The Betrayers / Janes Patrick Hunt / 230 pages / St. Louis Challenge

James Patrick Hunt is a lawyer who graduated from St. Louis University. He has written four novels that showcase police detective George Hastings.  This is the first one.  Having read the fourth one first, I must admit I liked it much better than this one.  I just never felt drawn into the story.  Silent Places, on the other hand, was riveting and I felt part of the action.  Two St. Louis County officers are machine-gunned and left for dead.  Lieutenant George Hastings leads the investigation into the murders.  He is drawn into the world of meth dealers, drug traffickers, organized crime, and dirty FBI agents.