It’s Detective Jacob Striker’s first day back on the job following stress
leave and what a day it turns out to be. He gets called into the office of his
Daughter’s school to discuss her absenteeism and while he’s there a massacre
takes place. For the first time ever Striker is glad his daughter has skipped
school! After the shoot-out Striker and his partner peruse a fleeing gunman but
do not manage to capture him.
After starting with a literal bang this cop v killer tale descends into an
onslaught of clichés. The author seems to have taken elements from all the
police procedurals he’s read and tried to include them here.
We have the depressed rebellious cop who only takes shit from his equally
rebellious daughter and one of the things she rebels against is his affair with
his partner!
The Survivor had plenty of promise and I usually don’t mind stereotypical characters but I just didn’t like this main character enough to
see past it all. 100 odd pages were enough.
Ric’s Rating: Abandoned.
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