The Reflecting Pool
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Perfect for Grisham and Patterson fans
Marko Zorn, a Washington D.C. homicide detective with expensive tastes in art, classic cars, and women, must take on extra work—not always strictly legal, often unorthodox and usually dangerous—to supplement his income—work which requires his special combination of skill and steel nerves. Although he’s adept at navigating the corridors of law enforcement and the hideouts of criminal gangs, he’d prefer to stay home and watch old movies, enjoy his art collection, and listen to cool jazz.
When Zorn encounters the body of a Secret Service agent—a supposed drowning victim—it leads him to a domestic terrorist group with tentacles into the White House—a White House that does not want this death investigated. As the demands of his professional life escalate, Zorn’s alternate career heats up, placing him in the middle of competing D.C. crime bosses feuding over a shipment of illegal arms—making Zorn the hunted and the hunter. He needs to avoid becoming the victim as he navigates the twin forces of evil closing in on him from his legitimate job—facing down political power—and his secret side job.
Praise
"Rough and ragged as the world it so vividly creates, The Reflecting Pool crackles with twists and turns, making for a fun and heady combination of suspense and intrigue." —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author
"The Reflecting Pool is a mystery-thriller constructed along classic lines. In unorthodox homicide detective Marko Zorn, Otho Eskin has created the best crime hero this side of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and the result is a slam-dunk success. Woven from the fabric of masters like Ross McDonald and Robert Crais, this riveting page-turner is never afraid to cut its own cloth to terrific results." —Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author
"The Reflecting Pool by Otho Eskin is the best crime thriller I've read in years, and homicide Detective Marko Zorn is a character I'd like to have a beer with—so long as he's on my side. Bravo!" —John Gilstrap, New York Times best-selling author
"Readers will look forward to seeing more of Zorn, a distinctive lead with his dry humor, clipped dialogue, and rogue tendencies. Eskin is off to a good start." —Publishers Weekly
"The Reflecting Pool has the kind of unexpected plot twists and turns that keeps the reader's riveted attention from beginning to end." —Midwest Book Review
"Filled with witty personalities and shady power players, The Reflecting Pool is a fast-paced D. C. murder mystery where the stakes and suspense reach monumental heights." —The Foreign Service Journal
"First-person action mixes with hardboiled political noir in Eskin’s debut novel [The Reflecting Pool] . . . Urban warfare, assassination plots, and political intrigue converge in one bombastic climax." —Suspense Magazine
