A review by msw
Fragile Brilliance: A Ronan McCullough Novel by Eliot Parker
4.0
This is the first of Eliot Parker's crime novels with the rough-and-tough-cop protagonist Ronan McCullough, who happens to be in a committed gay relationship. Ronan is a dependably determined officer who is willing to cut corners to catch bad guys, sometimes going farther than he should, as when he tortures an admitted-piece-of-crap bad guy in his hospital bed, probably causing his death.
The bad guys in this book have pretty much no socially redeeming characteristics-- a whole raft of drug addict/cartel types of many races and economic strata. Ronan's estranged and homophobic sister also appears, as does her son, Ronan's nephew. The sex scenes are good, and I loved the setting in Charleston, West Virginia!
The bad guys in this book have pretty much no socially redeeming characteristics-- a whole raft of drug addict/cartel types of many races and economic strata. Ronan's estranged and homophobic sister also appears, as does her son, Ronan's nephew. The sex scenes are good, and I loved the setting in Charleston, West Virginia!