Slaughter's Hound (Harry Rigby Mystery)
Honest jobs are hard to come by when you’re released from a mental institution after killing your brother. So Harry Rigby makes his living by driving a cab and delivering drugs in the Irish town of Sligo. One of his best customers is former cellmate Finn Hamilton—until the night Finn drops onto Harry’s cab from his ninth-story balcony. The police are very interested in what Harry saw that night, as are Finn’s pregnant girlfriend, patrician (and terrifying) mother, and his possibly insane teenage sister. A master of situational ethics, Harry initially has no problem getting paid to retrieve certain items from Finn’s apartment. It turns out, though, that Harry’s not the only one nosing around. He tries to keep his ex-wife and son out of the investigation, but his two worlds can’t help bleeding into one another. Burke (Absolute Cool Zero, 2012) has always been known for black humor, and he has found a wonderful new outlet for it in Harry Rigby. --Karen  Keefe