Nantucket Sawbuck
Steven Axelrod"Axelrod's promising debut introduces a protagonist who will remind readers of Robert Parker's sleuths. The two-part story structure ("Premeditation"and "Post Mortem") also gives readers an Ellery Queen type of opportunity to "help solve" the crime." --Library Journal
When Nantucket homeowner Preston Lomax is killed, everyone on the island could be a suspect. Lomax lived large, owed money, and the word was spreading he was planning to stiff them all and disappear. Chief of Police Henry Kennis, a newcomer from California, investigates with help from the State Police. Together they solve the case--or so it appears. But Kennis can't shake the feeling that they've missed something.
Kennis soon discovers scandals, intrigues and an eclectic cast of local characters--oddball journalists, surfing carpenters, drug dealers, wealthy homeowners and their slacker children. Kennis uncovers a truth that lies somewhere between the bad blood and the good neighbors.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 01/07/2014
ISBN: 9781464200892
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/18/2013 pg. 33
Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 72
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 23
Publishers Weekly 11/10/2014