Blue Avenue: First in a Noir Mystery Series Set in Jacksonville, Florida

"Excellent noir that will attract readers who appreciate the anguished protagonists of Steve Hamilton and Loren D. Estleman" ― Library Journal Starred Review

Introducing homicide detective Daniel Turner and his troubled friend 'BB' in the first of this atmospheric crime noir series.

Businessman William Byrd, 'BB', is summoned by his old friend, homicide detective Daniel Turner, to identify the trussed-up, naked body of a woman, found wrapped in cellophane amongst a pile of garbage on Blue Avenue, a down-at-heel area of Jacksonville, Florida. Completely shocked, he recognises the dead woman as Belinda Mabry, the girl with whom he spent an intense and passionate summer twenty-five years before. What's more, as Daniel informs him, she's the third victim to have met such a hideously gruesome end.

Determined to find out what happened to Belinda Mabry and where she'd been for the past twenty-five years, BB must revisit his own troubled past ― and discover more than he ever really wanted to know about the woman he once loved. But his investigations are causing serious ripples amongst prominent members of the local community. Has BB found himself on a road of no return?

Author: Michael Wiley
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 12/01/2014
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.09h x 5.31w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780727884299

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/13/2014
Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 25

About the Author
Michael Wiley was brought up in Chicago, and now teaches literature at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. He is the Shamus Award-winning author of three previous novels in the Chicago-based Joe Kozmarski PI series

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