CHARLES A. TUREK

Bullets, car bombs, brutal murder and more explode from the pages of this fast-paced mystery of lust, love, fraud and desperation.  Private detective Charlie Komensky, in true murder mystery form, never fires a shot as he investigates an apparent double homicide. The ex-Chicago cop is hired by a rich, seductive client from Iowa, who insists that the murder of her lover, Danny Flatwood, can be solved by pinning it on the widow.  As a train fanatic extraordinaire, Charlie also manages to get in as much railroading as possible as he heads off to Iowa City.  

 

This is the first novel of the series.  Introduce yourself to one of the most politically incorrect detectives you will ever meet.  He's a throwback to the 1940s, on the verge evolving only with the help of his on-again-off-again girlfriend, who puts up with him despite the fact that every woman is "Doll" or "Honey."  Featured as a Page-Turner in the December 2013 issue of Shelf Unbound.