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Cut You Down by Sam Wiebe 
Published by Quercus on 2/13/2018
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No one knows what happened to Tabitha Sorenson, a brilliant but troubled college student who vanished in the aftermath of a scandal involving millions of dollars in school funds Hired to find the missing girl by her professor (and admirer) Dana Essex, private investigator Dave Wakeland is tossed into a world of suburban gangsters, corrupt authorities, and a contract killer with an unhealthy fondness for blades--all of them ready to guard their secrets at any cost.
Aided by Sonia Drego, a police officer and former lover with dangerous secrets of her own, Wakeland's world is upended when the investigation takes a deadly turn. Suspecting he may have been played for a rube by the woman who hired him, the young PI crosses borders--and lines--in his hunt for a sadistic killer, a journey of discovery that takes him from the back alleys of a rapidly modernizing Vancouver to the wilds of Washington State to a disorienting suburban sprawl, where nothing is as it seems.
In this offering by Sam Wiebe, we meet Dave Wakeland a former cop now a private investigator in partnership with Jeff Chen. Jeff deals with the corporate side and Dave, well his clients and the situations usually end in with him having to be a tad bit violent.
Dave is hired by Professor Dana Essex to find Tabitha Sorenson, a former student who has gone missing with a million dollars. This is the hook that takes you on a journey to find Tabitha. Along the way, Dave also works on a case for his ex-cop partner. Not only was Sonia his ex-partner, but ex-girlfriend so when she asks for his help, that’s a no-brainer, of course, he does. The two storylines are very well written and you do not get lost as they run side by side.
I really enjoyed this author’s style of writing. He unquestionably knows how to write a crime novel. Twists and turns, the writing is tight and a perfect flow make this a book you want to read. I recommend you buy this book and I will certainly be reading more works by this author in the future.
Reviewed by: Linda C.
