Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
The Angels Will Not Care
Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
John Straley
Class/Genre: Mystery Private Investigator
Series: Cecil Younger # 5
Bantam, Aug 1998, $22.95, 240 pp.
Sitka, Alaska private investigator Cecil Younger has been hired to investigate the incredibly high mortality rate of passengers traveling on the cruise ship S.S. Westward. Believing that this simple case will launch him out of the poor house and give him some luxurious vacation time, Cecil is accompanied on his two week case of cruising by his lover Jane Marie and his roommate Toddy.
As soon as the threesome board the ship, they knew that the crew is strange and the passengers are even weirder. Almost from the time the ship sets sail, Cecil begins his inquiries so he can finish up fast and relax in comfort. He starts his investigation by looking into the activities of the ship's doctor. However, before he can dig too deeply, healthy passengers begin to die. Worse yet for Cecil is that another sleuth accuses him of being the killer. Now besides finding the real culprit, he has to prove his own innocence.
Cecil is a great sleuth, who, along with Jane Marie and Toddy, brings to life an Alaska rarely seen in person, movie, or fiction. As readers come to expect from the Younger mysteries, the story line is offbeat, but extremely entertaining. John Straley is one of the best writers of regional detective stories and his latest book, THE ANGELS WILL NOT CARE, will leave readers caring for the next Cecil Younger tale.
Harriet Klausner
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