.
VERDICT Perry's (A String of Beads; The Butcher's Boy) fantastic stand-alone thriller presents two intriguing couples whose relationships are as compelling as the action that drives them. The novel speeds to a surprising conclusion that will satisfy Perry's many followers and generate new fans. [See Prepub Alert, 7/13/15.]
Reviewed by Deb West, Gannon Univ. Lib., Erie, PA , Nov 15, 2015
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