In the mean time here is a review for a detective novel I enjoyed very much. I gave it 5 stars:
A Bucket Full Lies (Roosevelt Mystery series)( book 1) by Robert K Swisher jr
Bob Roosevelt is a down on his luck private detective, who
finds himself in Des Moines, Iowa after he has to make a hasty retreat from
Florida. He runs into an old friend, Sam, from his old hippie commune days.
Against his better judgement and the advice of his guardian angel, he follows
Sam home to find out what ever trouble his friend is in. Sam is shot dead
before they even get inside. His beautiful young wife asks him to stay. Bob
knows he should get out of Iowa as soon as he can, but what private eye isn’t
compelled to solve the murder of a friend.
This has all the components for a great detective novel; a
corpse, a wife an ex-wife, a kidnap plot and some shady gangsters. It has the
familiar feel of a Raymond chandler novel, but is yet truly original and modern.
Bob Roosevelt is an interesting character; he has done a tour in Vietnam, lived
in a hippie commune and drives around in a vintage VW beetle named Mathilda.
But the best moments come from the obnoxious wise cracking guardian angel. The
blunt comments on Bob’s investigation provide many laugh out loud moments.
I loved this book and after finishing, I ran straight to the
Amazon store to buy the follow up Trout
fishing for bodies. Well done Mr Swisher you have gained a new fan.
