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Joe Keough Mystery #5

by Robert J. Randisi

Young boys are being kidnapped and then strangled to death in Chicago, while the same is happening to girls in St. Louis. Is there one killer driving up and down I-55, or two separate killers? Detective Joe Keough and his partner, Harriet Connors, recently assigned to the federal Serial Killer Task Force, are dispatched from Washington, D.C., to find out. For Keough, it has been a long time since he was last in his hometown, St. Louis.

Keough has been part of the task force for just over a year and is not happy. He is considering yet another career change. The task force may be opening a Midwest office where he would love to be transferred---or it might be disbanded. A lot will depend on what Keough and Harriet can do about these two cases of serial murders. But Keough is distracted by his ongoing battles with diabetes and recurring memories from his past.

Filled with modern images of St. Louis, Robert J. Randisi spins another fascinating, multilayered murder mystery.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

352 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

Robert Joseph Randisi was a prolific American author, editor, and screenwriter, best known for his work in detective and Western fiction. He wrote over 650 books, including The Gunsmith series under the pen name J.R. Roberts, and edited more than 30 anthologies. A co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine, the American Crime Writers League, and Western Fictioneers, he also established The Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. Randisi collaborated on novels with Eileen Davidson and Vince Van Patten, and created memorable characters such as Miles Jacoby, Joe Keough, and The Rat Pack. He received multiple lifetime achievement awards and the John Seigenthaler Humanitarian Award.

Reviews

[Russell Glenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid characters, entertaining tale

Intriguing story with good chemistry between characters. Would be five stars if not for a couple reality stretches to move the plot along. Enjoyable nevertheless.

[Nicole Busby]

Never read it but am a character in the book by the name of Nicole Busby! Agent Nicole Busby. Won the chance at an auction for Juvenile Diabetes.

[k-swiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is very graphic and is like law and order just in cold words.