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The Latent

Marshall Frank, author of six books, has proved an
exceptional ability to write absorbing who-dun-it’s time and
time again. According to his website he is able to do this by
embellishing on real life experiences during his 30-year
career investigating homicides in the Miami-Dade region of
Florida. In doing so he creates a realistic, action-packed,
suspenseful detective story with his recent release, The
Latent – a fiction novel, that I found difficult to put down.

The Latent focuses on one main character - the completely
stressed out, heart-broken police investigator, Rock
Burgamy. Haunted by a childhood experience and the loss
of his young son, Rock battles an inclination to numb his
sorrow and stress with booze. And these are not his only
secrets. Twice divorced, Rock is slammed regularly with
alimony and child support payments for his two other
children. In order to keep up with it all, Rock must take as
much overtime as possible. Unfortunately, with all of this
happening at once, he delves further and further into the
bottle. But he is a good man, a stubborn man who will not
let a case go unsolved without giving it his all – even if it
means his life or sacrificing love.

A chain of gay men killings appear to have a connection
and over-worked Burgamy is assigned the case. Plots
thicken as the investigation deepens and poor Burgamy
walks into several situations that set him up for a fall so big
that he cannot get out alone.

Fantastic and intriguing insight into the underground
street-sex establishments is only one of the many angles in
this book. Problems within the police department from
budget constraints and personal temptations to office
politics is another. I am confident that The Latent will take
readers inside this dark and dangerous world so smoothly
that everything else fades away unnoticed.

ISBN#: 1-4137-9890-x
Author: Marshall Frank

Publisher: Publish America
Published: 2006

Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment – Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
(http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)