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What Now, King Lear?

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Private Investigator Gil Yates (known to his family as Malvin Stark)is hired to investigate the death of a Texas billionaire. The man's will left his huge estate to his three daughters and his widow, but with the stipulation that, in the event of a murder, nobody get anything until the killer is found.

The wife (Yates's boss) is the police's favorite suspect but they have no evidence. She favors any of the three daughters or, more to the point, their husbands.

Yates investigates and sure enough, all three of the sons in law are really terrible people. Still, did they kill the old man?

Yates brings a cynical outlook on the world that is often funny but sometimes over the top. His comments on his wife (Tyranny Rex) sometimes cross the line to cruelty. In fact, Yates doesn't seem to like anyone (which is fine), but also holds almost everyone in contempt (which isn't).

Author Alistair Boyle keeps up a fast pace and you'll plunge along behind. I read WHAT NOW, KING LEAR? in a single sitting.

If you're a Shakespeare fan, you should definitely check out Alistair Boyle's "What Now, King Lear?" Like Shakespeare's plays, this story has mystery, murder and romance. The question in this case: "Who killed Orville Sampson? His wife, one of his daughters, or one of his daughter's husbands?" Anyone who's read Boyle's previous works, for example, "They Fall Hard", "The Missing Link" or "The Con", will recognize the persistent main character detective, as well as his "creative clichés" and love for palms. The surprise ending will have the reader on the edge of his/her seat, wanting more from Boyle. Recommended for mystery fans, plant and/or Shakespeare fans, and people high-school age and older.

-Athalia Stoneback