By T. Davis Bunn (Doubleday: 2001)

T. Davis Bunn writes a thoroughly good book.
He’s adept at several genres, and this one is a superior thriller. Since we are in the midst of the marches in opposition to Wallstreet, the book is especially topical.
Wynn Bryant is tapped to take over the seat in

Congress that has been held by Graham Hutchings for many years. One of Hutchings’ pet projects is to put some regulation on the banking industry that had been growing unchecked for many years. In addition, hedge fund managers are able to manipulate the currencies around the world in any number of unscrupulous ways. Wynn is assisted by Jackie Havilland who is hired as a private detective to find out who is trying to destroy Hutchings’ good name.
The evil force in the book is Pavel Hayek, a hedge fund owner, who plots to bring down the whole economic system in the U.S. and make himself unfathomably wealthy in the process. He named his secret project “Tsunami” and just mentioning the word in the wrong place can target a person for assassination.
The book progresses at breakneck speed and is every bit as good as other contemporary works in the genre.
Bunn writes Christian fiction, and it’s interesting to see that an author can create a spy thriller without illicit sex and foul language. Drummer in the Dark wins the “Good Clean Book” rating.