When Last Seen Alive
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Publisher Description
An encounter at the Million Man March sucks Gunner into an ice-cold missing persons caseElroy Covington should have run. He had traveled to the Million Man March in Washington, DC, looking forward to a new city and new faces. Then in a Dupont Circle restaurant, a twist of fate brought him face to face with a man from his long-forgotten past. Instead of running, Elroy said hello. He never made it home. Eight months later, Elroy’s sister shows up in the Los Angeles office of private detective Aaron Gunner, who traded business cards with Elroy at the march and promptly forgot they ever met. Elroy’s last known location was Los Angeles, and his sister thinks he was coming to see the detective. As he tries to warm up Elroy’s frigid trail, Gunner uncovers ties to a black militant group. The time for brotherhood is over, and finding the vanished marcher will mean getting tough.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The flash and funk of L.A. is vivid, and the cast of characters quirky and memorable, in black PI Aaron Gunner's fifth adventure (It's Not a Pretty Sight, 1996, etc.). Once again, women mean trouble for Gunner. First, Connie Everson, wife of city councilman Gil Everson, hires him to take pictures of her husband committing adultery. Then beautiful Yolanda McCreary asks him to find her missing brother, Elroy Covington, who told her of meeting Gunner in Washington, D.C., at the Million Man March. The two tasks and the two women compete for Gunner's attention as both cases become intensely personal and deadly. Following Covington's cold trail leads Gunner to an old enemy called Barber Jack (so named for his favorite weapon, a deadly eight-inch straight razor) and to a sinister group called "The Defenders of the Bloodline," who want to rid the world of Uncle Toms. Getting the goods on Everson seems easier until an unusual prenuptial agreement forces Gunner to delve deeper into the councilman's family matters. Deaths accumulate and then coalesce into a pattern as Haywood continues to deepen this impressive series, melding issues and plots in entertaining mysteries. FYI: Haywood also writes the mystery series featuring Joe and Dottie Loudermilk, who live and travel in their Airstream trailer.
