Deep Water: A Walker / Tamiko LAPD Adventure

Walker / Tamiko L.A.P.D. Adventures #2

by Paul Bishop

Calico Jack Walker and Tina Tamiko are back.

1978. Now retired from the L.A.P.D. and captain of his own fishing charter business, Calico Jack Walker pays for ignoring his instincts when he hires out to two shady characters who try to hijack his boat and almost murder his son.

Walker's ex-partner and lover, Tina Tamiko, has promoted to detective. She's deep into an investigation leading to a plot to hijack an L.A.P.D. property barge loaded with confiscated drugs and weapons slated for ocean dumping.

With another ex-partner framed for murder, somebody playing Robin Hood with stolen drug money, and a gang of dirty cops desperate for redemption, Walker and Tamiko know they're in deep water and it's time to gun up and throw down...

Genres: Mystery

398 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 19, 2011

About the author

A thirty-five year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Paul Bishop’s career has included a three year tour with his department's Anti-Terrorist Division and over twenty-five years’ experience in the investigation of sex crimes. His Special Assaults Units regularly produced the highest number of detective initiated arrests and highest crime clearance rates in the city. Twice honored as Detective of the Year, Paul also received the Quality and Productivity Commission Award from the City of Los Angeles.

As a nationally recognized interrogator, Paul starred as the lead interrogator and driving force behind the ABC TV reality show Take The Money And Run from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Based on his expertise in deception detection, he currently conducts interrogation seminars for law enforcement, military, and human resource organizations.

Paul has published twelve novels, including five in his L.A.P.D. Detective Fey Croaker series. He has also written numerous scripts for episodic television and feature films. He currently writes and edits the Fight Card series of hardboiled boxing novel under the pseudonym Jack Tunney.

Reviews

[Thomas R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the 2and series I have read with the duo of Tamiko/Walker, a storyline that takes place back in LA during the late 70s. The author was a long time Police Officer in La during that time and he provides details about that time frame and LA that makes you feel like you are actually living there. The storyline also involved A Vietnam saga about what happens to American POWS years after they had escaped from that horrible situation. The story is relevant today because thousands of our soldiers from the Gulf Wars are struggling with PSTD. The officers in this story never were able to overcome the ordeal they went through in Vietnam. The ending was awesome and I hope the author will continue to write stories about the 2 main characters.

[Bob Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep Water

Great read. Keeps you interested all the way through. Difficult to put down. Can't wait to get another one of Bishops books!

[Robbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an action-packed story with characters that are likeable, intelligent and admirable. I rate it 4.8 stars.

[Carole Kuentz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excitement

This story kept me reading it to the end in one day. It has a very different twist that takes you beyond the usual crime stories. Got to say I really liked it!

[Wpayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep Water

Wow what a ride this book takes you on! Exciting! Great bunch of characters. Think I liked Tina the best.

[robin upperman · Rating 5 out of 5]

great read with many details. was hard to put down

[David Berkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than the first

This was better than the first book. Plenty of action and suspense, keeps the pages turning. Can't wait for the next book.