Pierce

by Patrick B Simpson

When janitor Truman Pierce isn't listening to his classical jazz records, he stays under the radar and keeps to himself. Nothing much happens in his world until popular college instructor Danielle Hutchins asks him out. The day after their first date, Pierce finds Danielle murdered in her classroom. With only a little information to go off of, and a pair of detectives that he doesn't trust, Pierce sets off to find Danielle's killer. What first starts as murder, quickly becomes more for Pierce as he begins to pull off the layers of his quiet town by going up against drug dealers, thugs, Danielle's vengeful brother, and an array of people who don't want him to find out the truth. Every corner he turns, he'll find another challenge for him to overcome.
With the help of two college students, David and Goliath, and another college instructor, Pierce will do what it takes to find out the truth about Danielle. He'll be tested to his limits as he seeks to track down the devious killer responsible for ending Danielle's life.
But will the search for the truth be the end for Pierce?

222 pages, Hardcover

Published March 12, 2024

Reviews

[Denice Langley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A team of unlikely investigators join together to solve the murder of a college professor. Leading the team is Pierce, a janitor at the college who had been on a date with the victim the night before her death. Pierce's team will blunder through the few clues they find to bring the killers to justice. This was an easy read, no slow chapters and no superhero leaps, just a determined man who will get to the bottom of the story.

[Liz Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pierce is a unique character and unexpected "hero". A janitor who discovers a woman dead after going on just two dates with her is determined to solve her murder. He befriends some unique characters and gets thrown into a whole different world. This book and character was so unique and I wish we had a bit more background on how he ended up where he is today. They briefly touched on it as well as other characters. At some point there was too much dialogue that might not have been necessary. The twist at the end of who the killer was shocking. Overall a good book to read and I hope Pierce shows up again in future books.

[T Olsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very fast and entertaining book, despite the plot being a little strange due to the main characters' strange decisions.