WILLIAM R. POTTER.com
Author of DEAD of Knight &
LIGHTING THE DARK SIDE
DEAD of KNIGHT A Jack Staal Mystery
Your next
birthday could be murder!
Believing he is a soldier of justice, a misguided
young man begins a callous campaign of terror murdering women on their
birthdays. Convinced of his righteousness he continues his brutal crusade
forcing the citizens of Hanson B.C. to acknowledge a serial killer active in
their rural community.
The Mounties always get their man�but
not if Jack Staal gets him first!
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police put their
Integrated Homicide Investigation Teams into action. Detective Jack Staal and
the rest of Hanson PD are invited to support the RCMP. However, Staal, the once
elite major-crime investigator reduced to small-town detective is desperate for
redemption. He ignores protocol to work a case that is not his to solve.
Told from the perspective of both killer and cop DEAD of KNIGHT is a cat and
mouse thriller sure to delight fans of Patricia Cornwell�s Kay Scarpetta or
Michael Connelly�s Harry Bosch.
The first review.
Author William R. Potter takes the reader into the
heart and soul of his protagonist and into the warped mind of a psychopath.
Potter�s first full length novel, Dead of
Knight is told from the point-of-view of Detective Jack Staal and from the
perspective of a killer who murders women on their birthdays.
Through clever use of back story, we learn that
Detective Staal is suffering from post-traumatic stress after a horrific
shooting. Unable to shake the horror of that day, Staal has left his position
with the Vancouver PD�s homicide squad and has resurrected his career with the
police service in a fictional country town called
Anxious to work the biggest case of his career,
Staal is forced to the outside when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police�s Integrated
Homicide Teams are assigned to the case. Not one to sit on the sidelines, Staal
convinces his colleagues to follow his lead and pursue a serial killer the
media has dubbed Birthday Boy.
Believing he is a soldier of justice, a misguided
young man has begun a callous campaign of terror. Damian Knight (Birthday Boy)
is convinced of his righteousness and continues his brutal crusade of revenge.
As his death count mounts, so does Knight�s courage and he soon turns his anger
on a fatigued Staal. Staal and Knight play out a cat and mouse thrill ride that
culminates with an epic, one-on-one meeting of cop versus killer.
Potter has created an intriguing police procedural
with a strong main character, a terrific supporting cast, and a plot with
twists, turns, and plenty of red herrings. I have read many books in this genre
featuring a main character that is a bullet-proof, womanizing Neanderthal.
However, Potter�s Jack Staal takes a pounding, both physically and emotionally.
This is one author who isn�t afraid to show his hero breaking down or making
mistakes. Potter has penned a captivating tale filled with plenty of tension
and conflict, crisp dialogue and an unrelenting pace. He puts us in the story
with vivid descriptions and scene-painting narrative.
I highly recommend DEAD of KNIGHT -A Jack Staal Mystery. It is sure to delight fans of Patricia
Cornwell�s Kay Scarpetta or Michael Connelly�s Harry Bosch.
RealTime Publishing
9781849610261
By Erin Hynd for Reader�s Choice Literary Reviews
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