Foxholes
Travis Tougaw
Suspense Thriller
Suspicious deaths and political ambition collide in Foxholes. Follow Vince Marcotte and Hadley Collins as they join forces to solve a pair of murders before they become the next victims.
Combat veteran Vince Marcotte has hung up his uniform in favor of a quiet, comfortable life. But, ghosts from his past are raised when Nick Batson announces his Senate campaign. Vince is convinced Nick got away with murder 15 years ago when they were both deployed to Afghanistan. When another person close to Nick dies under mysterious circumstances, Vince enlists the help of amateur detective Hadley Collins to prove Nick’s guilt. As they grow closer to the truth, they become Nick’s targets and soon learn that he’ll stop at nothing to achieve his political goals. As Nick barrels toward a campaign victory, Vince races to discover what really happened in Afghanistan. Will he survive long enough to bring Nick to justice?
Uncaged Review: As a debut novel for this author, and the first book in a series, this one is done very well. Readers who like military suspense will meet Vince Marcotte, retired from the air force and working as a paralegal. The book shifts timelines almost every chapter, with his flashbacks of his military life to the present. When his old superior from the military decides to run for Congress, Vince is sure that the man committed a murder years ago and his self-conscience wants to bring it all in the open. So, he teams up with Eddie Fleck, a private detective, and with Hadley Collins – a new detective.
There is plenty of action and suspense to keep a reader turning the pages. The tricky part for me was the time jumps, just when I was in an interesting part in one timeline, I was tossed to another by the next chapter. There is also a lot of military jargon that I had to keep track of. Not ever being in the military, it was not something I am well versed in, so it did slow me down. But this is a good suspense with plenty of twists and is a good book for thriller readers.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
