Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
Terry arrives at the trailer park offering a deal to Shawn. If he returns to his hometown of Lake Tahoe and helps win support to raise the steamship Constance from the bottom of Echo Bay, Terry will make sure that Shane gains access to his children again. Many people's support the venture but Catherine Mulvhill, whose father sunk the ship instead of selling her for scrap, opposes raising the vessel. Tempers fly in both camps and violence breaks out when Catherine's bank is torched and a big contributor is killed.
Richard Barre is an excellent storyteller, one who creates characters tat are easy to care about flaws and all. Shane is driven to work for a man he detests because he wants his children back and readers love him for that. The audience also will feel empathy towards Catherine, a woman driven by her own demons and sympathy for Shane's lover who has a secret in her past that she doesn't want exposed. The storyline is fast paced urban noir that echoes how good Richard Barre is.