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Lupe Garcia #1
The Cheerio Killings
Lupe Garcia, a "cowboy" cop with a wild reputation, and Lamont Yarborough, an itinerant musician and acknowledged killer, clash as they investigate the murders of a series of seemingly unrelated women
- GenresMystery
252 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Doug Allyn
94 books22 followersDoug Allyn is the author of two previous novels, Motown Underground and The Cheerio Killings, featuring a Detroit police detective as well as the first Mitch Mitchell mystery, Icewater Mansions. A number of his short stories have won national awards, including the 1994 Edgar Award for Best Short Story. His "day job" is a night one; Allyn is a professional musician who travels with his wife, Eve, singer and bass player, and their rock band around the Midwest. The author lives in Montrose, Michigan.
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August 19, 2007
THE CHEERIOS KILLINGS (Police Procedural-Detroit, MI-Cont) – Okay
Allyn, Doug – 1st in Lupe Garcia series
Thomas Dunne, 1989- Hardcover
Detective Lupe Garcia is investigating the brutal murders of four, seemingly unrelated, women. The only link is they each had their throat cut and each is wearing cowboy boots, including a nun. In Garcia’s sights is an ex-con who did his time after murdering his wife, recently lost his son to drowning and plays guitar in a country-western band.
*** To me, Doug Allyn is one of the many underrated authors. I have enjoyed everything he has written, but this is not my favorite. These are not sensitive, new age cops; these are hard-bitten, street-smart, been-there-done-that cops. The dialogue, language and racial slurs are explicit but realistic. Garcia is a Viet Nam vet who accepts that he and his African-American partner were hired to fill ethnic quotas. My biggest problem was his absolute conviction that he knew who the killer, even though evidence didn’t support it. The actual killer comes as a surprise, but it was a twist that just didn’t feel right. I did enjoy the reason for the book’s name, though. I believe this was his debut novel, and it shows. I’d recommend skipping the two Lupe Garcia books and move straight to Mitch Mitchell.
Allyn, Doug – 1st in Lupe Garcia series
Thomas Dunne, 1989- Hardcover
Detective Lupe Garcia is investigating the brutal murders of four, seemingly unrelated, women. The only link is they each had their throat cut and each is wearing cowboy boots, including a nun. In Garcia’s sights is an ex-con who did his time after murdering his wife, recently lost his son to drowning and plays guitar in a country-western band.
*** To me, Doug Allyn is one of the many underrated authors. I have enjoyed everything he has written, but this is not my favorite. These are not sensitive, new age cops; these are hard-bitten, street-smart, been-there-done-that cops. The dialogue, language and racial slurs are explicit but realistic. Garcia is a Viet Nam vet who accepts that he and his African-American partner were hired to fill ethnic quotas. My biggest problem was his absolute conviction that he knew who the killer, even though evidence didn’t support it. The actual killer comes as a surprise, but it was a twist that just didn’t feel right. I did enjoy the reason for the book’s name, though. I believe this was his debut novel, and it shows. I’d recommend skipping the two Lupe Garcia books and move straight to Mitch Mitchell.
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