Flint

by Bob Maninger

In the small Oklahoma community of Flint, Dr. Bill Spence pursues a ruthless serial killer. The murderer is determined to make these crimes appear as though the Cheyenne are responsible. Diamond Oil Company refinery workers have gone out on strike and the tension is mounting. The evidence at the crime scene is a graphic replication of Native American battlefield mutilations. Bill Spence’s area of expertise leads him to uncover the killer’s intended scenario replicating the Greasy Grass battlefield. Bill receives assistance from his good friend and Cheyenne insider, Ben Freeman, as he navigates each terrifying crime collecting clues to help the local police solve these grizzly murders. Ben is implicated even though he appears to be above such a crime spree, because he keeps showing up at the scene at the wrong time. The Cheyenne decide it is time to step outside the law and perform the Sun Dance to purify their people. Bill relies on his friend Kristine to keep him focused on the terrible discoveries he makes as the killer seems to be focusing on Bill and intending to clue him in on the next move. Bill Spence starts to put the elements of the crimes together when he runs into an old high school sweetheart who has mysteriously moved back to Flint to date a man that suddenly becomes a person of interest in Bill’s mind. Bill swings by Kristine’s place to see her and discovers that she is missing. The police chase that ensues takes them to Tommy Nash and the Diamond Oil museum housed in the old family mansion. Can Bill make it to the serial killer before he ends Kristine’s life or will she be his latest victim?

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 21, 2010

Reviews

[Edie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bob Maninger paints the scene vividly, whether in the wind blowing through the cattails of Flint lake on a late September day, the tense discovery of another naked mutilated victim or the lively conversation of friends out on a golf course. Though they are fictional, it is easy to feel comfortable among these characters because they are genuine, believable and often humorous. The town of Flint becomes much like our own towns where murder brings fear and anxiety. Refreshingly, in this story the hero is an educator, a high school history professor, not the normal detective or police officer. The murderer seemingly attempts to implicate the Cheyenne in these crimes, but our hero turns to his long time Cheyenne friend and the Cheyenne's time honored history and traditions before coming to any conclusions.

The twists and turns will keep you guessing and interested. The ending will only leave you wanting more from this up and coming new author.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's a good read, but then I wrote it -- :)

[Bob Maninger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote this one.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review is still in progress.
3 stars
Took me some time to get into but by the end I was enjoying the story.