Dog 'Em: a Mick Hart Mystery [Paperback]

Lawrence Christopher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002 | Series: Mick Hart Mystery

The Mick Hart Investigation Agency began by their finding deadbeat child supporters. Mick and his staff have gotten so good at their job that on occasion they will take on a missing-person case. If they can find a person who is hiding, then how hard is it to find someone who is lost?

The elderly aunt of Amanda Monroe hires Mick Hart to find her niece, who had been missing for two weeks. Mick starts all of his missing-person cases by searching the city's morgue. He considers it a good omen not to find the person as an unclaimed corpse. He doesn't find Amanda in the morgue; instead there are two African American Jane Does who were found brutally raped and beastly murdered.

Mick finds Amanda Monroe comatose in Have Mercy Hospital after being left for dead by the same attacker of the Jane Does. Amanda has the same odd injuries and beastly wounds, which Mick connects to the other women. Another commonality between the murdered victims and Amanda, they all belong to the SOEL "Sistahs of Empowering and Learning" Book Club. Their latest book read, "How to Train the Dog in Your Black Man." The best-selling book's author, Chiquita Ali-Shakir is in town on tour, and so is the killer.

Mick doesn't consider his missing person's case closed until he finds the murderer. Hart's search for the serial killer takes a bizarre and dogged out turn, where the killer tries to dog him out.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"As I read Mick Hart's story, I sympathized and encouraged him to succeed." -- Willie Wofford, former editor of Ebony Man

"Dog 'Em will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next." -- Memphis Vaughn

"Lawrence Christopher novella Dog 'Em has weaved together a story that is as mysterious as it is macabre." -- William July, author of Brothers, Lust and Love and Understanding the Tin Man

"Mick Hart walked out of the pages of Dog 'Em and entered my life." -- Willie Wofford, former editor of Ebony Man

Lawrence Christopher novella Dog 'Em has weaved together a story that is as mysterious as it is macabre." --William July, author of Brothers, Lust and Love and Understanding the Tin Man

From the Publisher

Lawrence Christopher takes a metaphoric bite out of crime and mystery with his latest offering Dog 'Em: A Mick Hart Mystery. His novella is provocative, entertaining, intellectual and written to the best stark reality. In the midst of an investigation of a missing woman, private investigator Mick Hart finds himself being dogged out on all sides. First, he loses his job for bending the rules to help a single mother find the father of her baby. Second, Hart comes face to face with a serial killer who has no problem adding the PI to his killing spree. Lastly, Hart's love interest leaves him in the end. For Mick Hart, Dog 'Em is a case of dog eat dog world.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: MF Unlimited (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971227810
• ISBN-13: 978-0971227811
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,435,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

'It's a relationship book, not a love story' states accomplished author Lawrence Christopher, in regards to his latest novel Later Days & Nights. He continues, 'Like in many marriages or relationships these days, the lyrical question still applies 'what's love got to do with it.' Christopher revisits the favorite couple from his harlequinesque romantic hit Ghettoway Weekend. In Later Days & Nights, Matthew and Mina will go through their share of cursed seasons, with only their faith in God and love for each other to weather them through. Look for LAWRENCE'S engaging, enlightening and entertaining poetic and short story insights online at www.TimBooktu.com and www.LiterateNubian.org.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Mick Hart Mystery Solved!, April 1, 2002

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nubiangodess (south-east usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dog 'Em: a Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

Another Mick Hart Mystery Solved!

Dog'em, Lawrence Christopher's most recent offering, is a definite page-turner!

The story stars off with a snappy collection agent determined to make quota, but what he got in return was fired, as he finds himself on the receiving end of his high-end tactics. Alls not lost, though, as Mick makes a call to Latasha Knight, a young and very "single" mother. Their chance meeting is what sets this story into motion.

Mick takes on a missing persons case that will have the reader guessing, until the very end, who done it. As Mick searches to find Amanda Monroe, he stumbles across two other murder victims with the same M.O.

What do Amanda Monroe, two female murder victims, Chiquita Ali-Shaker, author of "How To Train The Dog In Your Black Man", and a dog have in common? Find out in this exciting new novella- "Dog'em"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The quickest good read in print, August 21, 2002

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Tony Lindsay; author One Dead Preacher, Praye... (Griffith, In) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dog 'Em: a Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

A very satisfying read, love, mystery, relationnship issues; all in a fast paced slice of life book, I look forward to more Mick Hart mysteries

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Continued excellence by Lawrence Christopher, June 24, 2003

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therosen "therosen" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dog 'Em: a Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

A disturbing work that showcases the skills and emotional depth of this up and coming (or is he already here?) author.