Barbados Heat
By Don Bruns

     Mick Sever isn’t a cop or a private investigator. He’s a music journalist who’s been hired to do an in depth report about some of the people involved in a murder closely related to the recording industry.

      A Congressman who has been leading a crusade to ban offensive lyrics in rap songs has been murdered and the prime suspects are his son and a burgeoning rap star. Mick is a former client of the victim and one time close friend of the accused son. The police are convinced that they have the crime solved and the killers in custody but Mick sees too many loose ends in the case.

       The deceased Congressman’s wife and brother-in-law want the matter closed with as little fanfare as possible and go to extreme lengths to persuade Mick to end his investigation.

     Mick’s ex-wife and an old friend from the music industry team up with him to help uncover the truth. The story winds from the nation’s capitol to the beautiful Caribbean island country of Barbados, where interesting details about the congressman’s past become known.

      Barbados Heat is a strong and well-told story. It is full of twists and turns that hold the reader’s curiosity level on high. The book flows very smoothly, making it an easy read. There’s plenty of action and the pace is quick.

      I like it when an author does his homework and gets the facts right. Don Bruns gets high marks for this book. He not only accurately describes the chattel housing in Barbados, he even pointed out the fact that Harley Davidson has copyrighted the sound of their motorcycles.