The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross

March 22, 2009, Hong Kong

Paperback 2008, 422 pages.

Charles Friedman is a hedge fund manager who is involved with the mob. He takes advantage of an explosion at a train terminal to disappear to the Caribbean. His wife Karen somehow finds out he is still alive and engages Ty Hauck to track Charles down. Turns out Charles's mentor Saul Lennick is also involved with the mob. Karen meeting with Charles leads the mob to him, resulting in his murder. Saul Lennick is killed by a sniper hired by the mob after he is arrested by the police.

The story is quite a bit more complicated that the description in the previous paragraph. The plot is basically sound, not requiring a huge suspension of common sense. Only "regret" is the lack of resolution of Lennick's murder. Also, I skimmed over many passages in my desire to finish the book before I return to New Jersey.

I enjoyed this book, rating it as so far the best among the books in the blog. The pace is good, the plot twists keep coming, and - most importantly - the author didn't have too much of a problem making up an ending that is not a let down.

I rate this book "good".