Fever Dream
By Dennis Palumbo
Poisoned Pen Press, $24.95, 350 pages
ISBN 9781455114771
Poisoned Pen Press, $24.95, 350 pages
ISBN 9781455114771
Fever Dream by Dennis Palumbo is the second book to feature
Daniel Rinaldi, a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of
traumatic stress. This time he’s called into support police action to
resolve a bank hostage situation. Robbers have released one woman and
Rinaldi must get as much information from her as possible before SWAT
goes in.
Unfortunately, time is short and, in response to shots fired inside the bank, SWAT responds. Only the bank guard survives and he’s wounded by a sniper’s bullet.
Unfortunately, time is short and, in response to shots fired inside the bank, SWAT responds. Only the bank guard survives and he’s wounded by a sniper’s bullet.
The current DA is running for governor and wants Rinaldi to stay on
the case to get as much information as possible from the traumatized
witness. Except nothing runs smoothly and Rinaldi becomes a target for
violent attack. Now it’s a race against time to capture the robbers.
Then events escalate with an attempt on the DA’s life. Rinaldi is also
saddened by a suicide at the clinic where he worked as an intern. When
you put these strands together, there’s a very clever set of problems to
solve. Although Rinaldi’s capacity to absorb punishment is less than
realistic, this is a high-adrenaline action thriller with some clever
deductive reasoning to show whodunnit. Highly recommended!
Reviewed by David Marshall
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