When I got this book, I knew it was a police procedural/political thriller, but I didn’t realize it had been published in 1982, a full forty (gasp!) years ago. So I had a “hmmm” moment before I started to read. I wasn’t sure a story about a female police officer in Washington, D.C. in the 80s would be worth the time, or whether I would care about any of the people/events.

Bottom line is that while I didn’t care as much about Fiona Fitzgerald as I had hoped, I found the story entertaining and the political intrigue not totally dated. I received a copy from Stonehouse Press and NetGalley in exchange for this honest review. I particularly enjoyed the contrast between Fiona’s work in a male-dominated police setting and her “other life” as a Senator’s daughter who had been raised in an elite environment. Four stars.