FICTION

Suitcase City

by Sterling Watson
Akashic. Mar. 2015. 320p. ISBN 9781617753190. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9781617753329. F
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Jimmy Teach is a former football hero whose glory days are long behind him. Now a widower and a successful executive in Tampa, FL, his life revolves around his teenage daughter and his ever-increasing dependency on alcohol. When Teach is attacked at a bar and defends himself, he assumes he successfully foiled a mugging. However, Teach's assault on the would-be thief quickly morphs into a race relations nightmare that the press is all too happy to cover. Desperate to hold on to his long-fought-for social status, Teach starts doing a little investigation of his own. What he uncovers leads him to confront his criminal past and the people he thought he had left behind.
VERDICT This is a solid revenge tale with drug addiction and murdered hookers thrown in for good measure. The plot takes a circuitous route, but this enables Watson (Sweet Dream Baby; Fighting in the Shade) to adroitly weave the past and the present while illustrating the devastating power of vengeance. There is plenty of action to be had in this suspense tale, but it is the examination of the characters' motivations that really makes it shine. For fans of Lee Child and Nicci French.
Reviewed by Amy Nolan, St. Joseph, MI , Oct 01, 2014
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