The Bottom (Murder Mystery)
By Howard Owen
ISBN #978-1579623920
Price $28.00
208 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
“A Masterful Tale of Murder
And Mystery.”
Richmond, Virginia is going through some growing pains
at the moment, as an ex senator, now a building contractor, is trying to build
a business center on the site where slaves were buried and the black community
is up in arms. Newspaper crime reporter, Willie Mays Black is on their side,
but he and the ex senator have a past connection that goes back to when the ex
senator was caught in bed with a 14-year-old girl, and Willie helped ruin his
political career. The ex senator is looking for reasons to sue the newspaper because
of Willie and their stand against his building project. But Willie has other
problems at the moment. The fourth victim of the Tweety Bird killer was just
found at the train station, and Willie is working on that case. The victims are
all young girls, runaways, raped and tortured, then tattooed with the image of
Tweety Bird on their ankle before they were killed. Willie thinks that maybe
the ex senator is the guilty party due to his preference for underage girls. Now,
the lawsuit may bring a stop to his investigation.
This was another fantastic Willie Black murder mystery
in his little community of Richmond. The author recently retired after 44 years
as a veteran newspaper man, and knows the inside and outs of newspaper work The
reader is pulled into the story, and the characters come alive; the reader may
even want to drop by Penny Lane for a couple of beers and a Camel with Willie,
listening to his tales of growing up on The Hill, while he’s taking a break
from the office. This is a masterful tale of murder and mystery, and Willie
Black isn’t afraid of stepping on toes – publishers, police or perps. Highly
recommended.
Tom Johnson
Detective Mystery Stories
Night To Dawn Magazine http://bloodredshadow.com
Night To Dawn Magazine http://bloodredshadow.com
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