Joseph Louis "Joe L." Hensley (March 19, 1926 - August 27, 2007) was a lawyer, prosecuting attorney, member of the Indiana General Assembly, circuit court judge, science fiction fan, and writer of science fiction and mysteries. He was a long-time resident of Madison, Indiana and died there of complications of leukemia.
Not quite as good as I hoped. This book was published in 1972 and I usually really enjoy mysteries written back then. The plot held promise, the suspicious death of an Indiana State Representative and other nefarious goings on during the Legislative session, but the strands did not really come together and went off on too many tangents.