ALL THE DEAD LIE DOWN

This installment in Walker's series of books featuring Molly Cates focuses on a complicated plot that interweaves her personal quest to understand her father's "suicide" almost 30 years ago with a present-day plot about gun-control fanatics, the homeless and other political goings-on. C.J. Critt works hard to make the draw. Her characters are rich and distinct; particularly vivid are the various homeless, men and women. Critt draws out the complexity of their characters and their interactions with one another, as well as with the main characters and the twists in the plot. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 02]