The life and Death
of Rose Doucette: A Novel by Harry Hunsicker brings readers to Dallas,
Texas, and private investigator Dylan Fisher. His ex-wife asked to meet a bar
in a certain hotel. They have not seen each other in three years, and while it
has been a long time, neither is ready to forgive.
While he left the
force a few years ago, Rose is still a homicide detective with the Dallas Police
Department. From the first look at her, he can tell things are off with her. Further
proof is the fact that she wants to hire him. She’s willing to do that because she
is scared. A 20-year officer with the DPD is scared over a case. She had a gunshot victim, white guy, early
40’s, was found dead in a cabana out by the pool at the same hotel they are
meeting at today.
The dead man was
Josh Gannon. He had been out of Huntsville for a few days. He had no income, no
job, and no reason to be staying at an expensive hotel. He was shot in the
chest. From the top down, the DPD brass want her to call it a suicide and let
it go. So does the staff of the hotel who made sure to clean up all the evidence
anything happened. She’s been pulled off their case. She wants to hire Fisher
to find the killer. As they discuss the scene, the hotel manager and security show
up to boot them off the property.
She was already
mad at Fisher for the direction of the conversation, and getting booted off the
property despite her badge, is the last straw. She takes off and Dylan realizes
that she is being followed. He gets in his car and follows. He keeps following
and trying to reach her on her cell phone and getting voice mail. He trails her
to the Northeast Dallas police substation where he is in time to see her
killed.
Arrested as a
suspect, because he has her blood on him as he tried to save her, it gives a
chance for old enemies on the force to go after him. Some would love to see him
in state prison and are not going to do anything but help it happen. Obviously,
he isn’t going to let that happen. Before long, he and people he cares about
are in deep to their eyeballs in a mess that goes back decades.
As one expects
from a Henry Hunsicker book, it is a complicated and mighty good read. Not only
is the The Life and Death of Rose Doucette: A Novel a superb
mystery, it is full of Dallas area landmarks. References that are often not
positive and may bring a snicker while delighting those of born and raised in
this city. A city where not everything is golden and good. A great read and
well worth your time.
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My reading copy
came as an ARC by way of Oceanview Publishing through NetGalley.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2024
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