Dead End

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

When Honolulu attorney Nicole Hersey hires Bishop to help her find her best friend Diane Clark, she insists on accompanying him in the search. In a financial bind, he agrees. Rick and Nicole follow her friend’s trail to a small town on the North Shore, only to learn from the locals that Diane died there of heart failure. That literal dead end should have closed the investigation, but Bishop notices someone is tailing them. And, later, when the pair interviews the doctor who pronounced Diane dead, Rick’s suspicions Diane isn’t dead at all grow. After confronting the man following them, Clifford Shepard, he informs Bishop he is an IRS special agent, also looking for Diane Clark because she had come into two million dollars recently but hasn’t paid the taxes owed. Once Rick uncovers more evidence that Diane Clark may have faked her death, he ends up in a cemetery in the middle of the night with his two closest friends Joe Rose and Koko Mahelona, intent on digging up Clark’s casket. But just as they unearth the casket, three east coast mobsters from the mainland, also searching for Diane Clark, ambush them. When Bishop’s case takes a deadly turn, will the penurious PI find Diane Clark and her money before hitting his own dead end?

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Author Biography

Larry Darter, a retired police officer turned crime fiction writer is the author of ten previous novels, including five novels in the Los Angeles based Malone Mystery series. More than twenty years of law enforcement experience uniquely positions Larry to write the style of gritty, realistic mystery/thrillers that crime fiction fans love to read. Having spent the majority of his life as a voracious reader of detective mysteries and police procedurals, Larry is heavily influenced by writers ranging from Raymond Chandler to Robert B. Parker, and Joseph Wambaugh to John Sandford. For more information, please visit www.larrydarter.com https://www.facebook.com/LarryDarterAuthor or follow Larry on Twitter @larrydarter

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Author Insight

You Want Humor With That?

Sure, Rick Bishop is no Sam Spade. And his friends think he's lazy. But Rick just wants to earn a living doing as little real work as possible. He also goes out of his way to get along with his clients, especially when he is hard up for money. That's why he agreed to allow his bossy, woman attorney client tag along while Rick searches for her missing friend. Unfortunately, that means doing as little work as possible gets complicated.

Book Excerpt

Dead End

The lawyer frowned and turned to walk up the steps to the courthouse. But on the landing, she turned back.

“There is an Asian fusion place on North King Street just past Nuuanu Avenue, a short walk from here,” she said. “You know it?”

“The Pig and the Lady?”

Hersey smiled brightly. “Yes, that one. Order me a papaya salad, the vegan pho, and iced tea.”

“You want fries with that?” Bishop asked sarcastically.

“Hey, don’t mind me,” Hersey said, still smiling. “I’m a lawyer, so sometimes I’m a little too assertive. I know I can be a little off-putting at first, but once you get to know me, I just know we’ll be great friends.”

Hersey turned and walked through the courthouse entrance. Then, pausing, she turned her head to shout, “No fries, thanks.”

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Larry Darter

Dead End

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Author Biography

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You Want Humor With That?

Book Excerpt

Dead End

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