Reviewer: Bob Lind, Echo Magazine
Publisher: Wilde City Press (Nov. 2013)
Pages: 277
Five Stars Out of Five.
A body is found in an Atlanta park, the victim of a horrific gay
bashing, and it is identified as “black sheep” son of a rich tycoon, who had
been working as a stripper (and possibly prostitute) for a local organized
crime figure. Assigned to the case is closeted Detective Sgt. Kendall Parker,
recently returned from a leave recovering from an accident that was fatal to a
friend. There is no shortage of fingers being pointed at possible killers with
various motives, including a city councilman who was photographed with the
stripper. The pressure on the police to solve the crime is turned up by an
aggressive newspaper columnist who seems to be on a personal vendetta against
Parker.
The book is well-written, with reasonable situations and
developments, and offers an intriguing look into the thought process, personal
demons, peer pressure and bureaucratic nightmares that can plague a homicide
detective working on such cases. As a diehard reader of gay mystery series, I
enjoy that insight, which is lacking in many other in that genre. The ending
hints at further stories in this series, and I look forward to this author’s
efforts in providing them.
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