![]() You Know Who Killed Me will be published on December 9. The solution is among the author’s craftiest and bleakest. ![]() Ray Henty, who’s in charge of the corrupt Iroquois Heights PD, has a tough job made harder by the placement of huge billboards featuring Gates’s photo and the legend, “You Know Who Killed Me.” The responses to the ads flood the sheriff’s department tip line with dozens of anonymous calls, which Walker is deputized to look into. Meanwhile, an old friend asks his help with a murder case in nearby Iroquois Heights: Donald Gates, who maintained the computer that operated the city’s traffic lights, was gunned down in his basement. From the master of the hard-boiled detective novel and recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award comes Loren D. The doctor treating Walker gives him a break by not reporting his possession of the pain medication without a prescription. Here’s the full review, from the October 17 issue:Įdgar-finalist Estleman’s compelling 24th Amos Walker novel (after 2014’s Don’t Look for Me) finds the hard-bitten Detroit PI in rehab, after overdosing on alcohol and Vicodin. Estleman’s You Know Who Killed Me got a starred review in Publishers Weekly! Corral, and several novels and stories featuring Sherlock Holmes.“The solution is among the author’s craftiest and bleakest.” He has also written a series of novels about the history of crime in Detroit (also the setting of his Walker books.) His non-series works include Bloody Season, a fictional recreation of the gunfight at the O.K. Other series characters include Old West marshal Page Murdock and hitman Peter Macklin. He writes with a manual typewriter.Įstleman is most famous for his novels about P.I. Estleman is an American writer of detective and Western fiction. He has also written a series of novels about the history of crime in Detroit (also the setting of his Walker books.) His non-series works in Loren D. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake. Estleman is most famous for his novels about P.I. ![]() Another bit of proof of my "50 Percent Theory" regarding fiction, which I write about here. Oh, well, four out of five still pretty good shootin'. At first I thought it was going to be an Old West riff on "Moby Dick" it turned out to be an unconvincing actioner with unconvincing characters-why the three main characters form their alliance is neither clear nor believable. This, the 5th one I've read, published in 1978, not so. Another bit of proof of my "50 Percent Theory" regarding fiction, which I write about here: htt I've read 4 westerns by Loren Estleman that I thought excellent. I've read 4 westerns by Loren Estleman that I thought excellent. All in all, an entertaining read, especially if you are a fan of Loren D. But again, Estleman, because of his excellent prose and storytelling skills, keeps "The Hider" from becoming just another boiler plate thriller/western. Throughout the book, the reader feels he knows where this story is headed and there really are no surprises. Corrupt lawmen, gunfights, Indian bounty hunters, a teen on a quest, and a curmudgeonly protagonist with a heart of (maybe not gold) silver. Estleman throws everything into this novel. And although, Westerns are still not my genre of choice, Estleman is such a great storyteller and competent writer, I really did enjoy "The Hider". Estleman fan, I decided to give his Western a try. Throughout the book, the reader feels he knows where th Rarely, if ever, will I read a Western.
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