Back To ListLoose EndsA Jack Taggart MysteryByDon EastonPublished May 2005Paperback$ 11.99Paperback$ 11.99ePub$ 2.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionJack Taggart, an undercover Mountie, lives in a world where the good guys and the bad guys change places in a heartbeat. Taggart is very good at what he does. Too good to be playing by the rules, so the brass assign a new partner to spy on him.Taggart’s new partner discovers a society dependent upon unwritten rules. To break these rules is to lose respect, and to lose respect is to lose one’s life. Loose Ends is is a tale of violence, corruption, and retribution, but it is also a story of honour and respect.Of Related InterestBirds of a FeatherDon EastonCorporate AssetDon EastonThe BenefactorDon EastonArt and MurderDon EastonA Delicate MatterDon EastonReviews A gripping novel that is difficult to put down, Loose Ends is everything a mystery should be. At times it is a heart-wrenching tale, and at others a loathing epic of criminal unjustness. For those of us who have lived always by the book, Easton shows that the book sometimes needs to be set aside and that the rules sometimes need to bend. Sometimes the best way to bring justice to society is to break the law. Right or wrong, you can't help but feel the emotions and respect the motives of our main character.RCMP QuarterlyEaston, who lives in Vancouver, spent a couple of decades working undercover for the RCMP. He clearly knows the world he writes about. The novel is realistic, with an attention to detail that pulls you right into the story. A very promising debut.Winnipeg Free PressLoose Ends is a slick first novel about a Mountie who works undercover, and its author, Don Easton, is a Mountie who worked undercover for 20 years. Thus we get a lot of verisimilitude and plenty of insider bits. … Jack Taggart is our Mountie, and he lives in a fallen world where everything from your shoes to your name can be changed in an instant. What's slick about this story is that Taggart is under suspicion by his own force: The RCMP has set a spy on him in the form of a new partner. In the tradition of Training Day, Taggart is about to teach his new charge some tough life lessons.Globe and MailThe grime and grisliness portrayed in Loose Ends are solidly rooted in reality, but be prepared for some pretty shocking revelations. … The ending will blow you away.Saskatoon Star-PhoenixEaston never tips his hand as what's to come, leading the reader into the world of biker gangs, petty infighting and some truly brutal scenes of violence that will make the reader clamour for more.BookgasmWhile shining a light on the seedier side of life, Easton also provides and entertaining and worthwhile read.Black PressPreviousNextContributorsDon EastonDon Easton worked as an undercover Mountie for twenty years, including seven years in an RCMP Intelligence Unit. He lives in Victoria, B.C.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackMay 20054.25x7 in400 pp9781550025651ePubMay 2005-400 pp9781554885633ePubMay 2005-400 pp9781770701960