American Detective: An Amos Walker Novel

ISBN: 0765312247

Title: American Detective: An Amos Walker Novel

Author: Loren D. Estleman

KDL Description:

Hired by former Detroit Tigers pitcher Darius Fuller to break up his daughter’s romance with Hilary Bairn, a presumed fortune-hunter, Amos Walker gets more than he bargained for when Fuller’s daughter turns up dead, he discovers that Bairn had been in debt to a loan shark, Bairn vanishes, and he must tangle with crooked cops and dangerous gangsters to find the truth.

Amazon Description:

Hardboiled detective Amos Walker returns for his nineteenth outing in his most challenging case yet. Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Darius Fuller wants Walker to break off his daughter’s engagement to Hilary Bairn, a man Fuller believes is after her two million dollar trust. Walker breaks into Bairn’s apartment, only to be ambushed by cops. A murder has taken place, and the victim is Fuller’s daughter. Walker and the cops assume that Bairn is the murderer, but Walker has no idea what he is getting into. Walker is led to a meeting with a casino owner, who tells him Bairn owed money to a loan shark. The loan shark tells Walker that he is not the only one after Bairn. Soon Walker finds himself on the run from crooked cops and vile gangsters. Every time Walker thinks hes solved the case, he finds out he is further from the truth than when he started. This case will take all of Walker’s cunning, and will prove to be his greatest trial ever!