Earl Emerson

Earl Emerson is a fire fighter right here in Seattle and he's a marvelous man but I've just never been interested in his books. But, Anne Petersen, my friend in Denmark sent me e-mail saying 'Earl's new book is called Catfish Cafe. Didn't we eat there when I visited??' Well, she is right. The Catfish Cafe of the book is really the Catfish Corner, one of my favorite places for dinner. So I really liked the book. The characters - Thomas Black, private investigator and his friend and former police partner, Luther, transverse the streets within 3 miles of where I'm typing this all throughout the book. It really made the book fun for me.… (more)

Full of action that keeps you reading. Mac Fontana is good at investigating but he works outside orders--how else to uncover corruption? He's still trying to deal with his past history of using violence justified by moral righteousness. Set outside of Seattle, WA in a small town probably swallowed up by suburbs by now. Seems to heal mighty fast from injuries incurred in the line of duty. Enough women willing to use intimacy to get their way and with more psychological hangups.
Lots of fire department lingo shows the author's done his share of work as a fire fighter.… (more)