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The Wrong Kind
A distraught woman hires private investigator Hannibal Jones to track down her daughter who has run away, trying to escape the homeless shelter life her mother has come to accept. No sooner has Hannibal found Connie Blancothan he finds himself entwined in a gang war and a murder. The corpse is barely cold before a second murder follows and Hannibal finds himself entangled in a complex plot...but who is the mastermind of this twisted scheme?
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2019
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Austin S. Camacho
32 books235 followersAustin S. Camacho is the author of six novels about Washington Dc-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel, Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies including Dying in a Winter Wonderland – an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Top Ten Bestseller for 2008 - and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey.
Camacho is deeply involved with the writing community. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and is an active member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.
Camacho is deeply involved with the writing community. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and is an active member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.
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September 17, 2022
A Captivating Detective Story With a Surprise Turn
The story is an engaging mystery with diverse characters, good dialogue, and expressive settings. Protagonist Hannibal Jones, a tough, shrewd, caring, and sophisticated private investigator, is probing the disappearance of a young woman, but things are not what they appear to be. The story exposes the corrupt side of wrestling, gang violence, unpredictable twists and turns, underhanded tactics, deceit, betrayal, and murder, slowly building up to a turn that will leave you reeling.
The story is an engaging mystery with diverse characters, good dialogue, and expressive settings. Protagonist Hannibal Jones, a tough, shrewd, caring, and sophisticated private investigator, is probing the disappearance of a young woman, but things are not what they appear to be. The story exposes the corrupt side of wrestling, gang violence, unpredictable twists and turns, underhanded tactics, deceit, betrayal, and murder, slowly building up to a turn that will leave you reeling.
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