Genuine Florida

Author James O. Born has written three so far of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement officer, Agent Tasker, and I hope he writes more. These are very well written especially involving police activity. Also Born clearly has a solid insight into the lives of the good guys and the bad guys. These books almost read as an Ann Rule true-crime book with a real handle on suspence and intrigue.

The first of the three is terrific as we follow Tasker around Dade County and a very big problem he has with the F.B.I.. The second is not quite up to the first and reads a little like a Tim Dorsey ‘Serge’ novel as a lover of explosives looks for fun. The third comes rather quietly at a fictional prison near Pahokee and then builds to a nail biting conclusion.

Born has left Tasker for a new series with a character named Alex Duatre. He’s currently working on his third novel of Duatre.