Protectors

It is Berkeley in 1969. Eagle, a former combat nurse in Vietnam, witnesses a young woman being brutally beaten and kidnapped. She reports it to the police but they can do nothing. A discussion at her gym reveals that a number of young people have disappeared recently. Nobody has given it much thought, because, hey, it is Berkley where young folks come and go.Convinced that the abduction she witnessed is related to the disappearances, Eagle teams up with “Pammy” the owner of the gym and “Val”* from Chicago to try and find out the who, what, and why. This improbable investigative team soon finds themselves deep in a very serious situation. But what can three untrained women do when the police can do nothing? They are unsure how to proceed and know it will be dangerous. But they also know they have to try.Good story with an exciting and solid finish.(*Val is a small black woman from Chicago with a mysterious past. She was a character in Nelscott's earlier book [b:Stone Cribs: A Smokey Dalton Novel 20922424 Stone Cribs A Smokey Dalton Novel Kris Nelscott https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393386814s/20922424.jpg 2982818].)