Frank Pavlicek's old
friend and fellow falconer, Chester Carew, is found dead on his
property, and his falcon Elo is missing. The police call it a hunting
accident, but Chester's wife isn't convinced. She hires Frank to look
into what happened. Franks doesn't want to take her money, but his
curiosity is aroused by her banker, who tells her he'll front the
money for the investigation.
Nicole, Frank's
college student daughter, helps in the investigation. Jake, Frank's
ex-partner also shows up, but there's something Jake doesn't want to
share with Frank. Jake insists it isn't impacting the case, but Frank
can't be sure.
This is an action
packed mystery. As Frank questions the townsfolk, the body count
mounts and Frank is attacked. It appears that this is no hunting
accident, but the motive is unclear.
The setting in West
Virginia is perfect for the story, and the sport of falconry adds
substantially to the background. I enjoyed learning something about
this interesting sport.
The plot moves
quickly. Although the characters are stereotypical, the plot is
what's important in the novel. Frank is a typical hard-boiled PI. He
isn't a deep character, but his propensity to put himself in the
middle of danger keeps the story rolling.
If you like
hard-boiled PI mysteries, this is a good one.
I received this book
from Brash Book for this review.
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