Forbidden Vices
A Charlie Redmond Mystery
by Michael L. Douglas
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Pub Date Mar 28 2017 | Archive Date May 06 2018
Description
Charlie’s mind reeled. As much as he wanted to go on vacation, he couldn’t actually refuse a case, could he? This was precisely the reason he moved north to New Hampshire from Boston. To flee the rat race and politics of law enforcement. Sure, he couldn’t just cease what he’d been doing with conviction and pride for over fifteen years—the last few in Portsmouth. But his grand plan was a sound one. Work fewer and fewer cases for a couple of years, sock away money, and then terminate his Mickey Spillane shtick once and for all. No more cases. End of story. He could focus full time on doing what he loved—competitive extreme hiking. Yes—yes, of course, he couldn’t take this case. He was just going to tell this person, this attractive, dainty female in a tailored gray pantsuit with manicured strawberry-red nails, that he was about to leave the country today, and nothing was going to stop him.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781635052916 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Namrata C, Reviewer
Forbidden vices is a book by Michael L Douglas. This book follows the exploits of a retired private investigator, Charlie Redmond. A woman brings the case of her father who was murdered. The case was unsolved and she wants to uncover the mystery to attain closure for herself.
Charlie Redmond is on the verge of packing his bags for a much needed vacation, when he is confronted with this mystery. The victim was the CEO of huge company manufacturing medical equipment. A highly respected and liked man. The story weaves in a bunch of characters from various angles. There are some with a strong motive for the murder. With basically zero evidence and nothing much to go on; Charlie painstakingly puts the bits of the puzzle together. This story has a slow start at first but picks up speed around the last 10 chapters. There are good detailed descriptions of the various road trips the detective takes to track down the various possible suspects. The ending takes one by surprise.
Some problems in this story were the unrealistic plot lines in some places and abrupt endings in others. It is definitely not a nail bitting gripping kind of story. It is a good one time read.
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