He has also written a series of novels about the history of crime in Detroit (also the setting of his Walker books.) His non-series works include Bloody Season, a fictional recreation of the gunfight at the O.K. Other series characters include Old West marshal Page Murdock and hitman Peter Macklin. #Review of the hider by loren estleman manual#He writes with a manual typewriter.Įstleman is most famous for his novels about P.I. Estleman is an American writer of detective and Western fiction. He has also written a series of novels about the history of crime in Detroit (also the setting of his Walker books.) His non-series works in Loren D. Estleman is most famous for his novels about P.I. When the number of people who wanted Booth dead starts multiplying, and a 50-year-old race riot and murder move back into the spotlight, Walker is hard-pressed to keep himself from becoming history. But why is mobster Glad Eddie Cypress, who should be gearing up for a big book tour, holed up at the same motel? When Walker finds Booth swinging from the rafters, he decides to find out. His presence there is no surprise, given his fondness for solitude and fish. Walker traces Booth to a rundown motel on the shores of Lake Huron. His wife was murdered 50 years ago to prevent Booth from spilling the truth about the events he fictionalized. Walker discovers that it's not just whiskey and cigarettes that have affected the author. But Booth's novel, about a Detroit race riot in 1943, fascinates Walker, especially after he finds Booth's dictation tapes. Finalist 2001 Shamus Award for Best Novel.ĭetroit PI Amos Walker series - When a New York publisher asks Walker to track down author Eugene Booth, who's refusing to allow his classic Paradise Valley to be reissued, Walker's first instinct is to say no. Detroit PI Amos Walker series - When a New York publisher asks Walker to track down author Eugene Booth, who's refusing to allow his classic Paradise Valley to be reissued, Walker's first instinct is to say no. Finalist 2001 Shamus Award for Best Novel. A Smile On The Face Of The Tiger is another great mystery in a great series. The secondary cast of characters is fascinating the twists and turns in the plot will hold your attention and Walker’s dialogue and observations will keep you chuckling. Locating the reclusive author proves a not so onerous task for Amos, but that opens up the proverbial can of worms and Amos finds himself embroiled in a 50+ year old murder case, police corruption, Detroit history and the tentacles of the mafia. Sounds simple and straightforward, but this an Amos Walker case and things quickly become much more complicated. Said author’s fifteen minutes of fame were brief and meteoric now he is among the missing and Walker’s client wants to gain his permission to reprint his books. In this book Walker is hired by a New York publisher, with whom he has a “past”, to find a pulp-fiction author, whose literary history is was much more typical of the genre – see above. In a genre in which such series and their protagonists run out steam after a handful of books, Estleman and Amos show no sign of mediocrity or stumbling into the literary sunset. This series is “hard-boiled” in the best sense of the word – engaging, witty, poignant, cynical, timely and always entertaining. Walker, a Detroit private eye, is a throwback and heir apparent to Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, without being a cheap cardboard imitation. In th This is the 14th adventure of Amos Walker. This is the 14th adventure of Amos Walker.
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