Back in September I reminded you of The Drifter Detective. Today I remind you of the second book in the series, Hell Up In Houston. It appears that the eBook is no longer available and the print is only available via third parties at an insane price.
After you read the reviews, make sure you head over to Patti Abbott’s blog as well as Aubrey Nye Hamilton’s Happiness Is A Warm Book blog and see what they suggest today. Todd Mason is back collecting links so you will have even more suggestions om his Sweet Freedom blog later.
Private
Detective, Jack Laramie, is back in another gritty fast moving tale that is
also very good. First seen in The Drifter Detective Jack makes his
money by drifting from city to city across Texas doing work as a private detective
while living out of the horse trailer he tows with his Desoto. Having wrapped
up the current case after discovering the real truth of the matter the grandson
of legendary US Marshal Cash Laramie is headed to Galveston to deal with a
client as Hell Up in Houston opens. That mission is temporarily stopped thanks
to mechanical problems with the old Desoto requiring him to stay for at least a
few nights at “The Fulton” in Houston.
Jack
had no desire to be back in Houston as the last time he was in Houston things
did not go well. He also didn’t want to stay at “The Fulton” either. However,
it is clear the Desoto is going to be at the garage awhile, the horse trailer
is miles back on the side of the road awaiting its own tow truck pickup, and he
really has no choice. “The Fulton” has a bit of a less than stellar reputation as
well, but Jack doesn't care as the place has air conditioning. In 1946 Houston,
Texas as now air conditioning is all that truly matters.
He
also soon learns the place also has a house detective by the name of Frank
Grogan. Frank wants him to do some work for him and will pay him a decent
amount of money for a few days of work. Considering the repair bill for the
Desoto, Jack doesn't really have a choice. Besides, Frank said the work should
be easy. If Jack keeps his head down and goes about his business quietly with
no one wiser that he is in town everything should be easy.
Frank
lied.
This latest installment in the series is another good one. Reminiscent of the hard boiled pulp of yesteryear, Jack Laramie is a man's man who gets his hands and boots dirty which fighting the good fight. As in the preceding book, the read here has plenty of action, deceitful characters, and a twisting storyline to keep readers very entertained. You certainly don't have to read the very good The Drifter Detective before reading Hell Up in Houston but, I recommend doing so. You won’t regret it.
Material supplied long ago by David Cranmer in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R Tipple ©2013, 2020
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