by P. J. Tracy
Part of Monkeewrench, book 9
First published 2018
Detectives Gino and Magozzi arrive at what appears to be a straightforward suicide. Gregory Norwood, a wealthy businessman with political connections, has died exactly one year after losing his son to a drug overdose. The timing suggests a father consumed by grief. Then the investigators discover a second corpse. What looked like suicide transforms into homicide. The detectives dig deeper into the Norwood family's private affairs. This powerful Minnesota dynasty harbors secrets that stretch back years. Previous deaths in the family's history take on new meaning. The current murders represent just the latest chapter in a pattern of violence. Gino and Magozzi must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. The case forces them to confront how wealth and influence can conceal deadly family dynamics.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: murder-investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Minnesota
Period: Present Day
325 pages · Hardcover · Crooked Lane Books
Content warnings: death