Hidden in plain sight

Jeffrey Archer, 1940-

Large print - 2020

"William Warwick, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the drugs squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Khalil Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of London. As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight"--Page 4 of cover.

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Subjects
Genres
Mystery fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Published
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeffrey Archer, 1940- (author)
Edition
Large print edition
Physical Description
439 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781432884055
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Review by Booklist Review

After what seems to have been too long a wait, but was in fact only a little more than a year, Archer brings us the second installment of the William Warwick mystery series (following Nothing Ventured, 2019). Warwick, newly promoted to detective sergeant, is transferred from the art squad of the London Metropolitan Police Force to a newly created drug squad, one that will operate independent of routine drug investigations. Its mission: to bring down one of South London's most powerful drug kingpins. Not a simple proposition--the kingpin is himself well insulated by multiple layers of street-level dealers and enforcers--but William comes up with a scheme to trap the villain. It's risky, but it's worth a shot. Like the first Warwick novel, this sequel takes the form of a police procedural, but in terms of story, it's equal parts crime drama and family saga (William and his fiancée, Beth, are deep into planning their wedding). Archer has said he intends the series to follow William as he rises through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police, and we can only hope he follows through.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Set in 1986, bestseller Archer's disappointing sequel to 2019's Nothing Ventured finds London police officer William Warwick promoted to detective sergeant and transferred to a new specialized unit, "whose sole purpose will be to track down one particular drug baron and take him out." Though this drug lord, known as the Viper, controls half of the city's narcotics trade, the police know almost nothing about him, including what he looks like. Warwick's new assignment coincides with the trial of Miles Faulkner, who was previously convicted of fraud, for possessing cocaine with the intent to sell. As it happens, the Crown's court case is led by Warwick's father, Sir Julian, an eminent attorney, aided by Warwick's sister, Grace. Meanwhile, Warwick is preparing to get married. Faulkner shows up at the wedding and interrupts the ceremony to allege that Warwick slept with his wife, Christina. Fortunately, Christina is on hand to explain that Warwick actually rejected her advances. More contrivances follow. Paper-thin characters do nothing to redeem an implausible plot, and a cliffhanger ending doesn't help. This won't go down as one of Archer's better works. (Nov.)

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Review by Library Journal Review

Though starring Det. William Warwick, this second in a series (after Nothing Ventured) is billed as saga, with the accent on relationships. Still, there's action. Warwick has been reassigned to the Drugs Squad and charged with tracking down a nasty South London drug dealer, which brings him in contact with a miscreant financier and a drug-dealing school buddy even as Warwick himself faces marriage. With a 150,000-copy first printing.

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