Fire Trap

This is a disturbing novel. It is disturbing to read about the evil that exists in the shadows of our comfortable worlds. (I’m assuming, of course, that you are as comfortable as I am, hove off in my Lay-Z-Boy, cup of herbal tea at hand, and reading a book about extreme violence and brutality.) Fire T......more

T.J. Peterson has some trauma in his past, including a drug addicted, estranged daughter whom frequently sends him photos of her living situation, his only sign she is even still alive. In this newest Peterson Mystery, the former cop is dragged into a violent porn ring, but the ring turns personal w......more

Fire Trap, by local author Bob Kroll, is the third and last book in the series about Detective Petersen, a Halifax police officer who deals with the underworld of drugs and prostitution, and ultimately, the ugliness of the Dark Web. Throughout the series, Kroll maintains the suspense of the subplot,......more

Read my full review here: [URL not allowed] T.J. Peterson is an ex-cop suffering from PTSD and depression. Apparently, some of the details of his fall happened in earlier books, since Fire Trap is the third book in the series. (The other books include The Drop Zone and The Hell......more

I enjoyed this book. Author Kroll is a very descriptive writer. He has a great talent for very earthy descriptions of people and places. When he does that I see an image in my head of what he's writing about so its easy to visualize the scene he's describing. His protagonist,Peterson, is a burnt out......more