Marc Cameron can produce some of the most outstanding and heart pounding thrillers in the game. I have seen a lot of his work including the Jericho Quinn Series, his solid Tom Clancy novels, and of more recent his great work in the Arliss Cutter series.
Cameron has really grown the mystique and intrigue of such a hard-nosed and dedicated US Marshall in Arliss Cutter. Cutter has a set of rules that he lives by that not everyone agrees with but can completely understand why he does the things he does. Cutter has always been about the non-flashy and grinding day to day work of bringing prisoners in to pay their dues. In Cold Snap, Cutter teams up with Lola Teariki and a whole host of others for what seems to be another day in treacherous Alaska. Cutter isn’t one to complain so when he needs to help a fellow Marshall, he readies himself and gets to work. On a quick up and back to one of the north oil locations to grab some prisoners for processing, things get dicey. The unforgivable Alaskan storms and cold weather present a challenge all to themselves but when you put violent criminals and the devastating animal kingdom on edge, they get even hairier.
With such dedication to the job and the craft that he has been performing for years, Cutter seems to put everyone else first at times and forgets about his own past. He’s been a great family man, his brothers’ children and widow and to those that know Cutter’s past, he doesn’t have the best of luck with women. When this unfortunate trip turns personal, how will Cutter hold up to the accusations of days gone by?
Cameron continues to deliver brilliant action and untouched landscapes, as the Alaskan wilderness is always painted with such vibrance and peril. Cutter is cut from a cloth that is not too prevalent in America anymore. The steadfast devotion and skill that he lends to his career make him one of the finest law enforcement characters ever. The hard charging and sometimes young at heart Teariki are a formidable team that can accomplish anything and are always in the most dangerous of situations. This is another top-notch thriller that includes everything you could ask for.
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