Murder Go Round

Product Description This book is no longer available. It has been rewritten and re-edited and placed on Amazon Kindle as Murder Goes Round and Round. Please refer to Murder Goes Round and Round for this book. From Publishers Weekly In Brawer's latest (after 2001's Diamonds Are for Stealing), a dull and tawdry crime tale incongruously dedicated to "carousel lovers everywhere," ex-storeowner Russ Gerrard comes to run-down Sea Gate, N.J., to pursue a long and plodding investigation aimed at clearing his mob-connected brother-in-law of a murder rap. Defendant Morty Sinclair, who's made few friends with his "property flipping" (buying cheap and selling high), is now accused of bumping off a crooked building inspector. Cliched dialogue and a stereotyped cast fail to excite much interest, even with the predictable secret love affairs that complicate Russ's own lonely life as a widower. Graft and fraud extend to the mayor's plan to buy the Sinclair family's prize-winning carousel, a plot opposed by local merry-go-round purists, one of whom has clearly become mentally unglued. As Russ makes his rounds among payroll-padding contractors, sleazy bar owners, cops on the take and other examples of Sea Gate's lowlife, one yearns for resolution, which finally comes in the form of several maudlin confessions blurted out near the end of his quest-though some questions, like the truth behind Russ's wife's sudden demise, remain unanswered.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. About the Author Richard Brawer was born in 1943 in Paterson, NJ. He is the author of two previous mysteries, The Nurse Wore Black, and Diamonds Are For Stealing. In between writing he enjoys gardening and sailing. He lives at the Jersey Shore with his wife, Ruth.