A Word to the Wise

By David Heinzmann

David Heinzmann has covered crime for the Chicago Tribune for nearly a decade. He started his journalism career with the Associated Press in Baltimore and Atlanta and also worked at the Daily... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594148473
• ISBN13: 9781594148477
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Five Star
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Word to the Wise

This is my first time reading anything by David Heinzmann.....he's definitly on my list of "must-read" for any future novels.

Worthwhile entertainment

Auggie Flood may well be the next Alex Cross. The character created by Mr. Heinzman is realistic and genuine. I particulary liked the cooking scenes because they made him seem more natural and at home in his own personal space. Quiche seemed a bit to simple; his character development called for a more complex and inventive dinner! This is a wonderful first effort and I certainly look forward to a book number two in the very near future. I hope any new offerings by the publisher are also made available on kindle.

engaging Chicago investigative thriller

Former FBI Agent Augustine Flood has become a practicing attorney in Chicago at the law firm of Cronin, Drew and Guzman. Senior partner Alan Cronin assigns Flood to a certain case due to his eight years as a Fed to help a desperate client, Dan Westlake, find his missing wife, Marcy. Westlake is not being altruistic as he needs his spouse so he can obtain his money invested in an offshore account in Marcy's name. Flood learns later that Westlake is connected to a mob-run casino project that is undergoing a federal investigation. From his former FBI contacts, Flood meets a battered corpse whom he assumes is Marcy. Now he must decide between his position at the firm and its client or the cops, not realizing he inadvertently places his girlfriend Jenny in jeopardy and not from his baking. This is an engaging Chicago investigative thriller that is fun to read except when the hero bakes apple pie, etc. as his cooking feels forced to soften up his hardboiled personality (should have used quiche). The action-packed story line takes readers on an intriguing tour of Chicago as Flood leaves the downtown Lake Michigan area to loop his way into a hostage mess. A Word to the Wise is a bit thin, but enjoyable starring a lead character who is at his best outside the kitchen kicking down barriers especially human. Harriet Klausner