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The first book in the long-running Amos Walker Mysteries introduces the hard-boiled Detroit detective as he searches for an aging mobsterâs missing adopted daughter Private eye Amos Walker is a Vietnam veteran who was thrown out of the Police Academy for punching a fellow cadet. Heâs a hard man in a ruined city, scratching out a living looking for lost things. Â Walkerâs latest case comes by way of ex-mobster Ben Morningstar, whoâs been living out his retirement in Phoenix while raising Maria, the daughter of a long-ago murdered friend. Only now, Maria is missing and the gangster needs Walkerâs help. But the trail has gone coldâthe only clue is a faded pornographic snapshot. Â Never one to give up, Walker witnesses the kidnapping of a former Vietnam friend and solves the murder of a young black labor leader while slugging his way to a solution. Â Fans of Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonardâs crime fiction will find Estlemanâs lean prose, retro style, and tough-guy hero irresistible. Â This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the authorâs personal collection. Â |
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