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by Steve Hamilton Joe Trumbull, a juvenile probation officer in Kingston, NY, has finally decided to socialize again. Two years ago his fiance was killed in a brutal murder, which is still unsolved. Until now he’s been unable to forget or start living again. His friends set up a blind date for him, which he approaches with anxious doubt, but the date turns out well. She is beautiful, charming and so agreeable that Joe ends up spending the night with her. Shortly thereafter she is discovered murdered -strangled with one of Joe's neckties. The local police chief calls in state detectives who immediately make Joe their prime suspect. Then two more women who recently had contact with Joe are murdered. One is strangled with one of Joe's shoelaces. Someone is killing any woman who has contact with him and is framing him. Joe must investigate to clear his name. This is a stand-alone, a departure from Hamilton's Alex McKnight series. As in his previous novels, he evokes the life and atmosphere of the town, in this instance Kingston, NY, and the Hudson River landscape. His characters are well developed -especially Joe Trumbull, a sympathetic character, with his devotion to his job as probation officer and his struggle to forget the past. The plot is well-developed with much suspense and tension that builds toward an unexpected and terrifying climax. |
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