Private Investigator, Rudy Quigley, often works as a contracted help for a lawyer, Jimmy Jones, doing the footwork needed for the lawyer to build his cases. He usually takes the jobs Jimmy offers because Rudy has a sweet spot of Jimmy's secretary, Natalie. When a brash and unsophisticated woman comes to Jimmy's office wanting him to help her avoid a murder conviction, Rudy is not very excited to help with the case. She seems like the perfect suspect. As the investigation progresses, though, he discovers that Daisy Kane is not who she seems. Things get more complicated when his case and an FBI search collide and the bad guys target Natalie as a way to intimidate Rudy. It will take a lot of old-fashion detective work and more than a little courage to save innocent people, especially the girl he is suspecting he loves.
It has been a while since I read a Clair Poulson novel. They, like the other genres I read regularly, are predictable and are written on a solid "B" (or even B-) level. Poulson's novels are almost all set in my home state, so it if fun to have places and landmarks mentioned that are familiar. Poulson also understands that working a real investigation takes a lot of time and sometimes tedious foot work, and he includes that in his novels. His characters are pretty flat, and the dialog is stilted, but it is what it is. I know what I am getting from the first sentence on page one and that is what I want. (232 p. 2023)
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