Cutthroat Dogs
An Amos Walker Mystery
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
A Thrilling New Amos Walker Mystery from a Grand Master of Crime Fiction
In Cutthroat Dogs, a new Amos Walker novel from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Loren D. Estleman, a decades-old murder case takes a shocking twist. Nearly twenty years ago, college freshman April Goss was found dead in her bathtub, an apparent suicide. Suspicion quickly fell on her boyfriend, Dan Corbeil, who was convicted of her murder and sent to prison.
But now, as Walker delves into the case, he discovers that "someone is dead who shouldn't be, and the wrong man is in prison." As the hardboiled detective navigates the gritty streets of Detroit, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies that will keep readers guessing until the final page.
Packed with Estleman's signature wit and clever plotting, Cutthroat Dogs is a must-read for fans of classic noir and hardboiled mysteries. Hailed as a "hero" by bestselling author Harlan Coben, Estleman delivers a gripping tale of murder, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
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At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Edgar finalist Estleman's outstanding 29th hard-boiled mystery featuring Detroit PI Amos Walker (after 2019's When Old Midnight Comes Along), Walker chances into a cold case investigation after thwarting a would-be thief who pulled a gun on a bank teller. Chrys Corbeil, the grateful teller, hires him to help her brother, Dan Corbeil, who's been incarcerated for decades for murder. April Goss, a college student, was found in her bloody bathtub with both wrists slashed. The initial conclusion of suicide was reversed when the police noted a suspicious absence of fingerprints in the apartment, and Goss's boyfriend, Dan, who was supposedly motivated to kill her because of his discovery that she was pregnant, was charged and convicted. Evidence that Goss wasn't pregnant was kept from the jury. Walker soon finds his reopening of the murder case opposed both by the victim's powerful father, the host of a hit true crime TV series called Cutthroat Dogs, and by Dan himself. Estleman makes old-school, dogged, hit-the-pavement sleuthing plausible, while peppering the narrative with biting prose. This long-running series shows no sign of flagging.
