Review: 'Echoes of the Dead' is a fast-paced thriller
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Echoes of the Dead,” by Spencer Kope When four wealthy men, one of them a congressman, disappear on their annual fishing trip to the Upper Kern River near Bakersfield California Magnus “Steps” Craig of the F.B.I. In “Echoes of the Dead,” the fourth novel in Spencer Kope’s Special Tracking Unit series, Steps’ fears are realized when one of the men turns up dead on a bench, posed in a frighteningly sadistic manner. ___ Bruce DeSilva, winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, is the author of the Mulligan crime novels including “The Dread Line.”