With These Hands

by Derek Vitatoe

After spending years in a juvenile detention center, Brooks Tarver has finally been able to turn his life around- until now when word quickly spreads of his disastrous encounter with a college girlfriend. Haunted by past experiences, Brooks puts an end to the ugly rumors the only way he knows how. When Madeline Harris, one of Detroit Police Department's emerging premier officers is placed on her most risky assignment to date, she must decide if the love she has for Johnny is strong enough for her to perservere in her pursuit of a wanted criminal. As this page-turning tale of one person's crumbling life and another's successful rise keeps you guessing, what happens when the two converge can only be told in With These Hands.

238 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2006

Reviews

[Georgiann Hennelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Madeline Harris decided to become a policewoman on the Detroit police force after her husband was killed by a stray bullet making her a single parent she has worked her way up to the sex crimes unit where she proves she always gets her man . now she is after a serial killer dubbed the midwest strangler, He is targeting the women of Michigan state university. This case can either make her career , or break it either way she is in a fight for her life against a madman with a score to settle.

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Urban Mystery
NVBT Rating: 3.5

We seldom give book reviews but this book is an interesting read. Derek takes a new spin on mystery. Madeline, his main character, is a straight-forward, intelligent female detective that goes undercover to solve a sex crime. Along the way she encounters a possible love interest, personal struggles with whether to move on after the death of her husband and how to catch the killer that's preying on young sorrority girls.

I had a few concerns. The books took several chapters to pull me in. It's very graphic. And I noticed a few errors.

However, I'd strongly recommend hanging in there because the story that unfolds is one that you shouldn't miss.

Dana Pittman
Nia Virtual Book Tours

[The Urban Book Source · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trapped in the web of a work-a-holic mom, an mentally broken college student, and two of Michigan's most notorious cases, you will not be disappointed by Mr. Vitatoe's freshman novel. When one of Detroit's finest is sent undercover to capture "The Midwest Strangler", there is no telling if she will make it out alive. From page to page readers will be left guessing as to what may happen next. Derek has taken the essence of a traditional murder mystery and mixed it with an urban edge, that will leave readers craving a sequel.

[Bianca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been sitting on this book for a while because I don't really care for the mystery genres. But it was still a good read even though the language seems a bit dated. It read like an episode of Law and Order, even though it drag in a lot of places.

[Tyria Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! You never know what someone has gone through in the past that affects their future. We should all sit and listen before we start pointing blame.