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Loading... Penance (Holland Taylor Mystery) (original 1995; edition 2013)by David Housewright (Author)
Work InformationPenance by David Housewright (1995)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Holland Taylor is a former St. Paul detective who is now a P.I. A man who was serving time for a drunken driving homicide of someone in Taylor's family is released from jail and soon after is murdered. Taylor is questioned and feels that if he can find the killer, he'll be free of police scrutiny. Along the way he becomes involved in Minnesota politics and a woman running for the governor's office. This is a fast action novel that was entertaining. I enjoyed Taylor but felt that the conclusion could have been stronger. no reviews | add a review
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A Minneapolis PI investigates the murder of the man who killed his wife Holland Taylor is comfortable in interrogation rooms. For years the cold dark cells of the Minneapolis homicide squad were his turf, and with the help of his partner he wrung confessions out of countless killers. But that was long ago. Tonight Taylor is on the other side of the desk. Tonight he is the suspect. Taylor's career in the department ended after his wife and daughter were killed in a drunk driving accident. The culprit, John Brown, was sentenced to a measly six years for vehicular manslaughter, and Taylor vowed bloody vengeance in front of open court. After a few months of freedom, Brown is shot dead, and Taylor, now a private investigator, is called in as the obvious suspect. He didn't kill John Brown, but he will find out who did if-even it means tearing Minneapolis apart from the inside out. No library descriptions found.
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He's sucked into the investigation by his former partner, Anne Scalesi, now a lieutenant in the St. Paul Homicide unit and he’s thrown into the midst of the campaign of C.C. Munro who might become the first female governor of Minnesota. As the dead bodies pile up and connections appear, Taylor has some serious navigating to do through the swamp.
It has cynicism, a nifty plot, and humor. Can’t ask for more than that.
P.S. He has a pet rabbit. named Ogilvy.
An excellent P.I. story. I will definitely read more. ( )