Judas Horse by Lynda La Plante is a suspenseful crime thriller featuring Detective Jack Warr. In fact, this is the second book in the series with this detective. However, you don’t need to read the first book to appreciate this one. It can be read alone.
This book starts out with attention grabbing intrigue when two boys find a body that when police get called eventually gets tied in with other on-going burglaries by the detective. The more Detective Warr investigates, the more he equates a current string of burglaries with a suspect that later become an informant with details of a massive robbery and his dangerous associates.
However, Detective Warr knows that he is playing a dangerous game that could get his “judas horse,” the informant he breaks to bend to his will and help him in the position to stop the criminals or get the man killed.
This book starts out with attention grabbing intrigue when two boys find a body that when police get called eventually gets tied in with other on-going burglaries by the detective. The more Detective Warr investigates, the more he equates a current string of burglaries with a suspect that later become an informant with details of a massive robbery and his dangerous associates.
However, Detective Warr knows that he is playing a dangerous game that could get his “judas horse,” the informant he breaks to bend to his will and help him in the position to stop the criminals or get the man killed.