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Wild Onion Ltd. #5
Too Many Clients
When Kirsten, a Chicago private eye, sets out to exonerate Dugan, her husband and the prime suspect in the execution-style killing of a tarnished cop, she finds no shortage of people—Outfit guys, fellow cops, even a few of his family members—who wanted the victim out of the way. But nothing is simple, and there may be forces at work that reach all the way to Washington, DC…and beyond.
- GenresMystery
214 pages, Nook
First published October 28, 2010
9 people want to read
About the author
David J. Walker
21 books21 followersDAVID J. WALKER has written twelve published mystery/suspense novels, and one novella. His most recent book is Company Orders, a 2012 release. This is a stand-alone thriller in which the hero is--of all things--a priest.
David is the author of two private eye series, the "Mal Foley" series, and the “Wild Onion, Ltd.” series. The Wild Onion books feature a wife/husband private eye team, and are set in and around Chicago.
David is the author of the acclaimed 2008 suspense novel, Saving Paulo, also a stand-alone, and his short story, “A Weekend in the Country,” was published in the popular 2006 anthology, Chicago Blues.
One of Walker’s Wild Onion, Ltd. books was short-listed for the Society of Midland Authors best novel award. He has been an Edgar® nominee and has won several Lovie awards. He has served on the Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and has been a judge for both the Edgar and Shamus awards.
Walker is a life-long Chicagoan. He has been a parish priest in Chicago, an investigator with the Chicago Police Department, and an attorney. At present, he is a full-time writer
and lives with his wife just north of the city.
David is the author of two private eye series, the "Mal Foley" series, and the “Wild Onion, Ltd.” series. The Wild Onion books feature a wife/husband private eye team, and are set in and around Chicago.
David is the author of the acclaimed 2008 suspense novel, Saving Paulo, also a stand-alone, and his short story, “A Weekend in the Country,” was published in the popular 2006 anthology, Chicago Blues.
One of Walker’s Wild Onion, Ltd. books was short-listed for the Society of Midland Authors best novel award. He has been an Edgar® nominee and has won several Lovie awards. He has served on the Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and has been a judge for both the Edgar and Shamus awards.
Walker is a life-long Chicagoan. He has been a parish priest in Chicago, an investigator with the Chicago Police Department, and an attorney. At present, he is a full-time writer
and lives with his wife just north of the city.
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November 15, 2010
Another sparkling crime novel in the Wild Onion series. It’s always a pleasure to open a book knowing you are in the hands of an experienced storyteller. Author David Walker has been around the block a few times and he has the accolades to show for it. His latest does not disappoint. Here we have a pair of wise and witty practitioners who are married to each other. In less sure hands, the marriage of two characters often lets a lot of steam out of a relationship and sends readers searching for other divertissements.
Not this time. Private investigator Kirsten, married to uber-relaxed lawyer Dugan, takes on her husband as a client, after a bad cop is found murdered. Dugan, never a careful person, has blundered into the thing in such a way he becomes a suspect. And while Dugan can act odd at times, almost the antithesis of the hard-driving lawyer of many crime fiction novels, he is far from the only character. There’s Larry. Larry Candle is a partner in Dugan’s office. He just doesn’t come off as someone whom you’d want to represent you in court for anything more serious than a mistaken parking ticket. Yet Larry manages to get the job done all the while irritating nearly everyone around him
As the days pass, Dugan and Kirsten continue to collect new clients who somehow all want them to locate the killer of this bad cop. To Kirsten and Dugan’s collective thinking these new clients don’t seem to be entirely above suspicion, either. Meanwhile the cops continue to zero in on Dugan. Gradually, as Kirsten digs deeper into the people who knew or knew about the dead cop, the story takes on wider and wider implications, tangling mob figures with international activities, a prominent churchman and….well, you get the idea. Twists on top of fascinating complications.
The novel is well-paced, complicated, and a truly fun read. I look for more cheeky stories in Walker’s wild Onion series.
Not this time. Private investigator Kirsten, married to uber-relaxed lawyer Dugan, takes on her husband as a client, after a bad cop is found murdered. Dugan, never a careful person, has blundered into the thing in such a way he becomes a suspect. And while Dugan can act odd at times, almost the antithesis of the hard-driving lawyer of many crime fiction novels, he is far from the only character. There’s Larry. Larry Candle is a partner in Dugan’s office. He just doesn’t come off as someone whom you’d want to represent you in court for anything more serious than a mistaken parking ticket. Yet Larry manages to get the job done all the while irritating nearly everyone around him
As the days pass, Dugan and Kirsten continue to collect new clients who somehow all want them to locate the killer of this bad cop. To Kirsten and Dugan’s collective thinking these new clients don’t seem to be entirely above suspicion, either. Meanwhile the cops continue to zero in on Dugan. Gradually, as Kirsten digs deeper into the people who knew or knew about the dead cop, the story takes on wider and wider implications, tangling mob figures with international activities, a prominent churchman and….well, you get the idea. Twists on top of fascinating complications.
The novel is well-paced, complicated, and a truly fun read. I look for more cheeky stories in Walker’s wild Onion series.
October 8, 2011
The second book I've read in the Wild Onion series (not in order of course). The husband and wife team are a perfect pair for solving crimes (Kirsten is a former Chicago cop turned private investigator and her husband, Dugan, is an attorney). Both stories I've read started with Dugan getting in a jam and Kirsten bailing him out. There's a nice side story about Kirsten and Dugan's fertility issues. The author is a former parish priest so each case has had a church connection. All in all, this is a good read.
January 23, 2016
Private eye Kirsten and her lawyer husband Dugan have a problem. A tarnished Chicago cop has been murdered, and Dugan 19s foolish flouting of certain rules has ensured his place on the list of suspects.
April 2, 2016
A woman investigates when her husband is questioned about the murder of a police officer.
The story was reasonable but it had too many 'red herrings' / loose ends.
The story was reasonable but it had too many 'red herrings' / loose ends.
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