Critical praise for
Broken Wing
“Lakeman captures the nail-biting atmosphere of year-after-Katrina New Orleans in this fast-paced thriller, full of hairpin turns inspired by the rumors we’ve heard and the fears we’ve harbored.”
– Diana Pinckley, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A third outing by one of my new favorites....Post-Katrina New Orleans is a gold mine of grit and pathos, especially in the hands of an author like Thomas Lakeman, who takes no shortcuts. Even characters who only appear briefly are sketched in with deft strokes. And agents Yeager and Weaver can always be relied on to stay good guys. We need our good guys!" 
– Salem Macknee, Charlotte Observer
"Mike Yeager...takes on a fiendishly tortuous assignment for the FBI as a rogue (“broken wing”) agent in the author's imaginative third novel. The 42-year-old Yeager must infiltrate the New Orleans organization run by crime boss Emelio Barca, with whose daughter he once had a relationship, and see that Barca's planned sale of a kidnap victim succeeds. The botched handling of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina provides a vivid setting for Lakeman's tale, which mingles organized crime, government contractors, prominent politicians and the FBI. All of Yeager's enemies and most of his allies have their own agendas, which reduce the chance of his survival. The complex Yeager carries a boatload of guilt and a raft of compensatory skills. Lakeman's strong writing make this thriller series one that should win an increasingly large audience."
– Publisher's Weekly
"The very definition of a page-turner, from an author who likes his hero as damaged as his setting."
– Kirkus Reviews