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Some Are Shadows
A pair of strong hands choke the final breaths out of black singer Etta Childs. When Miami police fail to turn up a lead, her brother Wendell Childress turns to private investigator and former police detective Ben Sheen.
It quickly becomes apparent that the investigation could have been more thorough. Meanwhile Sheen’s own dead ends keep piling up. He’ll have to go up against both the police and political powers if he has any hope of solving the crime.
Sheen’s got a hunch why they don’t want him to make progress. One more body will fall before he’s got it all figured out, and he’ll have to work fast to crack the case open before his unexpected new lover is caught in the cross fire. Can he find the answer in time?
Find out in Some Are Shadows, a classic detective story by David Sayre. It’s the first published novel for the independent filmmaker and Miami native who brings his town to life in a homage to pulp-fiction gumshoe detective novels of the past.
It quickly becomes apparent that the investigation could have been more thorough. Meanwhile Sheen’s own dead ends keep piling up. He’ll have to go up against both the police and political powers if he has any hope of solving the crime.
Sheen’s got a hunch why they don’t want him to make progress. One more body will fall before he’s got it all figured out, and he’ll have to work fast to crack the case open before his unexpected new lover is caught in the cross fire. Can he find the answer in time?
Find out in Some Are Shadows, a classic detective story by David Sayre. It’s the first published novel for the independent filmmaker and Miami native who brings his town to life in a homage to pulp-fiction gumshoe detective novels of the past.
- GenresFiction
232 pages, Paperback
Published March 25, 2016
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January 10, 2017
Really a great read! A detective story in which you feel like you're watching a movie instead...
I was completely transported to the era in which the book was written and each character was believable and well described. It's incredibly easy to go back to Florida in the 1950s while reading this book and get a feel for race relations and the tensions they bring on.
Looking forward to more from this author!
I was completely transported to the era in which the book was written and each character was believable and well described. It's incredibly easy to go back to Florida in the 1950s while reading this book and get a feel for race relations and the tensions they bring on.
Looking forward to more from this author!
April 26, 2016
Granted I'm biased, but I think this is just a really good detective story. Lots of neat details about Miami in the 1950s, some romance, intrigue, and best of all characters you'll feel like you know.
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