The Dominican Republic, private eyes and organized crime: a review of "the cat chaser by Elmore Leonard

Hello again, agents. And thank you for attending today's briefing. Today, we are going to be discussing cat chaser, by Elmore Leonard which is an intriguing mystery crime novel centered around a former US Marine and is looking to make peace with its past, but ends up becoming entangled with the former head of the Dominican secret service, a con artist. A couple of South American hit men, as well as a bent private eye in the process. The main character learns what true love is and makes peace with his inner demons. Or at least learns to keep them on a shorter leash. All in all, this is a great mystery crime novel that will keep you turning pages from start to finish. By creating a world in which your agent, you will become absolutely absorbed and who knows it might even inspire you to visit some of the demons from your own past...

The Cat Chaser is fast becoming one of my favorite crime novels.

You see the main character George Moran has it pretty good. He is young and hip and good looking and he owns his own beachfront hotel along Key Biscayne. He has already tasted what it is like to be rich, and he has been married and divorced. He seems to like the tranquility of the beach and his life, but it’s well apparent after the first ten pages, there is something seriously missing that he hungers for which it Action. Adrenaline, a little danger; One day while sipping a beer and watching another beautiful sunset, he plans a trip to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Not to hang around any pools, or hit any nightclubs, he wanted to revisit a time and place in his memory that was pure rock and roll. In 1965, he invaded the island with the Third Battalion, Sixth Marines to quell a Caribbean revolution. Now, Moran 1Cwanted to walk those streets again without sniper fire coming in and see what he remembered. He might even look up the girl who had once tried to kill him. See if she was still around..

See what I mean? This guy has this joie de vivre. He does what he wants. The way he wants.
And that what nearly kills him. Because the next thing you know he is sleeping with the wife of a former head of Dominican secret service. It is for more than a physical attraction; George has known this woman for a long time. But her husband in his time was infamous for cruelty, torture, and murder. The type of man who knows everyone else's secrets, the kind of guy that had his prisoners thrown off a cliff into shark infested waters, the kind of monster who revels in the pain of others.
What 19s the ex-marine going to do? For George, the threat of danger is his juice, the fuel for his fire. He is not the type of guy to hide his love. He is going to let it burn out of control. He fights to save the Dominican 19s wife from an abusive relationship and along the way he is going to make him pay for the trouble. Cash stuffed suitcases, bullets flying. This guy will never get old.

This story will definitely keep all agents who choose to use it as part of their reading the repertoire on the edge of their seats. The action and mystery is great, but the dialogue alone is enough to keep you turning pages.

Please remember agents that "reading is just recreation for intelligence."