The Goodbye Man (A Colter Shaw Novel)

This novel is loaded with twists and turns and also action scenes throughout. The intensity is maintained through changes in the plot which will keep the reader glued to the pages in anticipation of what might occur next. My advice is not to try to figure this out....you may be wrong.

Taking place in Washington state, the action starts quickly with Colter Shaw in a rental car. Then, an unexpected event transpires and this turns into an investigation by him..The Osiris Foundation is the public name for a foundation that assists people that have excess 'baggage'. Colter spends three weeks at the foundation.

There is suspense coupled with a cult that is indeed sinister which keeps the reader more than intrigued...Going undercover always creates that idea of danger and more suspense. The element of surprise is always present. So, yes, Colter does go undercover...Take a deep breath....

This is the second novel that I have read by this author and will once again say that Mr. Deaver writes with extraordinary skill. That includes a plot with twists and turns which makes it multi-layered, characters which are well developed and a dialogue that is clear and concise. This is an intense story so buckle up your seat belt and settle in for this outstanding read.

Most highly recommended and for multlple reasons.

This is set in a non-existent county east of Pierce County (in Washington State). I live in Seattle; I can only hope this sort of thing is confined to, say, Idaho. Our hero goes after two young men who are accused of vandalism of a church and firing on a handyman and a deacon. Having sized up the local law, he misleads them and finds the fugitives. One jumps off a cliff; the other he hides in his trunk to get him safely home. But this raises questions about the suicide, leading to a retreat center run by a mysterious organization. The book is mostly about this, and it is very exciting.

Oh, this book is better than the first one. Colter finds two young men who are accused of burning a cross in front of a church and shooting two members of the church. One young man jumps off a cliff. Colter wonders why. Colter assumes an identity similar to his own and applies to enter a transformational facility in the wilds of Washington State. What Colter finds there is very disturbing. You must read this book to get the answers. A very good mystery.

Colter Shaw, who is a rewardist looking for people for the reward money, is back in this second book in the series the TV show Tracker now being shown on Paramount Plus is based on.

Colter is looking for a couple of young men who seem to have been involved in a hate crime when he stumbles onto a tie-in with a local cult.

Between looking into the background and workings of the cult plus finding himself on the track of mysterious happenings from his dead father's past, Colter is kept pretty busy in this installment of the series.

I enjoyed this book although it did ramble a bit. I'm now off to read the third book in the series The Final Twist.