Like other novels Hurwitz has researched, he picked the brains of law enforcement and also rode with a couple of biker groups, getting the low down on the biker culture, both legal and illegal. This kind of hands-on research gives Hurwitz’s writing an authenticity that others only strive for. His characters are both noble and flawed, and his villains are scary and ever so real.

In Troubleshooter, in particular, Hurwitz creates vivid scenes in short chapters. It reads as if you were watching a film version of the novel. There is an economy of language that effectively paints the scene but showcases the characters, revealing more and more of who they are. And, tucked among this effective prose are regular literary nuggets. For example, when describing a forensic investigator, Hurwitz writes, "He was an unhurried but meticulous worker, a finder of hidden gems." Or in another section, he describes Rackley’s attempt to get some sleep in his own home: "Knowing he was on the Sinner’s hit list, he’d gone as he’d come, over the back fence, a fugitive on his own property."

A Gregg Hurwitz novel is always a pleasure to read, and Troubleshooter is a real page-turner.