A somewhat different escape to Costa Rico!

The Diabolical (Bruno Johnson Thriller #11) by David Putnam   

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All Bruno Johnson, former cop and convict (Yeah! Interesting combination and obviously part of backstory) wanted was to provide a safe haven for his wife Marie and their fourteen children—those of their own and those they’d rescued from at risk homes in South Central Los Angeles. All had a huge hold on his heart

In Tamarindo, Costa Rico he felt out of sight. He’s working at a resort as the beach bartender “Juan Gaylord.” That was until a night club massacre of six people placed Tamarindo squarely in the public eye.  

Bruno finds himself in the middle of a Russian mafia and the Mob’s war over stolen loot, the local Justice department breathing down his neck, the police chief threatening extradition, the FBI, he’s mistaken for a jewel thief, and then there’s the Ice Princess! (his boss)

Fast paced, a tad Quentin Tarantino, this is somewhat different thriller with bodies littering the pages. Oh, and more than a few comic moments with his friend’s Rottweiler, Waldo!

I obviously can’t get enough of Bruno because I’m off to read the rest of the series!

An Oceanview ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.