"Angel Maker" by Ridley Pearson is one of his Lou Boldt mysteries. Lou has left the Seattle Police Department and he and his wife have put their marriage back together. They've also had a baby boy and Lou is house-husband, caretaker to his infant son during the day and a night time jazz piano player at a downtown club owned by a friend.
Dr. Daphne Matthews, a psychologist for the Seattle Police Department, has also put her life back together after having her throat slit on the last case she and Boldt worked together. She's now volunteering with her friend, Sharon, at a local shelter for homeless and runaway youth. When she discovers some of them have had organs "harvested," she has a need to find out what is going on.
The more Daphne learns about what is happening, the more she realizes she needs a detective like Boldt on the case but...is it fair to ask him to jeopardize his happy family life to return to the Seattle Police Department? She knows, though, that he is someone her boss will listen to so she has to give it a try.
The case leads to covered up and unsolved murders as well as a "Doctor" who has convinced himself that harvesting organs to help others justifies the end even if it means a donor may (or must) die. When Daphne's friend is kidnapped, Boldt and Daphne are racing against the clock to find and save her before it is too late.
Wow! What a tale! I was on the edge of my seat reading this book and couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. I also learned a lot about transplants! I'm definitely ready for the next book in the Boldt series. pazt
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