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EARLY'S PRIDE
Bobby Jaye Allen
Accolade Books, Nov, 2002, $7.99, 185 pp.
ISBN: 0971208212
In Early, Michigan, the town counsel and the mayor argue over the merits of maintaining Pride Park as the centerpiece of the city or rezone it for commercial use. The Director of Services Rick Cameo leads the assault on changing the park to a commercial venture. However, someone must not have liked Rick's position or perhaps one of his women came unglued as he is killed in a nearby motel.

The local police assigned to the case, Newkirk and Bebout care, but homicide is out of their league. Councilwoman Geraldine Perry arranges for retired Cleveland homicide detective Brady Kincaid to work as a consultant for the Earl Eagle newspaper and its crack reporter Geraldine Pozy. The local officers are elated to have a person with Kincaid's experience to guide them on the case especially when he believes there is a link to the double murders of Gerald and Marian Sevrall, the latter a member of the council. However, even with Geraldine's help, the clues fails to add up, but Brady keeps digging because that is his nature.

Bobby Jaye Allen should feel proud of this delightful investigative tale that brings to life home in a small Michigan town during the Christmas week. The story line will hook the audience as one cannot help but like the patient sensitive Brady and the in your face yet reticent Geraldine. Though some may disagree, adding to the fun is that this pair does not walk out into the sunset together. The who-done-it fans will provide plenty of accolades to the author for a wonderful tale.

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