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Title details for The Boom Room by Rick Blechta - Available

The Boom Room

#2 in series

by Rick Blechta
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Detective Mervin Pratt is enjoying a quiet dinner at his favorite Italian restaurant when he's called in to assist at a murder scene at a popular downtown nightclub. The manager has been stabbed to death in his office. The lead investigator, Detective Gordon, no friend of Pratt's, sees it as an open-and-shut case. He has the suspect, motive and even the murder weapon. But Pratt is unwilling to jump to conclusions.

When Pratt's young partner, Dave Ellis, arrives on the scene uninvited and quietly tells Pratt that the suspect is his half brother, Pratt finds himself in an ethical dilemma. Ellis can have nothing to do with the investigation, and his connection to the case should be reported. On the other hand, Gordon's attempt to railroad the suspect and his outright antagonism to Pratt's involvement rub the detective the wrong way. The only solution, of course, is to solve the crime.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Pratt & Ellis Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781459805163

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781459805163
      • File size: 838 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 560
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2014

      When nightclub owner Joseph Lewis is found stabbed to death, evidence points toward young bandleader Jamie Clark, mostly because his knife is the murder weapon. Detective Pratt doesn't like quick judgments though, particularly since the suspect is his partner's half brother. Questioning further, Pratt finds at least two others who might have wanted Lewis dead. Now he must make the guilty party take his bait. VERDICT The easy-to-read titles in Orca's "Rapid Reads" line, geared toward reluctant readers and adult literacy students, continue to please as evidenced by Blechta's second title in his series (after Orchestrated Murder). The fast-paced procedural has a touch of humor, insights into the nightclub scene, and a nice plot twist.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.1
  • Lexile® Measure:560
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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