Chris Leek
Independent Reviewer
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This week we
take a look at another Snubnose Press release. Our own Joe Clifford, Tom Pitts, Court Merrigan
and Rusty Sayles all have books out on the Snubnose label, so you already know this is
a publisher with an eye for a good story. Todd Morr’s Captain Cooker is no exception.
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When two
local girls go missing Cooke finds himself targeted by vigilantes and harassed
by the Colorado cop who nailed him the first time around and is still smarting
from his quashed conviction. In an effort to get out from under his past, Cooke
takes a job with the law firm who freed him from the joint. He assumes that
driving a pretty young lawyer around is just a pity job to help him get back on
his feet, although when the lawyer and her son are kidnapped he’s not so sure.
It's Cooke himself
who is the real jam in this particular jelly donut of crime. His portrayal of the complex, hard-assed trouble magnet is an inspired one and makes for a compelling protagonist who is easy
to like in spite of his past, or maybe because of it.
Captain Cooker is a solid debut and Todd Morr has a
smooth, accomplished style that belies the fact that this novel is his first ever
published work. His well worked scene
construction and rock solid narrative voice both point towards an author who is
already completely at ease with his craft. If you like your fiction boiled hard
and served with a side order of panache then check out Captain C.