Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Corruption of Justice
Brenda English
Class/Genre: Mystery
Series: Sutton McPhee # 3
Berkley, Apr 1999, $5.99, 262 pp.
The life of Washington News reporter Sutter McPhee covers the Fairfax County police beat, which never seems to have a dull moment. Currently, to gain a story she accompanies Patrol Officer Dan Magruder on his rounds. To Sutter's dismay, the only thing Dan accomplishes besides wasting gas is the arrest of a drunken flasher.
That same night, someone kills Magruder in his apartment by shooting him at point blank range. A couple of days later, someone finds an abandoned body in the woods of a person under federal investigation. Subsequently, a teenager dies when he steals Sutter's car only to have the vehicle explode. For some unknown reason, an assailant wants the reporter dead. To save her life and to find out what the hell is happening, Sutter conducts her own investigation, knowing that she might even be in more danger now.
CORRUPTION OF JUSTICE is an extremely well done amateur sleuth mystery that exposes political corruption by officials on all levels of government. Sutter remains a well-balanced individual who can be sensitive or hard as necessary. Readers will adore the intrepid journalist and relish the fact that her personal life has moved forward as the series begins to live up to its potential.
Harriet Klausner
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