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"Nobody knows what happened to Sarah Cook. The beautiful blonde teenager disappeared fifteen years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend Brad Stockton--black and from the wrong side of the tracks--was convicted of the murders and is now on death row. Though he's maintained his innocence all along, the clock is running out. His execution is only weeks away when his devoted sister insists she spied Sarah at an area gas station. Willing to try anything, she hires PI Roxane Weary to look at the case and see if she can locate Sarah. Brad might be in a bad way, but private investigator Roxane Weary isn't doing so hot herself. Still reeling from the recent death of her cop father in the line of duty, her main way of dealing with her grief has been working as little and drinking as much as possible. But Roxane finds herself drawn in to the story of Sarah's vanishing act, especially when she links the disappearance to one of her father's unsolved murder cases involving another teen girl. The stakes get higher as Roxane discovers that the two girls may not be the only beautiful blonde teenagers who've turned up missing or dead. As her investigation gets darker and darker, Roxane will have to risk everything to find the truth. Lives depend on her cracking this case--hers included"--
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This was an enjoyable mystery read. The characters were well developed and I especially liked the complex and flawed Private Investigator, Roxane. The plot was well crafted and had me guessing until the end. Would recommend to readers who like fast paced, plot driven mysteries.
Shamus Award for Best 1st P.I. Novel (2018). The main character has personal problems (Not often when she doesn't have a drink in her hands) also father was a policeman and died 6 months before while on duty. Suspect in a murder 17 yrs. ago is due to be executed in 2 months and his sister hires
the main character as a private eye to investigate the murder. The private eye's father also worked on the case! This is a very good mystery and has you guessing til the end! David Navratil
Next time you want a fast paced thriller-mystery with a queer/bisexual protagonist - here one is! Maybe a little formulaic/cliche'd, but well written andl diversity in mystery is not always easy to find.
PS I was so into this being a supernatural based PI mystery you don't even know. Like: “ Matt says you find things” what an excellent first line. But it was still good!