After an attempted mugging ends with New York Police Department Detective Michael Bennett shooting the mugger, the detective finds himself with some free time . . . time Mayor Hanna wants him to use to find his missing daughter, Natalie. Just one father helping another father. Following the murder of a college student and a coffee shop shooting that critically injures another college student, the trail takes Michael to Tallinn, Estonia where he hopes to find the missing young woman and bring her home again. However, like the dead and injured students, Natalie is a computer wunderkind . . . and Endrick “Henry” Laar is hiring them as he wages war against corporations with his ransomware attacks. Can Michael find Natalie and return her to her family? And will the mayor’s promise of “father helping father” make any difference for Michael’s son, Brian? In this, the twelfth outing for Michael Bennett, readers find the detective involved in something outside his normal New York Police Department milieu. As he waits for the shooting board decision, he heads off to Estonia in search of the mayor’s missing daughter. This effectively makes Michael a force of one in a foreign country with no jurisdiction, no authority, no badge, no backup, and no weapon. An interesting conundrum for an action-packed police series and one that the authors manage to pull off without turning the detective into a superhero-ish caricature. Michael’s interactions with his children here strengthen the resolute father component of the strongly-nuanced character and give the story a powerful authenticity. A couple of unexpected plot twists keep the suspense in the telling of the tale and, despite some predictable elements, it’s an enjoyable adventure for fans of the series. Everyone, even those new to the series, will appreciate the immensely satisfying ending. Highly recommended. (read less)

After an attempted mugging ends with New York Police Department Detective Michael Bennett shooting the mugger, the detective finds himself with some free time . . . time Mayor Hanna wants him to use to find his missing daughter, Natalie. Just one father helping another father. Following the murder of a college student and a coffee shop shooting that critically injures another college student, (read more)