Old cop mentors new cop while both chase the serial killer: Who was
it who said there are only about six basic plots available for all
storytelling?
At any rate, that's the basic format for T. Jefferson Parker's THE
BLUE HOUR --- a book in which he proves beyond doubt his increasing
skill at thriller writing. This is his best book yet, far superior
to WHERE SERPENTS LIE, although SERPENTS is the kind of book that
usually seems to cause a bigger splash these days. It is the
characters in BLUE HOUR who make the book so compelling.
The old cop is Timothy Hess;