Troublemaker: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery
by:
Joseph Hansen (author)
The third volume in the award-winning, groundbreaking Dave Brandstetter mystery series finds Dave investigating the murder of the owner of a local gay bar. Appearances suggest that the only witness is also the killer, but he swears he's innocent. Trouble is, he may be telling the truth.A renowned...
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The third volume in the award-winning, groundbreaking Dave Brandstetter mystery series finds Dave investigating the murder of the owner of a local gay bar. Appearances suggest that the only witness is also the killer, but he swears he's innocent. Trouble is, he may be telling the truth.A renowned short-story writer, Joseph Hansen is also the author of more than 25 novels. The winner of the 1992 lifetime achievement award from the Private Eye Writers of America, Hansen is the author of A Smile in his Lifetime, Living Upstairs, Job's Year, and Bohannon's Country.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780030574870 (0030574870)
Publish date: September 1st 1981
Publisher: HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Pages no: 155
Edition language: English
Series: Dave Brandstetter -7 (#3)
What was great: the crime plot. The characters and the story line, the way this all unfolded. I was missing the personal development with Dave - he felt a bit detached. Still, a very good crime novel.
Rating: 4* of fiveThe Book Description: Who killed gay bar owner and all-around nice guy Rick Wendell? Was it Larry Johns, the attractive young man found wiping his prints off the still-smoking gun mere moments after the murder? If so, why was Johns naked? And what happened to the large sum of money...
A bit more predictable than the first two titles I've read. I figured out the culprit and the intricate plot very early. There were too many players in the game and not enough play. Still better than your average whodunnit but not of the caliber of what I've read so far of Hansen.
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