Terry Chaudhuri

As the novel begins, we learn of the close tie between Chicago Police Detective, Ralph Shepard, and his ten -year-old son, Derek.

Ralph gets to work on a big case and when he is getting close to having enough evidence to arrest underworld crime lord Victor Lagano, Ralph is gunned down in front of Derek and Derek's lifelong friend, Jimmy.

The boys grow up, Jimmy enters a university and Derek goes to community college, then joins the police academy. Jimmy takes a course run by the FBI and is show more later recruited into a so called specialized unit dealing with witness protection, run by Marcus Web. However, this unit isn't all that it seems.

In a major coincidence, as Derek becomes a cop and is seeking evidence against Lagano, he meets a beautiful woman named Rebecca. They have a one day romance and then Rebecca disappears. When Derek is getting discouraged he goes to a concert and sees Rebecca with her husband, Victor Lagano.

The rest of the story deals with Rebecca attempting to get information about Lagano and the possible reprecussions of that. Also, we see what the FBI unit that Jimmy is a part of, is unscrupulous.

For a first novel, the author provided a good story and gives the reader plenty of action.

However, a couple of flaws. When Derek sees his father killed, his father's boss is Frank Szymanaski. Derek is described as a teenager. Derek grows up, goes to college, enters the police department and gets to be a detective and Szmanaski is still the supervisor. This couldn't happen. People don't stay in these positions for a length of time that looks like ten to twelve years. In hazardous duty, the stay on position is never that long.
Also, when Marcus recruits Jimmy, the recruitment process is in the back of a car. Even though this is an undercover unit, that wouldn't happen.
I also felt that the dialogue, at times was stilted. As example, when Marcus and Jimmy are talking they are using full names, Marcus and James. Police use shortened names or the rank of another officer when referring to them. show less

INTO PROTECTION BY TERRY CHAUDHURI is a sensational thriller set in modern day Chicago. It is fast paced, page turning, on your set story. This is this author’s debut novel. It is well written with depth and detail.The story line is easy to follow. It has justice, betrayal, suspense, intrigue, a little romance,witness protection, police and FBI. The characters will grab you from the first page to the last.The hero is a police officer out to avenge his father’s death who was also a police show more officer and killed when he was a child. He is strong, and determined.The heroine is married to the man our hero is after. They meet in a grocery store and become involved. Our hero doesn’t know the heroine is married to his enemy. By the time he founds out it is to late, he is already in love. His best friend from childhood through adulthood is working for the FBI in Witness Protection. It will give you new insight in the Witness Protection program and make you wonder. What follows is short of a miracle between the hero and heroine. This is a must read and keeper. I would highly recommend this book especially if you enjoy an action packed thriller, justice, the mob, police, FBI, Witness Protection and friendship.This book was received from Bostick Communications and the author. Details can be found at My Book Addiction and More, Schiel Denver Publishing, and www.terrychaudhuri.com. show less