On sick leave with PTSD, CIA agent E.J. Carlson is back in Upper Michigan, divorced, and fishing to regain his mental stability when he snags a corpse of a girl in Lake Superior. Hoping to vindicate himself, he thinks he can identify her and searches for her killer, risking his own life.
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By Doc Macomber
Jul 18, 2008
"Murder in the Keweenaw" Harley has a real sense of pacing and detail. This was an exciting read. Although the length was more like a novella, the well-crafted scenes, the sense of foreboding, and the likeable and yet complicated characters, made it feel larger. Much like the famous French novelist, George Simenon, this book quickly developed into a full-length story, though I read it easily in an afternoon. You were never let down. The rich detail of sailing, living the reclusive life of a former CIA agent, enduring his emotional struggles with the Agency, and experiencing what it must be like to endure a Michigan winter, was as icy as the killer... This is a must read for mystery enthusiasts. Doc Macomber, Mystery writer www.docmacomber.com Check out his new release -- Snip -- due out in bookstores in Oct 2008.
"Murder in the Keweenaw" Author Harley Sachs has contributed many articles to the Northern Express through the years, writing both about life in the Upper Peninsula and for the paper’s “Technology” column. As a summer resident of Houghton and a former instructor at Michigan Technological University, Sachs is well-grounded in his subjects. Fans of his articles may be interested to know that this is his 12th novel in a sideline that varies from science fiction to mysteries. “Murder in the Keweenaw” is a textbook whodunnit involving a fisherman who’s angling …with a Barracuda lure. Instead, he dredges up a waterlogged body from Superior’s depths. From there, the book progresses with dashes of Sachs’ madcap sense of humor, insider’s take on the U.P., and nuggets of information on everything from the immigrant Finns to the habits of pike, and the hazards of entanglement with Internet porn. Reviewed by Greg in Northern Express Weekly
