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Well-written and totally entertaining. Cal Claxton, a Portland lawyer, takes on Angela Wingate's investigation into the hit-and-run death of her mother. The investigation branches into high-end real estate, money laundering and several other murders while putting Cal and his cohorts at risk. Definitely will check out previous novels in this series.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
A very good read, a great plot and a cast of interesting characters.
Everything feels right in this book and there're also great descriptions of Portland.
It's a page turner that you cannot put down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for this ARC
Everything feels right in this book and there're also great descriptions of Portland.
It's a page turner that you cannot put down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for this ARC
“Moving Targets” by Warren C Easley book six in the Cal Claxton series, but it stands alone, and a new reader will have no trouble enjoying it. This is another compelling story set in scenic Portland, Oregon. LA transplant now local lawyer, Cal Claxton, has a new client, Angela, a free-spirit sculptor and adopted daughter of a local real estate power couple. Angela’s current project is entitled, “The Jogging Woman,” a tribute to her mother, Margaret, who was recently killed in a hit-and-run accident. Of course, according to Angela, the police are doing little if anything to find the culprit, and she wants Cal to investigate.
Angela has also recently taken a new look Wingate Properties and its controversial upmarket waterfront development, and that stirs thing up as well. Local government entanglements, political connections, a dangerous assassin, and even the Russian mob all add to the complications. The action and tension escalate, and Angela’s mother is not the only murder victim along the way.
Easley interweaves a side plot when Cal discovers that an abandoned quarry next to his farmhouse in rural property is being mined once again. The explosions are terrorizing his dog Archie, and the local community seems to be powerless to halt the mining. Cal contemplates the possibility of having to sell.
The characters are strong, complex, and well developed. They evolve into powerful forces for change. Readers quickly connect with the whole cast. The plot is attention grabbing and engaging.
I received a review copy of “Moving Targets” from Warren C Easley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Edelweiss. It is well written and captivating to read. The multifaceted yet believable characters really make the story. I recommend it to everyone.
Angela has also recently taken a new look Wingate Properties and its controversial upmarket waterfront development, and that stirs thing up as well. Local government entanglements, political connections, a dangerous assassin, and even the Russian mob all add to the complications. The action and tension escalate, and Angela’s mother is not the only murder victim along the way.
Easley interweaves a side plot when Cal discovers that an abandoned quarry next to his farmhouse in rural property is being mined once again. The explosions are terrorizing his dog Archie, and the local community seems to be powerless to halt the mining. Cal contemplates the possibility of having to sell.
The characters are strong, complex, and well developed. They evolve into powerful forces for change. Readers quickly connect with the whole cast. The plot is attention grabbing and engaging.
I received a review copy of “Moving Targets” from Warren C Easley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Edelweiss. It is well written and captivating to read. The multifaceted yet believable characters really make the story. I recommend it to everyone.
A very good read, a great plot and a cast of interesting characters.
Everything feels right in this book and there're also great descriptions of Portland.
It's a page turner that you cannot put down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for this ARC
Everything feels right in this book and there're also great descriptions of Portland.
It's a page turner that you cannot put down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for this ARC
Moving Targets is the sixth book in Warren C. Easley’s mystery series featuring Portland lawyer Cal Claxton. When Angela Wingate came into Claxton’s law office in Old Town to ask him to look for the hit-and-run driver who killed her mother, neither of them had any idea there was more to her death than an unfortunate accident and an unrepentant driver. As soon as Claxton begin looking into it, though, her mother’s lawyer and the CEO of the family business betrayed suspicious hostility. Digging deeper, Claxton discovers a conspiracy so outlandish, he’s not quite sure how to resolve it. Worse, the investigation as put a target on Angela and his back, putting them in the crosshairs of a very dangerous killer.
Moving Targets inhabits Portland completely, capturing the look and feel of the city and its unique zeitgeist. The story is rooted in the real conflicts about the future of the city, the constant gentrification and the sense the city is losing its identity as the people who make Portland weird are driven out by rising housing costs.
The story also inhabits contemporary America. Angela’s mother is changed by her participation in the Women’s March. Claxton’s lover Winona is changed by traveling to Standing Rock to protest DAPL, leading her to question their relationship. Portland has been the focus of federal investigations into the Russian mob and the population of immigrants is significant enough that recent local surveys at a clinic and a performance have added Slavic to the usual ethnic identifiers.
The mystery is fair, scrupulously so. I had an idea where the story was going by the time I was a third of the way through. More players were added in time, but the general outline was visible and just needed filling in. This may frustrate some readers who prefer more mystery to their mysteries. I prefer it when the detective can grasp the big picture quickly even if there’s no concrete evidence. That’s this story, Claxton’s problem isn’t so much wondering what is going on, it’s how to prove it.
My biggest complaint about Moving Targets is that I discovered this series on the sixth book, not the first. However, that does mean I have five books to look forward to that I expect to be enjoyable. I confess I may rate it more highly than someone who lives, say, in Coral Gables. A lot of my pleasure came in the sheer Portlandness of it. I know where he is in my city. I have been to those places, eaten at Pambiche, and enjoyed the exhilaration of a sunny day in a rainy spring. There were a couple places where the foreshadowing approached had-I-but-known territory, but other than that, the writing was engaging and evocative.
For organizers and activists made anxious by rising nationalism and corruption in our politics, Claxton has something to offer too, a reminder that the arc is long, and that sometimes the struggle is the reward. Wise words and a reminder that even when we know we will lose, we must still resist. If our reward is the struggle, that is still better than accepting injustice.
I received a copy of Moving Targets from the publisher through NetGalley.
Moving Targets at Poisoned Pen Press
Warren C. Easley author site
https://tonstantweaderreviews.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/9781464211300/
Moving Targets inhabits Portland completely, capturing the look and feel of the city and its unique zeitgeist. The story is rooted in the real conflicts about the future of the city, the constant gentrification and the sense the city is losing its identity as the people who make Portland weird are driven out by rising housing costs.
The story also inhabits contemporary America. Angela’s mother is changed by her participation in the Women’s March. Claxton’s lover Winona is changed by traveling to Standing Rock to protest DAPL, leading her to question their relationship. Portland has been the focus of federal investigations into the Russian mob and the population of immigrants is significant enough that recent local surveys at a clinic and a performance have added Slavic to the usual ethnic identifiers.
The mystery is fair, scrupulously so. I had an idea where the story was going by the time I was a third of the way through. More players were added in time, but the general outline was visible and just needed filling in. This may frustrate some readers who prefer more mystery to their mysteries. I prefer it when the detective can grasp the big picture quickly even if there’s no concrete evidence. That’s this story, Claxton’s problem isn’t so much wondering what is going on, it’s how to prove it.
My biggest complaint about Moving Targets is that I discovered this series on the sixth book, not the first. However, that does mean I have five books to look forward to that I expect to be enjoyable. I confess I may rate it more highly than someone who lives, say, in Coral Gables. A lot of my pleasure came in the sheer Portlandness of it. I know where he is in my city. I have been to those places, eaten at Pambiche, and enjoyed the exhilaration of a sunny day in a rainy spring. There were a couple places where the foreshadowing approached had-I-but-known territory, but other than that, the writing was engaging and evocative.
For organizers and activists made anxious by rising nationalism and corruption in our politics, Claxton has something to offer too, a reminder that the arc is long, and that sometimes the struggle is the reward. Wise words and a reminder that even when we know we will lose, we must still resist. If our reward is the struggle, that is still better than accepting injustice.
I received a copy of Moving Targets from the publisher through NetGalley.
Moving Targets at Poisoned Pen Press
Warren C. Easley author site
https://tonstantweaderreviews.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/9781464211300/