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Truman Pierce, private investigator in-training and janitor, is back. When Thelma Reilly, his beloved ninety-year-old landlord, is gunned down right in front of him during a break-in, Pierce takes matters into his own hands to track down the cold-blooded killer.
He wastes no time, teaming up with his associates, David and Goliath and Detectives Longhorn and Johns. But finding justice for Thelma proves harder than first imagined: Pierce is armed with only the killer’s first name to go on.
How far, physical and mentally, will Truman go to unearth Thelma’s killer? And how does a construction company and the disappearance of a young woman fit into the puzzle of Thelma’s death?
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When janitor Truman Pierce isn’t listening to his classical jazz records, he keeps to himself. Nothing much happens in his world until popular college instructor Danielle Hutchins asks him out. The day after their first date, Pierce finds Danielle murdered in her classroom. With only a little information to go off of, and a pair of detectives that he doesn’t trust, Pierce sets off to find Danielle’s killer. What first starts as murder, quickly becomes more for as Pierce begins to pull off the layers of his quiet town by going up against drug dealers, thugs, Danielle’s vengeful brother, and an array of people who don’t want him to find out the truth. Every corner he turns, he’ll find another challenge for him to overcome.
Father Franklin Hayes has been a priest for twenty years. Once a drug addict, he participated in underground fighting to keep his drug habit going. Through the help of a priest and faith, Hayes left his troubled past behind him and joined the priesthood. Now he will be tested against similar evil forces when his sister goes missing and forced to return to the city he once swore off. Will the demons of his past get the best of him, or can he keep his faith and humanity intact with help from a senior police officer, a fellow priest, and a prostitute as he goes through a labyrinth of obstacles to find his only living relative?
About the Author
Born and raised in Maryland, Patrick Simpson received his M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Through years of trial and error, he found his passion within crime fiction. His work has appeared in publications like Mystery Tribune and The Penmen Review. He currently resides in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a member of the Maryland Writers’ Association.
He is the author of Absolution and the Truman Pierce series.
