A Mysterious Review of Wolverine Bros. Freight & Storage by Steve Ulfelder. A Conway Sax Mystery.
Review summary: The setup for this mystery is nicely structured, with several potential suspects and several credible motives proffered for killing an elderly landowner. The plot as it plays out, however, tends to substitute solidly written action sequences to compensate for the relatively weak whodunit element. Still, an enjoyable and entertaining entry in this series. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Wolverine Bros. Freight & Storage
Steve Ulfelder
A Conway Sax Mystery
Minotaur Books (May 2014)
Publisher synopsis: Conway Sax is a man on a mission — this time in Los Angeles, where he uses his race-driving experience in a desperate bid to rescue Kenny Spoon, a washed-up TV star who's been kidnapped. It's a favor for Kenny's mother Eudora, Conway's dear friend and a fellow member of the Barnburners, his tight-knit maverick AA group.
After hauling Kenny back to Massachusetts, Conway finds himself caught between Eudora and her two sons: Kenny, and Harmon, a cop who resents his talented, troubled half-brother. Each member of the Spoon family distrusts and even despises the others, it seems … and each has a past full of dark secrets that may explain why.
While Conway tries to learn why Kenny was kidnapped and protect him from further harm, a shocking murder devastates this complex, all-too-human family. Conway vows to find the killer and avenge the death, but each clue only points to more suspects.
Things get even more complicated when Conway, separated from his girlfriend Charlene, begins a passionate affair that can't help but cloud his judgment. The more secrets he uncovers, the more danger he's in as this masterfully written page-turner builds to a wrenching confrontation.
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