The first book in the long-running Amos Walker Mysteries introduces the hard-boiled Detroit detective as he searches for an aging mobster''s missing adopted daughterPrivate eye Amos Walker is a Vietnam veteran who was thrown out of the Police Academy for punching a fellow cadet. He''s a hard man in a ruined city, scratching out a living looking for lost things. Walker''s latest case comes by way of ex-mobster Ben Morningstar, who''s been living out his retirement in Phoenix while raising Maria, the daughter of a long-ago murdered friend. Only now, Maria is missing and the gangster needs Walker''s help. But the trail has gone cold—the only clue is a faded pornographic snapshot. Never one to give up, Walker witnesses the kidnapping of a former Vietnam friend and solves the murder of a young black labor leader while slugging his way to a solution. Fans of Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard''s crime fiction will find Estleman''s lean prose, retro style, and tough-guy hero irresistible. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author''s personal collection.
