Last Call

Detective L.A. Franco Mysteries #4

by Baxter Clare

LAPD Homicide Lieutenant L. A. "Frank" Franco is back in the latest installment of the popular Detective Franco Mystery series.

Six years ago, Lieutenant L. A. Franco's partner, Detective Noah Jantzen, investigated the case of a double homicide of two innocent children. Unable to close the case, the two murdered children haunted Noah for years…

Now that case is haunting Frank, who must cope with the loss of her dear friend and right-hand man. Unwilling to deal with her grief, Franco buries herself in obsessive work, rigid denial and bottle after bottle of her favorite alcoholic beverage. Frank's refusal to mourn her old friend strains her business relationships and more importantly, the romantic relationship with the county's Chief Coroner.

Focused only on solving the cold case of the murdered children, can Frank see the cost to those around her…and the risk to her own life?

Genres: Lesbian, Mystery, LGBT, Crime

210 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Irene Moreno · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh man... This book was a heart wrencher. I couldn't believe L.A. would be so... frustrating! But to see her come to in the end was a good sign. This series is addicting!

[Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series and this writer!

[M.E. Logan]

I picked this one up because I had so few of Trautman's books. I had a hard time identifying with Frank, but at the same time, could not put the story down. Her tenaciousness to find the murderer of two children is part good police work, part denial of her own grief, and part avoidance of her own drinking, itself avoidance of grief. How it all falls apart and then comes together gives you a measure of hope that her life will be better in #5. I'll be on the lookout for the others to complete my collection.