Gus Dury is hired by a Minister to locate his missing and
pregnant 16yr old daughter. Reluctantly, Gus takes the case only to find the
missing person hasn’t been reporting missing and the reason surrounding her
disappearance is not as clear as the Minister had him believe.
Despite being small in page count,
this is a satisfying and well-conceived plot, executed in typical Tony Black
fashion - equal measures of humour, alcohol, and the undesirables of crime
fiction.
There’s a liberal dose of Gus’
trademark path to oblivion while his finer qualities and investigative ability
are also on show to counteract his troubled personal life.
Readers of the previous Gus Dury
novels will see the effects of those books in this setting while new readers
will get a mere glimpse of the character and quality of Tony Black’s writing.
As usual – a highly recommended read
that’s left me craving a full length follow-up to LONG TIME DEAD (Book #4).
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