I'm not really sure John Sandford could write a book that I didn't like. Most of his books I can't put down. As soon as Amazon offers pre-order on a new Sandford book I order it. This is usually six months, or more, before the first edition goes on sale.Do you kind of get the idea that I'm a HUGE fan of Sandford?DEAD WATCH is no exception. Although it is not a part of any of Sandford's series (Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers and Joe(?) Kidd) it is another exceptional read.The plot is about an out-of-office politician who has disappeared and feared dead. The President and his Chief of Staff hire a politically connected, independent "problem fixer", Jacob Winter. Lots of twists and turns, not the least is Winter's becoming romantically involved with the wife of the missing politician.The only thing that kind of surprises me is a method Sandford uses for his protagonist to deal with some of the characters who are trying to kill him. Sandford uses exactly the same method in his first Kidd novel, THE FOOL'S RUN, for Kidd to rid himself of bad guys trying to kill him.That aside, DEAD WATCH is a very good book that will hold your attention from cover to cover.