The boom room
By: Rick Blechta
Series: Rapid reads; Rapid reads
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781459805149; 9781459805156; 9781459805163
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Homicide; Readers for new literates; Murder; Juvenile fiction; Jealousy; Loyalty; Family life; Detective and mystery stories; Investigation; Mystery fiction; Fiction; Friendship; Criminal investigation
Description: Detective Mervin Pratt is enjoying a quiet dinner at his favorite Italian restaurant when he s called in to assist at a murder scene at a popular downtown nightclub. The manager has been stabbed to death in his office. The lead investigator, Detective Gordon, no friend of Pratt s, sees it as an open-and-shut case. He has the suspect, motive and even the murder weapon. But Pratt is unwilling to jump to conclusions. When Pratt s young partner, Dave Ellis, arrives on the scene uninvited and quietly tells Pratt that the suspect is his half brother, Pratt finds himself in an ethical dilemma. Ellis can have nothing to do with the investigation, and his connection to the case should be reported. On the other hand, Gordon s attempt to railroad the suspect and his outright antagonism to Pratt s involvement rub the detective the wrong way. The only solution, of course, is to solve the crime.
Notes: "A Detective Pratt mystery"--Cover.

Issued also in electronic format.