The Burial Place: A Rob Soliz and Frank Pierce Mystery

In Enmon’s uneven debut, Franklin Pierce and Roberto Soliz, Dallas PD partners, must find kidnapped Katrina Wallace, the mayor’s 19-year-old daughter. They have one important clue: a Bible left in Katrina’s car with the word Wormwood highlighted. A computer search that turns up a small-time criminal with Wormwood tattooed on his back provides a possible lead. Departmental pressure mounts as first the Texas Rangers and then the FBI join the case. Meanwhile, chapters from Katrina’s viewpoint reveal that she’s the captive of some sort of cult. Enmon tries too hard to make Rob and Frank stand out. Frank is rich, dates only high-end call girls, and is a cop because he likes the “mental exercise of investigations.” Rob, a stolid family man, is a good foil for Frank, but in the end they act more like vigilantes than police officers. Enmon, a veteran of the Houston PD and the Secret Service, would do better next time to portray police work in a more realistic fashion. [em]Agent: David Haviland, Andrew Lownie Literary Agency. (Apr.) [/em]