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The Button Man
The Button Man takes a button when he takes a victim. And he takes a victim whenever he wants. The authorities don’t know he exists, though he leaves them ample evidence of his existence. They just don’t see it.
As a rookie patrolman, Detective Dan Finney met The Button Man in Maria Kuroshchepova’s apartment. Finney discovered her body, tucked neatly into her bed. A decade later the case is still unsolved and Detective Finney has seen the handiwork of The Button Man again and again without knowing it.
Saddled with a partner who seems hellbent on destroying both their careers and a girlfriend who just might take what sanity he has left, Finney gradually becomes aware of a sinister force loose in the city, a man who has gotten away with murder time and time again. As the picture of The Button Man becomes clearer, Finney comes face to face with his worst nightmare.
As a rookie patrolman, Detective Dan Finney met The Button Man in Maria Kuroshchepova’s apartment. Finney discovered her body, tucked neatly into her bed. A decade later the case is still unsolved and Detective Finney has seen the handiwork of The Button Man again and again without knowing it.
Saddled with a partner who seems hellbent on destroying both their careers and a girlfriend who just might take what sanity he has left, Finney gradually becomes aware of a sinister force loose in the city, a man who has gotten away with murder time and time again. As the picture of The Button Man becomes clearer, Finney comes face to face with his worst nightmare.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2013
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About the author
Wayne DePriest
16 books4 followersA tall, mustached and rarely serious man, Wayne flies in the face of convention. After convention brushes him away, Wayne flies in the face of adversity. When he isn’t flitting around annoying time honored concepts, he writes a poem or a hundred or shoots pool or kills someone in a book....like "Selected” or the forthcoming “The Button Man”.
Wayne lives and writes in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, with two cats and one wife. He is older than the picture might suggest.
Wayne lives and writes in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, with two cats and one wife. He is older than the picture might suggest.
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December 31, 2013
Let me preface this by saying: this is a great book.
What Mr. DePriest has managed to do is craft a wonderful murder-mystery tale in the vein of ye olde pulp tales of yore, filtered through a modern lens of gritty, life-on-the-street buddy-cop fiction. The narrative takes its time, never attempting to over-do itself, always showing *just* the right amount to keep you guessing the whole way through.
On the technical side, just by reading it you can tell the enormous amount of effort put in to the crafting of this tale, from the meticulous research on the lingo and procedures of the police departments to the modus operandi of the eponymous killer. The result is a brilliant tale that feels real, with catchy dialogue and multiple twists to keep you on your toes the entirety of its length.
My only issue throughout the entire book were a few moments of lapsed editing; some missed punctuations, a mis-spelled word or two. Nit-picky at best, and certainly nowhere near enough to affect the rating.
Final word: I can't recommend this book near enough. For fans of serial killer fiction, pulp/gritty cop drama, and murder-mystery/whodunnits, this is simply a must-buy.
Well done, Mister DePriest. I eagerly await your next publication!
-C. Priest Brumley
What Mr. DePriest has managed to do is craft a wonderful murder-mystery tale in the vein of ye olde pulp tales of yore, filtered through a modern lens of gritty, life-on-the-street buddy-cop fiction. The narrative takes its time, never attempting to over-do itself, always showing *just* the right amount to keep you guessing the whole way through.
On the technical side, just by reading it you can tell the enormous amount of effort put in to the crafting of this tale, from the meticulous research on the lingo and procedures of the police departments to the modus operandi of the eponymous killer. The result is a brilliant tale that feels real, with catchy dialogue and multiple twists to keep you on your toes the entirety of its length.
My only issue throughout the entire book were a few moments of lapsed editing; some missed punctuations, a mis-spelled word or two. Nit-picky at best, and certainly nowhere near enough to affect the rating.
Final word: I can't recommend this book near enough. For fans of serial killer fiction, pulp/gritty cop drama, and murder-mystery/whodunnits, this is simply a must-buy.
Well done, Mister DePriest. I eagerly await your next publication!
-C. Priest Brumley
April 6, 2019
Every one needs a good murder mystery!! This is it!!
March 15, 2014
I enjoyed reading The Button Man, not only once, but twice. The characters were well developed, the dialogue was well written and there were even a few pearls of wisdom thrown in here and there. I have enjoyed reading some of Mr DePriest's other works and expected a lot from this story. I was not disappointed.
If you want to read a story about a wily serial killer and a dedicated detective who match wits and ride a plot twist through to the end, this is your book.
If you want to read a story about a wily serial killer and a dedicated detective who match wits and ride a plot twist through to the end, this is your book.
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