A man covered in dirt from head to toe looking like
he just barely crawled out of a grave is never a good thing. It gets worse when
the guy dies on the oak floor in a bar. Not that Bill cares one way or another
right then what Sonny, the bar owner, is talking about as Bill’s wife, Julie,
is in labor and Bill has more important things to think about and do. Like getting to the hospital in time and in
one piece.
He makes it to the hospital just in time to see his
latest addition to the family, Michele LeAnn Travis, arrive in the world. When he comes out of the delivery room he
finds Sonny waiting for him. Sonny isn’t worried about why the guy died in his
bar. What is bugging him is why the guy distinctly said “The Falling” right
before he died. Sonny isn’t going to let
it go so Bill reluctantly agrees to ask around about it.
His first act is to call a friend of his, Patrick
Kinsey, who works as a Sheriff’s deputy. Patrick and Bill go back a few years
so Patrick knows about Bill’s tendency to get himself into the middle of
things. After warning him to stay out of it over the phone and being ignored, Patrick
comes to the hospital to tell Bill directly. He has good reason to tell Bill to
stay out of things as The Nuclear Regulatory Commission people have taken over
every aspect of the situation. Of course, Bill is not about to stop poking
around in a case that will take him and others out to far West Texas and a
fantastic discovery.
With a clear nod of appreciation to the legendary
pulps he grew with, Texas author George Weir blends technology, archeology, and
plenty of action into this fast paced mystery tale. A story that barely slows
down at all for the addition of more back story further developing the Bill
Travis character. A character that can’t stop poking around despite his
steadily growing family.
In a series that began with the very good The Last Call and continues here in Slow Falling, Bill Travis once again
lives up to his namesake. He also manages to have some fun along the way in
this latest mystery.
SLOW
FALLING: A Bill Travis Mystery
George
Wier
Flagstone
Books
March
2012
E-Book
(Estimated
print length 160 pages)
$3.99
Material provided by the author some time ago in
exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012
Author of the e-book short story collection Mind
Slices available at Amazon and Smashwords in a variety of formats.
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