Book Review: The Quiet Man by James Carol- Hurrah! Jefferson Winters is back!

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I've been waiting for ages for this one.  The tantalising Winters novella, Open Your Eyes, released last year only served to whet my appetite for The Quiet Man. I love the fact that author James Carol explores Winters as a young man in his novellas  and also shows how his character has developed in his 'adult' novels. 
 Winter's back story is intriguing and Carol, a UK writer, slips  into the Americanisms in a seemingly effortless and totally convincing way.   


What makes the 5th of August so special?  Is it because it was the date Nelson Mandela was arrested?  Maybe it's because icon Marilyn Monroe was discovered dead on that date or because it was the date... or, maybe, just maybe it's because that is the date that a serial bomber has chosen to kill his previous victims, by setting up their husbands to detonate the bomb. 
It's now the 4th of August and ex- FBI profiler, Jefferson Winter, has been called to Vancouver to hopefully prevent the bomber striking again.
As a character Winter is intriguing and his quirky nature, in my mind, makes the book.  As I've come to expect in James Carol's books, it is well plotted, fast paced and compelling.  I think I feel decidedly maternal towards Winter, whose palpable emotional pain, follows him in his nomadic treks from city to city pursuing an never ending series of killers.
When's the next one due?