Murder Before Pleasure

By Randy Hilmer

Rupert Baxter comes from a law enforcement family. He is currently the Sheriff of Fair City, Iowa, just like his father before him. This quiet town is snuggled in the midst of prime Iowa farmland and surrounded by three large cities called the Tri-Cities. Not much happens in this sleepy little community except when town organizers turn each holiday into a larger-than-life celebration.Sheriff Baxter's father lived by and taught one very important lesson: Let the evidence lead you. On face value, that credo is sound and logical. Rupert Baxter bought into that philosophy wholeheartedly and it was the driving force when he came face to face with his first murder investigation.Optical illusions such as the 'Four Perfect Circles', 'Parallel Lines' and the 'Checkerboard Shadow' trick the mind. Can there be evidentiary illusions? When you let the evidence lead you, does it always lead you in the right and true direction? If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, isn't it a duck?In this intriguing investigation of a small-town murder, Sheriff Baxter follows the evidence to its final and unwavering conclusion. The question is, did the evidence lead him or did he follow an illusion?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530708931
• ISBN13: 9781530708932
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"