Blood Orchid (Holly Barker)
by Stuart Woods
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Author: Stuart WoodsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-27
ISBN: 0451208811
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Signet
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Book Review: I'm reminded of what Kate Mulgrew said...
Summary: 4 Stars
...about her character Captain Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager"--"She doesn't have to act like a captain, she IS the captain". You get that sense with small town Florida police chief Holly Barker, my second-favorite Stuart Woods character (my favorite is a compound one--the Lee family of Delano GA and I'm glad Woods continues to keep them going). Barker doesn't have to prove a thing about being a command-level cop--her role as one is self-evident. Like a lot of small town police chiefs, as well as lieutenants and captains on larger forces, Holly is a retired MP officer. This is kind of an extension of the concept represented by the Tucker Watts character in Woods' "Chiefs"--if a person is qualified for a position, you don't need tokenism. Watts and Holly each became police chiefs in different eras of American social evolution, and their interaction with other characters in their respective stories reflects that. But now I think I know where TV's "Crossing Jordan" got the idea of a heroine whose father is a combination mentor and Doctor Watson, as represented by Ham Barker, Holly's retired Army sergeant father. In this story, the ritzy Palmetto Gardens community is back in the forefront under new management as Blood Orchid, and the new owner is avuncular retired New York developer Ed Shine. And like before, there's some shady stuff going down there. It all starts when someone takes a shot at Holly and Shine--it seems there was competition in the bidding for the place and the also-rans are some pretty sore losers who shoot rather than cry in their beer. Then Holly is taking flying lessons from Ham's new girlfriend when they fly over her place and this van is parked there that doesn't belong. She surprises a burglar and gets clocked as the reward for her quick action. Then the sniper who went after her and Ed turns up in the river, swimmin' wit' da fishes. The Miami Organization are into this bigtime, and Holly takes refuge at Blood Orchid with Ed. Like another reader, I have difficulties with that one. Holly's cop and MP instincts appear to have gone south here. Despite her relationship with her father, this is no vulnerable daddy's girl who will immediately run to an available shoulder to cry on. Holly's long service in law enforcement has given her too much insight into human nature to be that naiive--first-impression of anyone doesn't get carved in stone with someone like her. But that's the only drawback here, the only reason this book didn't get 5 stars. Beyond that, here's hoping this story is part three of a long series rather than the final chapter to a trilogy.
Summary of Blood Orchid (Holly Barker)
Chief of Police Holly Barker returns in her third suspenseful adventure-along with her father Ham and Daisy the Doberman. This time, they get introduced to the cutthroat world of Florida real estate...and uncover a scam as dangerous as it is lucrative.
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