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Five Star First Edition Mystery - Music Across The Wall [Hardcover]

Thomas J. Keevers (Author)
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December 15, 2003 Five Star First Edition Mystery
Thomas J. Keevers makes an assured debut in this tough look at broken lives and lost hopes in the inner city, featuring a new private eye hero with guts and baggage to spare.

P.I. Mike Duncavan is twice divorced, an ex-cop, and a disbarred lawyer. Hired by defense counsel to look into the murder of a "solid family guy," Mike is up against a hard deadline, with only fifteen days to conduct his investigation. Among the many unanswered questions: What was the deceased doing in the building in the first place? If he was killed in a robbery, why was his wallet left behind? With very little to go on, Duncavan follows a trail of cryptic clues, risking his life and what's left of his reputation, leading to an unlikely killer with the most likely motive.

Thomas J. Keevers lives in Chicago, Illinois.


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In this solid mystery debut, Chicago's streets and neighborhoods are described by one who knows them well--Keevers is a former homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department. His flawed hero, Mike Duncavan, has been rejected by almost everyone: two ex-wives, the police department, and the Chicago Bar Association. About all that's left is PI work and staring at girls walking under his downtown office window. With his hot temper and fondness for Stoli on the rocks, Duncavan is a disaster waiting to happen--and you don't have to wait too long. While investigating the death of a Polish immigrant murdered in an abandoned building in the notorious Cabrini-Green housing project, Duncavan stumbles into a deeper mystery involving the occult. His involvement with a beautiful Polish woman doesn't help matters, nor does his continuing obsession with his first ex-wife. Despite his propensity for bad decisions, Duncavan is an appealing underdog. An affectionate and powerful portrayal of a big-shouldered city and one of its bighearted denizens. Jenny McLarin
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 221 pages
  • Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (December 15, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159414074X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594140747
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,271,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb private investigative tale, January 18, 2004
This review is from: Five Star First Edition Mystery - Music Across The Wall (Hardcover)
In Chicago, Private Investigator Mike Duncavan blames himself for the failures of his life as he recognizes that he made colossal mistakes. He cheated on his first wife who finally divorced him though she believes that she will always be married to him. He should never have married his second wife, who also divorced him. The Chicago Police Department fired him and now he is barred from practicing law. Financially he is a wreck. Emotionally, he wants his first wife back.

Septuagenarian attorney Artemus Shumway hires Mike to investigate the murder of Tadeusz Bartodzice, a Polish father of six, in a building where a working class Eastern European immigrant had no reason to be five years ago. Robbery was ruled out because his money and credit cards were left behind. On the day before civil suits can expire, the Bartodzice family sued the building's owner Moses Watson for wrongful death. The legal twist is that Mike has only fifteen days to learn why Tadeusz was where he was and any other related matter.

MUSIC ACROSS THE WALL is a superb private investigative tale with powerful insight into the Illinois civil legal system. The story line moves at a rapid pace except when Mike mentally kicks himself for his errors. Mike is a great protagonist, though he seems to be a more knowledgeable lawyer than the plot's other attorneys. His inquiries are fun to follow and the case makes for a delightful thriller that readers will value and want more novels starring Iron Mike making the rounds of Chicago.

Harriet Klausner

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4.0 out of 5 stars Chicago murder, October 7, 2010
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Another murder in Chicago that takes you into a deep dark place. A good read.
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