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Buried Caesars

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Most of the time he's working out of Hollywood--and managing to stay very busy! This time, Toby Peters, ace private detective in Stuart M. Kaminsky's "Buried Caesars," has his hands full again. But it's a special "order"! General Douglas MacArthur (a real "American Caesar") contacts him for help. It seems that the general is contemplating running for political office once he's out of uniform. Alas, however, one of his assistants has run away with the campaign funds, but some critical (and very sensitive) papers, as well. Along the way, Peters is joined by Dashiell Hammett (until he gets kidnapped) and this period piece detective story is off and running. While it lacks the suspense and poignancy of Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov series, this is fun reading! No, it's not P.D. James, but a good mystery, nonetheless! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)

Most of the time he's working out of Hollywood--and managing to stay very busy! This time, Toby Peters, ace private detective, has his hands full again. But it's a special "order"! General Douglas MacArthur (a real "American Caesar") contacts him for help. It seems that the general is contemplating running for political office once he's out of uniform. Alas, however, one of his assistants has run away with the campaign funds, but some critical (and very sensitive) papers, as well. Along the way, Peters is joined by Dashiell Hammett (until he gets kidnapped) and this period piece detective story is off and running. While it lacks the suspense and poignancy of Kaminsky's Inspector Rostnikov series, this is fun reading! No, it's not P.D. James, but a good mystery, nonetheless! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)