Here we go with another three-fer!
Gray Matter by Nick Pirog
"When former cop Thomas Prescott returns to Seattle, he discovers the governor’s corpse floating in the cove behind his boyhood home."
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Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger
"When retired cop Jones Cooper receives an unexpected visit, he plunges into an intricate mystery."
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The Lucifer Genome by John Jeter, Glen Craney
It took two to write this redux: "When a relic containing ancient human DNA is stolen, former Army ranger Cas must come out of retirement to track it down." Why? Why must he? Why an Army Ranger? Why not a trained detective? Seriously fucked-up is what this shit is.
How are these in an way different given that they all rely on the tired trope of a 'retiree' being 'forced' back into service? Seriously? Are there any new ideas out there? Any at all? Bueller?
