t’s actually 8th in the series, so I may have some buying to do to
catch the stuff inbetween. Since Kelly gets hurt at some point. But
anyway, Hot Target has a lot going on. We have Cosmo Richter Navy SEAL
boy, on leave to take care of his mom, gets restless and takes a job
with Good ol’ Tom’s new venture TroubleShooters. The assignment is
babysitting maverick producer Jane Mercedes Chadwick who is receiving
death threats about her new movie protraying a real life hero’s secret
sexuality.
There’s a ton of “secondary” plots. I wouldn’t call them secondary
they get as much or nearly as much page time as Jane and Cosmo’s plot.
Jane’s brother, Robin and her assistant Patty have some issues. Robin
and FBI agent, Jules Cassidy, who is gay, have some issues. Jules and
his ex-boyfriend, Adam have some issues. And there’s Robin and Adam who
also clash.
The reason I love Suzanne Brockman’s writing is she makes everything
come to life. Without it being infodump or boring description. All the
scenery and character description flows into the story. Cosmo’s pale
blue eyes, and (Jane) Mercedes’s very revealing clothing. The change
between FBI Jules and clubbing Jules.
Brockman is just freaking brilliant with it.
