A Mystery Lover's Bookshelf, April 2012

Each of T. Jefferson Parker’s fine mystery and crime novels have been populated by memorable characters, but none more so than THE JAGUAR, the fifth and latest of his novels to feature L.A. County Deputy Sheriff Charlie Hood. When the musician-wife of a badly bent fellow deputy is kidnapped by a ruthless Mexican drug lord a result of his crooked activities, Hood is drawn into the middle of a personal vendetta that will almost certainly end badly. While you are reading, keep your eye out for the devious and manipulative Mike Finnegan, one of contemporary fiction’s most interesting supporting characters.