Official Review: Sin And Sombreros by Joe Kilgore

[sahmoun2778]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Sin And Sombreros" by Joe Kilgore.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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A great action story, just waiting to be read by you. That’s what you’ll find in Sins and Sombreros by Joe Kilgore. This is book 1 in a new series featuring Brig Ellis, a former soldier turned private investigator. Brig lives in San Diego but the case he quickly finds himself in will take him to Mexico where his military training comes in handy as he faces off against a military type police captain.

The story drops you in to the action right from the start as an elevator literally drops out from under Brig in his office building. Not a nice start to his day. At lunchtime, Brig stops in at his favorite bar, where the bartender, Grif, asks to speak to him privately. Turns out Grif had a fender bender and hasn’t heard from the owner of the other car yet. He asks Brig if he can check out the owner and make sure everything is on the up and up. This brings him to Laney, a beautiful woman who quickly becomes more than just the subject of an investigation. A couple of days later Grif calls and says he has a client for Brig.

This client has a sister who has disappeared in Mexico. What started as a couple of weeks volunteering with a humanitarian organization has turned into months. Terrance Whitfield has recently received a letter from his sister asking him to meet her in Mexico because she, and the people she is now working with, need his help. Terrance is suspicious and wants Brig to accompany him and help him to bring his sister back to the states. When Terrance is attacked and ends up in the hospital Brig agrees to go himself to the meetup with Rena. Turns out he is right to be suspicious. Rena turns up in the company of three military types and before the meeting is over the local police station explodes and two people are dead. This is just the start of the surprises in this book. The story points out brutal practices of the police and the plight of the indigenous people of Mexico.

I really enjoyed the character of Brig Ellis. He’s not the macho, full-of-himself type of ex-military but a thoughtful guy who battles loneliness and loves his work. He seems to have a strong moral compass which guides him through the complications of Rena Whitfield’s situation. He also reminds me a bit of the always prepared Boy Scout. The author made the story more real with his descriptions of Mexico, such as, “From where he was, he could easily make out the spire of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, the parish church that towered over the jardin, or main square.” There were lots of little moments in the book that made the characters seem like real people, such as, when Brig takes up for a young boy being tormented by the police.

This was a very good story that I don’t think is getting enough attention. This is not so much a mystery as an adventure with bad guys. I will be looking out for further installments in this series. I highly recommend this book and I’m giving it a 4 out of 4 star rating.

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[Jesska6029]

The premise of this book seems interesting!