Reviewer: Bob Lind, Echo Magazine
Publisher: MLR Press, October 2013
Page: 303
Chicago police detective Paul Turner is the gay father of two
teenage boys. He lives with his life partner, Ben Vargas, who owns an auto
repair shop, but spends most of his time with his longtime squad partner, the
irascible Detective Buck Fenwick. At the start of this book (the 11th in this
series), Paul and Buck are investigating the murder of a Catholic bishop, whose
body was found on a riverbank in a seedy section of Chicago. They learn that
the bishop was apparently gay – an open secret among many of the local clergy -
and even had a penthouse pad he shared with his lover, who was far from
cooperative in their investigation. Looking further, they find a disturbing
pattern that includes paying local young men for sex, investigations the Bishop
made into possible fraud committed by other church officials, plus a big guy
who seems to show up right before them at every scene, all of which seem like
likely clues to the mystery of who killed him, and why.
I have been a fan of Zubro’s mysteries for many years, and am
thrilled he is back creating new titles in both this and the “Tom and Scott”
series. He is a master storyteller, who carefully balances a great mystery with
diverse and colorful characterizations, wit and frequent peeks into the
characters’ personal lives. Very light erotic content just adds to the perfect
mix. Well-written and much recommended, five stars out of five.
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