Half-Past Dawn

In the latest thriller from Doetsch (The Thieves of Darkness), NYC District Attorney Jack Keeler wakes up one morning to a missing wife, wounds, a mysterious tattoo marring his body, and no memory of the events of the night before. Further compounding his confusion is the headline in the morning paper declaring that both he and his wife, FBI Agent Mia Keeler, died in a car accident.%C2%A0In the next 24 hours, Jack and his friend, retired police detective Frank Archer, work to piece together the night's events. They discover that Mia has been kidnapped by fellow FBI agents and is being held captive by a crazed assassin, Nowaji Cristos, desperate to get his hands on an evidence case. Jack must find the case and his wife before Cristos kills them both. Meanwhile, Jack's strange tattoo is written in the language of a tribe called the Cotis and may provide a clue if it can be translated. Full of shocking twists and turns, and cinematic storytelling and imagery, this is a very satisfying read. (Sept.)