Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag (2000)

Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag (2000)

In ASHES TO ASHES, FBI agents John Quinn and Kate Conlan, and local police detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska worked together on the Terminator serial killer investigation. When the case ended, the Feds went on to new careers while the locals worked on other homicides. Sam and Nikki are currently working on a high profile case that their superiors want buried. The two cops are looking into the death of Andy Fallon, an Internal Affairs police officer. Someone left the note "Sorry" by the corpse, which had a rope, wrapped around the neck.
Andy was gay and was planning to come out. He was also investigating the beating death of another gay officer. The brass and most of the deceased's peers prefer to believe suicide due to sexual autoeroticism occurred with the autopsy supporting that theory. Sam and Nikki believe otherwise and willingly risk their lives to try to prove they are right.
This novel has it all - murder, corruption, complex character development, and gritty dialogue. What it doesn't have is Ms. Hoag's usual trademark of romantic suspense. That’s not a bad thing, though – in this novel, Hoag has presented a good solid police procedural. ( )

Enjoy this author's style and characters. Enjoyed the book. ( )

As I began this book, I knew it wasn't one that I would normally read. I'm not a fan of crime stories and I don't really like the way the author writes. But the next thing I knew, I was already in the middle of the book and didn't want to stop there. There were points in the book when I thought I knew what was going on and who did the crime but then the next thing I knew, I was confused again. I don't know if that was a good thing or not. I didn't much like the end because I wanted a happy love story, but it was still a pretty good book. I enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to in the beginning. ( )