POISON FEATHER

By Matthew FitzSimmons

A sequel to FitzSimmons’s amazing tale, “The Short Drop,” this time around main character Gibson Vaughn, who was once a very troubled teenager, is now trying his very best to be a good father and family man.

When an old friend, Judge Hammond Birk, reaches out for Gibson’s help, he doesn’t pause whatsoever. He offers aid to the man who once saved his life by letting him choose between going into the Marines, or going into a prison cell for an extended stay. Sadly, the judge is now suffering from dementia and is living in a trailer in Virginia. Gibson’s intuition tells him to walk or run away and not get involved in such an impossible situation, but because of his loyalty and gratefulness, he agrees to the challenge.

It seems that a convicted swindler, Charles Merrick, has hidden a fortune of money that he’d taken from his victims, and the judge was one of those he swindled. Merrick will now be released from federal prison in only a few weeks and a slew of people scammed by Merrick are all wanting a piece of his hide.

Gibson is determined to find this cache first and recover the judge’s money; not to mention, pay back the other victims of this horrible man. But when the smell of money is wafting through the air, every “bad guy” comes out of the woodwork. Add in a massive secret referred to only as “Poisonfeather,” and Gibson will need all his fighting skills just to stay alive.

The introduction of Gibson and the judge in the first book made for a great plot and an incredible suspense novel. With this one, the author has knocked it out of the park, as they say. The characters’ layers are being peeled back further and further, allowing readers to really root for the good guys! FitzSimmons has put together a great plot that doesn’t let you rest for even a minute.