Shades of Mercy: A Porter Beck Mystery (Porter Beck, 2) by Bruce Borgos is about Sheriff Porter Beck investigating the recent surge of drug overdose deaths. Beck has returned to his home town after being away for a few decades. He recently has taken the sheriff position that his father once had. The area that Beck and his twelve-person team usually cover has been quiet until recently.
Beck received a late-night call that one of his childhood friends had overdosed on an illegal opioid. Then another one of his childhood friends, who is a successful rancher, is targeted by a military drone that was hacked. The drone blows up the rancher’s prized bull. To complicate matters, the hacker seems local as they called out Beck by name. This motivates Beck even more to find who is behind the hack.
As Beck investigates the drone hacking, the trail leads him to Mercy Vaughn, a known hacker in the area. However, Beck is unsure how she could pull off the hacking since she is in a secure juvenile detention center with no computer access. But Beck feels that something isn’t right about Mercy and when Mercy disappears, he realizes that she is in danger. Will Beck be able to find Mercy and find out who is behind the hacking before it’s too late?The book is part of a series, but I was able to read and follow the book without reading the previous book. The book was a straightforward and interesting read. The book did have a few twists but nothing unexpected that blew my socks off. I did think towards the end of the book, the writing got a bit muddied and confusing. It was hard to keep track of what was going on. I did like reading about Beck and his team's investigation. I would be open to reading more books by the author.
No comments:
Post a Comment