The Killing Question by Mark Allen
I gave this short book The Killing Question by Mark Allen four stars.
"Ever since my tender teenage years, I've had a soft spot for crying women. When a woman turns on the tears, I turn into putty. I can't help it. Maybe I need therapy. Suckers Anonymous, here I come."
"It all began with a tentative knock on my door, the one with the frosted glass and big black stenciled letters that spelled JACK REECE, I 2 EYE INVESTIGATIONS. I had felt pretty damn clever when I conjured up that name. The creative thrill had worn off in the twelve years since then, but I still kept the name."
The woman who had entered and wanted to hire him showed him a clipping.
"I picked up the clipping. No date, but the paper wasn't worn and weathered, so I figured it was fairly recent. The man in the picture looked like a walking whale, rolls of blubber spilling over his collar and straining the seams of his seedy-looking suit. 'Who is he?' I asked.
'Charles Hickey,' she replied. 'But from what I gathered at his trial, he goes by the nickname Big Hickey.'"
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/KILLING-QUESTION-Mark-Allen-ebook/dp/B008O4CT5S
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