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The Helper
"When a man is born murderer, it's only about time before he claims his birthright"
Solomon Davis was a disgraced art critic, who earned his livelihood by badmouthing talented people and putting down young artists.
After Solomon Davis's death, when the will of a notorious art critic goes missing, his family does the most sensible thing to find out the will. They call a fortune teller.
The fortune teller predicts that the will is in the art critic's coffin and ask for the grave to be desecrated. Soon, a bunch of helpers are called and the coffin is dug out, only to find another dead body in the coffin.
The mystery gets puzzling by the minute and the will is still missing. Thankfully, one of the helpers who dug out the coffin is John Kane, who is entrusted by Davis's family to investigate the mystery of the dead man in the coffin and the stolen will.
Witness a hard-boiled mystery like never before.
Solomon Davis was a disgraced art critic, who earned his livelihood by badmouthing talented people and putting down young artists.
After Solomon Davis's death, when the will of a notorious art critic goes missing, his family does the most sensible thing to find out the will. They call a fortune teller.
The fortune teller predicts that the will is in the art critic's coffin and ask for the grave to be desecrated. Soon, a bunch of helpers are called and the coffin is dug out, only to find another dead body in the coffin.
The mystery gets puzzling by the minute and the will is still missing. Thankfully, one of the helpers who dug out the coffin is John Kane, who is entrusted by Davis's family to investigate the mystery of the dead man in the coffin and the stolen will.
Witness a hard-boiled mystery like never before.
76 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 20, 2022
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June 16, 2023
Karma Comes Back!
An art critic by name Solomon Davis dies of a heart attack. After his burial, it is found that Solomon's will is missing. His brother, Antony, consults a fortune-teller who predicts that the will is inside Solomon's coffin. Hence, it is decided to desecrate Solomon's grave.
John Kane is one of the workers assigned with the job.
When the grave is desecrated, to the shock of everyone, there is another dead body along with Solomon's.
John gives the confidence to the attorney, Ed, that he can solve the mystery of the missing will.
A good read.
Review by SRD
An art critic by name Solomon Davis dies of a heart attack. After his burial, it is found that Solomon's will is missing. His brother, Antony, consults a fortune-teller who predicts that the will is inside Solomon's coffin. Hence, it is decided to desecrate Solomon's grave.
John Kane is one of the workers assigned with the job.
When the grave is desecrated, to the shock of everyone, there is another dead body along with Solomon's.
John gives the confidence to the attorney, Ed, that he can solve the mystery of the missing will.
A good read.
Review by SRD
December 24, 2023
In the third installment of AD Combs's John Kane mystery series, "The Helper," the ex-military protagonist becomes entangled in a unique case when a grave-digging expedition turns up not the expected will, but the corpse of an art robber. With the suspects close-knit within a family, Kane takes on the challenge of unraveling the mystery. This short and hard-boiled mystery captivates readers with its intriguing premise, showcasing Kane's determined pursuit of truth in a gripping narrative.
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