Brilliant lawyer Andrew Broom leaves the big city for the comforts of Wyler, Indiana. But, between drugs in the schools, shady, out-of-town characters trying to buy up prime land, and a human skull found by the river, Broom soon finds the modern world intruding on his peace of mind once again.
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From Publishers Weekly
In the latest Andrew Broom mystery, an entertaining excursion into the small Indiana community of Wyler on the Tippecanoe River, the prolific author of the Father Dowling series introduces a disparate cast and then deftly connects them. Lawyer Broom's interests are piqued when his longstanding rival begins negotiations for an unnamed client who wants to buy up riverside property. At the same time, Jack Parry, mechanic, local lothario and drug go-between, learns from his neighbor Louise that his young son, who lives nearby with his ex-wife, has found a human skull buried in the riverbank. Meanwhile, politician Boyd Carlson is being pressured into banning bingo, a prospect distressing to some Wyler residents. When farmer Jerome Blatz is arrested for murdering the meddlesome Louise (the murder weapon, a bloody shovel, is found in his truck), Broom agrees to defend him. The lawyer decides that his client is not guilty, a sentiment the sheriff doesn't share, so Broom and his nephew Gerald, also a lawyer, must find out who really killed the woman and why. On their way to a conclusion, they unearth more secrets and find the pattern behind the other recent events in town.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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McInerny, best known for his Father Dowling mysteries, brings back small-town Indiana lawyer Andrew Broom in a fourth outing that is occasionally funny but often dull and uninspired. Trying to keep track of who's who and what's what is a mind-boggling task, what with drug-related murders, politics, an anti-bingo crusade, religion, romance, lust, sex, car chases, riverboat gambling, a pro-American Indian campaign, divorce, editorial ethics, and land schemes all mushed into one gigantic soap opera of a plot. And who would ever guess that a hamlet in Middle America could yield such a diversity of characters, all of whom seem to have either slept with or lusted after one another at various times? Brash, lust-driven waitresses; soul-saving, lust-driven preachers; handsome, lust-driven truck-stop mechanics; and corrupt, lust-driven politicians all play key parts in this story, which, despite its many flaws, still has a sort of corny charm. This isn't a great or even a good mystery, but libraries where McInerny is popular will still need a copy. Emily Melton
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