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Guise of Another, Chapters 1-12

My break from Travels in Siberia.  Man injured; woman killed in act of adultery when their car (don't ask) crosses barrier and smashes into Porsche.  Driver of Porsche (James Putnam) is dead.  But wait, the driver of the Porsche has stolen the identity of another man, so he isn't who he is.  Investigating all this is Alexander Rupert, a cop in trouble because his partner on the vice squad stole from the bad guys. Max Rupert, his older brother, is trying to keep him out of trouble.

Setting: Minneapolis and Brooklyn
Other plots:  Alexander's wife Desi seems to be two-timing him; marriage on the rocks for sure
Dead man Jericho Pope's girlfriend Ianna is a hot number, encouraging Alexander to look at nude pictures of her as part of his investigation of Jericho's computer files
Jericho Pope supposedly died at sea along with the CEO of a firm based on the private firms that made a fortune in Iraq.  Blackwater?  Halliburton?  Can't remember.
Pope involved in financial hanky-panky, depositing 500000 every December and then taking 50,000 out immediately.

Fast moving plot I can certainly learn from.  Two great metaphors:  dead person floating away underwater in the weeds.  Need to square things up mentally (shoulders squared in sports) to act clearly.


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