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Booklist Meet Dahlgren Wallace, college football player turned marine special ops soldier turned fly-fishing guide turned reluctant detective. All Dahlgren wants, at this stage of his life (he is a veteran of the Gulf War) is a little peace and quiet. But when the billionaire he has been guiding down a Montana river is murdered, Dahlgren instantly becomes the prime suspect, and he has to use all of his special-forces training to extricate himself from the predicament. The author, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, packs his first novel with plenty of verisimilitude: everything feels authentic, from the fly-fishing to the vaguely neo-Nazi militia. Yes, the premise is a little shopworn--how many novels begin with an ordinary person turning sleuth to clear his name?--but Tenuto succeeds in distinguishing his novel from the run-of-the-mill amateur-sleuth adventure by combining a full-bodied, multidimensional hero with a believable, detail-rich story. (And don't forget all the quirky character names, Dahlgren Wallace to Elden Elderberry and Sully Feib). A strong debut that may make a fine series. David Pitt |
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