The action teems with characters and ranges geographically from San Francisco to Miami to Bangkok and back to the Bay area. People get murdered along the way, double crosses are common and trust among colleagues is a sometimes thing. Dundurn, 325 pages, $19.00Amanda Doucette gets around on a lime green Kawasaki motorcycle. No matter how the novel ends — the conclusion comes with a nice twist — it’s the wilderness that provides the story’s passion. Lying In WaitBy Liz NugentPenguin, 308 pages, $27.99In Liz Nugent’s superbly written book, the nasty business of murder takes place in the first pages.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 03:56 UTC