Nathan Pennington served Librarything early reviewers (and of course as much as other readers) his latest crime story Death of an Escort. Ray Crusafi is a private investigator, whose business is kind of slow. He is married to Marline and because of his past he has built a house, which is very safe and can withstand any attack. Ray Crusafi has a false identity, without his wife knowing. He is running from someone from his past. His family doesn’t know, that he is still alive. Ray is satisfied with his life and takes on a new commission.
Macy, daughter of Kelly Brandt, does not believe, that her mother has committed suicide. Also Kelly’s life insurance won’t pay up in case of suicide, so all the more reason to want to prove that her mother was murdered. Kelly was an escort by profession with a gambling problem. This resulted in gambling debts with the mob. The mob suggested her to pay off the debts by acting in pornographic rape video’s, which could be seen at a fee on internet. Unfortunately, also her fiancée is not quite reliable. For one, he dates more women and has more fiancées, also he made sneak video’s when Kelly was working. Also these video’s could be seen on the internet, if you paid the fee.
After some implausible fighting and killings, Ray solves the puzzle. Also, he decides to come clean with his past and decides to tell his wife all his secrets. In a preview of the next adventure of Ray Crusafi, he is on his way to his wife, who is currently in hiding. Ofcourse, he won’t get there without enough experiences to fill a whole new adventure.
The story is fascinating en very nice to read. I certainly would like to read the next episode. In spite of (or maybe: because of) the somewhat implausible fighting, murdering and surviving abilities of mister Ray Crusafi I have enjoyed reading the book: who doesn’t want the hero to stay alive? ( )