A Whisper of Black

by Clay Harvey Narrated by Jerry Sciarrio

Overview

He thought it was over, and he could go back to a peaceful life, his family, his home, and especially his young son. But when Tyler Vance accidentally stumbles upon--and breaks up--a multi-million dollar gun deal, he quickly discovers that the past isn't quite through with him yet. Those millions are still floating around, and the owners blame Vance for it's disappearance. Now they are demanding he get the money back. Unfortunately the new owners are even more vicious than the originals, and they couldn't care less about Vance's future or family. The saying goes "violence begets violence," but sometimes a man has no choice, and must fight fire with fire to survive and protect all he holds dear.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

It may not be the Christmas season Tyler Vance had in mind, but it's the one he gets in Harvey's sequel to his debut thriller, A Flash of Red. The story picks up six months after Vance broke up a multimillion-dollar gun deal and retired as a special operative to devote himself to parenting and outdoors writing. His new career has to wait, however, when, just before Christmas, he learns that the $2 million involved in the deal and belonging to a group of angry Bosnian Muslims is actually in Mexico, in the hands of Hector Diaz, who supposedly died when the deal went bust. The Bosnian Muslims want their money back. To get, it, Vance joins forces with the enemy, including convict Ralph Gonzales and the formidable assassin Harmony Cahill. In a neat and efficient double cross, Gonzales and Vance deceive Diaz into crossing the border for a bogus drug deal while Cahill, hired for a hit on the entire Vance family, deals with Vance for her share of the booty. Some exciting action sequences (including one in which Cahill storms Cullen Vance's elementary school) pump up the sketchy plot, which is bolstered by details of the single parent's life and some strong secondary characters. There's not too much originality on display here, and Vance's narration can be awkward ("my cranium was filled to overflowing with worry and concern"), but Harvey tells his tale swiftly and manages to resolve it in time for a warm and fuzzy Christmas Eve finale. (Apr.)

Library Journal

Retired special operative Tyler Vance tangled with killers involved in a multimillion- dollar arms deal in the recent A Flash of Red (Putnam, 1996). Now the Bosnian Muslims are back, demanding that Vance recover their money for them. The millions are in the hands of Mexican drug dealer Hector Diaz. Complicating matters is the fact that Vance's family-his five-year-old son and elderly father-are both in danger. Vance killed Diaz's cousin in a shootout, and Diaz has put out a contract on all three Vances. Along with his capable colleagues, Vance sets up a bogus drug deal to lure Diaz to Vance's turf in North Carolina. Although Vance is now a freelance outdoors writer, he has lost none of his special skills, which are soon called into play. Harvey successfully builds tension as the smart-mouthed and humorous Vance strives to bring an end to the nightmare threatening his home. Recommended for most public libraries.-Maria A. Perez-Stable, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169696622
Publisher:	Books in Motion
Publication date:	05/15/2002
Series:	Tyler Vance , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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