Losing Cate

Rick Collins

The New England Mob has found a Cate Robinson, a disabled two-year old with magical healing powers. They use her for nefarious purposes, but Cate is no match for them, casting her spell over Joe and Leo, members of the crime family.

When Cate’s parents decide to bolt with their daughter, the mob sends out hitmen to kill the parents and retrieve the golden goose. Two members of the mob, Joe and Leo, decide they will protect Cate at any cost, even if it means going to war with their bosses. Cate is caught up in the violence, at a terrible cost to her and all those around her.

Chief of Police Louse Consola of the Andover, Massachusetts police department finds herself and her town in the middle of the mob war. Can she protect Cate from the mob while keeping she and her town safe? (Summary via Goodreads)

Losing Cate !! Wow !! Rick Collins sure knows how to grab the readers attention and keep hold throughout the entire story.

In Losing Cate readers are introduced to Mike and Gloria Robinson and their two-year old daughter Cate. Cate has magical healing powers and when Franky the Chin, a mob boss, witnesses her powers, he knows that he needs her in his world. So Franky gets two of his goons, Joe and Leo, to approach the parents with an offer they cannot refuse. Franky and other members of the mob world use Cate for her healing powers and they provide Mike and Gloria with their cut of the money.

Unfortunately things go too far when Joe and Leo bring Cate back to her parents after one job and she is wiped out. It takes Cate two days to recover and that brings Mike and Gloria to the conclustion that they need to run and get away from the mob scene. Sadly Joe and Leo have the feeling that Mike and Gloria are going to run so they stake out their place and follow them when they run. Unfortunately things end badly when Mike and Gloria die from the horrible crash that results … and Joe and Leo believe that Cate also died.

Luckily for Cate the crash is not far from Tommy Jack’s camp and he is there to rescue her. Tommy Jack takes her back to his campsite until Lieutenant Betty Drivas and Chief Louise Consola come upon the accident scene and Betty leaves and goes to check on their friend Tommy Jack. That is when she witnesses Cate’s magical powers herself.

There is so much more to the story that I would love to keep typing about but I really think that this is enough to wet your whistle sort to speak and will make you want to run and grab your copy.

Collins knows how to spin a tale and I love that he brings back characters from previous books and readers get to spend more time with them. I know that any time that I can hang around with Tommy Jack is a real treat and I am sure that you will feel the same way.

One other thing about Collins is that he makes the reader feel the story and get your emotions going. When you get to the end of Losing Cate you will know exactly what I am talking about.