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Dead On The Island (1995)

Dead on the Island (1995)

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1883268192 (ISBN13: 9781883268190)
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This is a great example of the pure PI type mystery. Truman Smith has backed away from investigations after spending a year looking for his missing sister. His rich, old high school friend pulls him back into detecting when he asks Tru for a big favor--find his un acknowledged daughter born to one of his prostitutes. Sharon grew up believing her father was gone, and not knowing that her teacher-mother had once been a prostitute. At first Tru believes Sharon has run away after learning the truth about her beginnings, but the more Tue investigates, the more he suspects something else is happening. This is a good start to this series, leaving the missing sister as an opening for future books. The story is told in first person, with Tru's voice. There is quirky humor throughout the story--especially Tru's "friendliness" with a rat as he runs along the Galveston, Texas waterways, bring it cheese to eat at one time. Crider definitely got the atmosphere of Galveston. The mystery kept me guessing as I got the clues the as Tru discovered them. Will be reading more from this author.

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BOTTOM LINE: #1 Truman Smith, PI, Galveston, Texas. Tru’s been hibernating since finally giving up on finding his missing sister a year ago, but comes out into the world to find another missing girl, as a favor to his old buddy Dino. Smoothly written classic PI format, with nice bits of Galveston history layered in. The characters are very good, and I liked Tru, although at times he's so laid back he seems like Rockford on valium...! And although the plotting was easily guessed, everything was well-tied together and finished off by a fast-moving (and sad) final scene. Not the most powerful or scary PI story I’ve ever read, but well-crafted, and quite enjoyable. Look forward to reading #2, and meeting Tru again, and especially Miz Sally, a wonderful invention of Crider’s, easily my favorite character (well, after the cat...). I still like Sheriff Rhodes best, but Tru is rather better developed as a character in book 1 than Crider's Carl Burns the professor was by his book 2.
—Abbey

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