Dead on the Island

by Bill Crider

Book Overview

Nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye NovelPI Truman Smith has become a loner after failing to find his sister Jan during a recent search of Galveston Island. He jogs on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802757871
• ISBN13: 9780802757876
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Sleuthing on Galveston Island

PI Truman Smith has become a loner after failing to find his sister Jan during a recent search of Galveston Island. He jogs on the Seawall, plays with his cat, and reads lots of Faulkner books. He is pulled from his self-imposed retirement when his old high school football buddy Dino asks him to find a young girl named Sharon. As Tru begins his investigation, dead bodies begin to appear and Tru himself is attacked. His search for Sharon takes him to all sorts of interesting places on and near the Island. I read this book because Galveston is one of my favorite places and I was not disappointed as Bill Crider spins a good mystery tale in a wonderful setting with interesting characters and enough plot twists to keep readers guessing until the last few chapters.