What the Critics Say
About William J Reynolds
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This is a mystery novel featuring witty writer, PI Nebraska, who teams up with an old army buddy to track down the people behind a gang-style slaying of his buddy's nephew. — from the publisher |
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Money Trouble is a joyful mystery, made so by Bill Reynolds' irrepressible sense of humor. — William X Kienzle, author of The Rosary Murders |
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Nebraska left the private-eye business for a reason, but apparently his ex-partner was never convinced. Why else would Morris Copel literally collapse through Nebraska's screen door at 4 a.m. on a sweltering Omaha night, soaking wet and sporting a gunshot wound that won't let him live for long? But before Copel can die on Nebraska's rug, he has one final gift for the ex-detective. A grimy envelope containing 4 strips of negatives featuring a girl wearing nothing but high heels. The catch? The girl is the daughter of a senator up for re-election. And she's not smiling. So Nebraska, never as hard-boiled as he'd hoped, gets back into the business. Despite the police's warnings. Despite the girl's lies. And despite the fact that he can practically smell the danger awaiting him around each and every bend. — from the publisher |
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The Omaha-based private eye of Reynolds's praised series, Nebraska, traces a runaway teenage boy to Minnesota. Persuading the youth to leave his rich seducer, Steve Dimand, and return to his parents, the detective considers the case closed. But attempts on Nebraska's life soon convince him that he has made an implacable enemy, backed by powerful forces. To protect himself and friends, who are endangered by their association with him, Nebraska goes incognito to investigate Dimand's business interests. The trail leads to the man's cousins, co-owners of a company that the detective suspects is a cover for shady dealings. It's a swamp that nearly swallows him whole, raising the reader's hackles with each disclosure of hideous crimes. The only drag on this action-packed story is its wordiness; otherwise it's a solid hit. — Publishers Weekly |
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For some, life in the Midwest is peaceful and quiet. For others, like tough-talking and
hard-boiled PI Nebraska, the routine task of finding a missing young woman brings some
nasty surprises... — from the publisher
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