The Boy Who Was Buried this Morning (Plume) [Paperback]

Joseph Hansen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Plume | Publication Date: May 1, 1991

192 pp.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this combination of mystery and gay fiction, a retired private eye investigates a "combat pursuit" game in which a player was felled by a real bullet; additional murders and a right-wing paramilitary group complicate matters. "For mystery readers mysteriously unacquainted with Hansen's Dave Brandstetter, this will be a good introduction," said PW.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter adds yet another adventure to his list when he attempts to find out who shot an arrogant young man at an outdoor war games center near Los Angeles. Newscaster/lover Cecil remains in the background as Dave questions the dead man's wealthy parents, follows the man's jumpy girlfriend to Winter Creek, runs afoul of a dangerous, neofascist military group in the area, and outwits the not-so-clever-after-all culprit. Hansen is completely familiar with his characters and the mechanics of plotting, and he offers a tightly woven, motion-filled (but largely emotionless) construct that should appeal to many.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Plume (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452266173
• ISBN-13: 978-0452266179
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,907,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars No 11 of the Brandstetter mysteries, January 23, 2009

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This review is from: The Boy Who Was Buried this Morning (Plume) (Paperback)

The eleventh and penultimate Brandstetter mystery has our heroic death claims investigator finally in retirement, but not for long. He does not find retirement easy, especially as it coincides with another blow. So his handsome young black lover, TV news reporter Cecil, encourages Dave to investigate a suspicious death of a young man while playing paintball at the Combat Zone. The police believe the dead man, Vaughn Thomas is the victim of accidental shooting by hunters, but Cecil thinks otherwise. Dave soon discovers that Thomas, the son of a wealthy family, maybe not such a nice young man, but has connections with an unpleasant extreme right-wing paramilitary organisation intent on making America "safe" for white people. Following his typical relentless lines of inquiry Dave soon has a number of likely suspects, and as often happens upsets some of them enough to put his own life, and Cecil's in danger.

The Boy Who Died This Morning is yet another enthralling Brandstetter mystery; and to add to its appeal there is just enough of Dave's private life (and Cecil) to provide relief from the tension.