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Homicide cop Bobby Dunston's daughter has been kidnapped, taken in broad daylight on a city street in the middle of September. The kidnappers demand a million dollars and force Dunston to get the ransom from his friend McKenzie. It soon becomes apparent to the two of them that one of the kidnappers is childhood pal Scottie, a once aspiring drummer now gone astray, and that the kidnapping is payback for "crimes" committed in their past.McKenzie, former cop and now unlicensed PI, handles the show more ransom drop-off and the child is returned safely. But Scottie is found dead—brutally murdered—and someone has taken out an open contract on McKenzie, using his own money to pay for it. Dodging attempts on his life from assassins of all shapes and sizes, McKenzie now has precious little time to uncover the mastermind behind it all if he's going to survive.
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Bobby Dunston's oldest daughter, Victoria, is kidnapped & McKenzie is demanded to pay the ransom for her return....
Both Bobby & McKenzie recognize the voice of the kidnapper from their childhood & McKenzie goes after him only to find him murdered... Someone is one step ahead of McKenzie and it seems as he is being set-up at every move by someone on the inside.
I figured out who was behind the kidnapping but not who was actually doing the killing...
It was a riveting read, but once again I skimmed most of the redundancies & long narratives.
Both Bobby & McKenzie recognize the voice of the kidnapper from their childhood & McKenzie goes after him only to find him murdered... Someone is one step ahead of McKenzie and it seems as he is being set-up at every move by someone on the inside.
I figured out who was behind the kidnapping but not who was actually doing the killing...
It was a riveting read, but once again I skimmed most of the redundancies & long narratives.
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Former newspaper reporter David Housewright left his job to pursue a full-time career in detective fiction writing. Housewright then introduced Holland Taylor, his recurrent main character in his books Penance and Practice to Deceive. He won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and a Shamus Award for Best P. I. Novel for his writing in Penance. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Madman on a Drum
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- Rushmore McKenzie
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