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Summary
Summary
CHASERS heralds the return of the Apaches - a cadre of controversial former NYPD cops first introduced in Carcaterra's previous novel, APACHES. In this sequel, set three years later, the surviving members of the team reunite to continue their relentless battle against crime. Their new adventure is kick-started by the machine-gun murder of innocent bystanders in a Manhattan restaurant, one of whom happens to be Boomer's neice. Boomer, Dead Eye and Reverend Jim reunite to hunt down the Colombian drug cartel responsible. Joining the group in this mission are three new Apaches: Ash, a wounded female Hispanic cop with a speciality in arson investigations; Quincy, an HIV-positive recruit who specialises in forensics; and the ironically-named Buttercup, a retired police dog who is a gold-shield detective, highly decorated for her skills at sniffing out illegal drugs. It's the Apaches versus the drug lords in an all-out New York City street war.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
In the 1997 action thriller Apaches, Caraterra introduced ex-NYPD detective, Giovanni "Boomer" Frontieri, who brought together a band of cops, each forcibly retired due to a disability acquired on the job, to take down an insidious drug dealer. Now, three years later, Boomer has reassembled the two surviving members of his original crew in order to avenge the death of his niece, gunned downed during a drug-related hit. Joining the old guard are three newly damaged ex-officers (including a 125-pound Neapolitan bullmastiff named Buttercup), each looking for a bit of vigilante justice. When Boomer traces his niece?s shooting to Angel, an ex-priest turned South American drug lord, he realizes the odds are stacked astronomically high against them, and reluctantly turns to some unexpected allies in organized crime. Apaches was a slam-bang ride gone full tilt on blood, bullets and bodies. Unfortunately, this bloated, overwritten sequel never captures the excitement of its predecessor, spinning its wheels with cardboard characters, testosterone-soaked dialogue and movie-style action sequences that defy physics and believability both. (Apr.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Booklist Review
A man, holding a cup of coffee, stares down at the body of a young girl at a crime scene. The man has absolutely no business there: he's wandered into the restaurant where the murder occurred--the scene has already been roped off--and starts chatting with one of the investigators. Anyone with even a scrap of knowledge about crime scenes will know instantly how utterly inexcusable this procedural lapse is, but it's the opening premise of Carcaterra's latest vigilante mystery. The little girl is the man's niece, giving a very tortured entry point for his involvement in the case, which leads to a Colombian drug cartel. The man is a former NYPD detective, now one of a renegade group of vigilant crime fighters introduced in Carcaterra's Apaches (1997). Like Burke in Andrew Vachss' series about another no-holds-barred vigilante, the Apaches, all former cops, fight a neverending war against crime, unburdened by the strictures of the legal system. This time, unfortunately, the improbability of the plot detracts significantly from the emotional impact of the story. Still, Carcaterra has amassed a significant following, stretching back to his critically celebrated debut, Sleepers (1995), and his latest will be eagerly awaited. --Connie Fletcher Copyright 2007 Booklist
