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M ARTHA A. C HEVES — R ESIDENT R EVIEWER
D EAD M AN ’ S I MAGE
By, Edna Curry
ISBN: 978-1304087928
Publisher: LuLu Books
Publication Date: May 30, 2013
Pages: 196
Kindle, paperback
M ARTHA C HEVES
A UTHOR /R EVIEWER
It was just after dark when they turned off the interstate onto a winding, two-
lane blacktop. He grinned. He knew this road, it had plenty of hills, curves
and lakes. In fact, there was one spot in particular that was dangerous. That
spot was a sharp curve overlooking a steep valley of the St. Croix River. It
would be perfect. No one would suspect that it wasn't an accident. As they
neared the dangerous curve, he stayed fairly close to the red Chevy. He
wasn't taking any chances on losing them. He stepped on the gas to get
closer, then as they rounded the curve, he suddenly raced alongside and
forced the little Chevy off the road.
Lacey Summers is a licensed private investigator but when the phone rang
and it was a man asking her to take a case regarding his death, she was curious
but also a bit lost. He explained to her that he was a long-haul truck driver who
had just returned home to find his picture in the paper. He had been
murdered. She tried to tell him that all he had to do was go to the police
department, show his ID and they would see that they have the wrong name
for the body. Then he explained to her that the woman who saw a man
dumping 'his' body gave a description to the police and the dumper and
dumpee both looked alike! What the trucker couldn't believe after sneaking
into the funeral home with Lacey was that the dead man looked identical to
him. Who was he and why was he killed?
I must be losing my touch or authors are simply adding more twists to the
story. About 1/3 through the book I had it all figured out. I knew who did it
and why. I took my theory all the way to the last couple of chapters. Boy was I
surprised to find out that I was completely wrong. This book took me on some
winding curves that led me to a big surprise as to who and why.
Turns out this is book 2 in the series and you can bet I'm going to go back
and read book 1 Yesterday's Shadow and then head for book 3 Dead in Bed.
This author is good!
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