Book Review: The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd
The Bricklayer
Noah Boyd
William Morrow & Company, February 2010
ISBN 0061827010
Hardcover (ARC)
Someone’s killing the FBI’s worst problems. You’d think the agency would be grateful, unfortunately, the situation is making them look bad. The killer’s demanding a ransom to make the problem stop. When you’ve got a situation like this, you need to call in someone who get the job done no matter the cost. In this case, it’s a bricklayer. This particular bricklayer is former (as in fired) Agent Steve Vail, who just doesn’t stop even when it costs him his job.
Noah Boyd has crafted an interesting premise with some good plot twists in this procedural style thriller. Vail is not a sympathetic character. He’s too driven and clearly the kind of person who isn’t comfortable company, but the case keeps you reading. The acronyms put me in mind of a Tom Clancy novel. There are times I feel as though I am drowning in alphabet soup, but it’s still a delicious enough read that I would strongly recommend it.
Reviewed by Becky Kyle, January 2010.
January 13, 2010
Tags: former FBI agent, mystery, thriller, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews
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