One Death Too Many: A Mystery Novel

By Glenn Ickler

Al Jeffrey and "Mitch" Mitchell are two pun-loving pals who work for a daily newspaper in St. Paul, Minnesota. When a local doctor's patients begin dying in droves, Al and Mitch decide to investigate.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563153041
• ISBN13: 9781563153044
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Sterling House Pub
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

One Death Too Many

Both my wife and I enjoyed this book and the author. The author is my brother-in-law.

Designed for a read anywhere from on the beach

Glenn Ickler is an old newspaperman from way back, having had a career in journalism which included the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He was also an editorial page editor for the Middlesex News (now the Metro West Daily News) in Framingham, Mass and editor of the Ware River News in Ware, Massachusetts. He earned several awards in journalism, including being part of a Pulitzer Prize nominated team. He is a graduate of Hamline University. He is also a retired U.S. Navy officer.Set in St. Paul, Minnesota, two reporters from the Daily Dispatch in St. Paul, Warren "Mitch" Mitchell and Alan Jeffrey discover a "nice and gentle" doctor is losing more elderly patients to sudden heart attacks than statistics could explain. Mitch's landlady's sister dies, and then Al's aging uncle. The list keeps growing as Dr. Sinfahdi's name is bandied about:"'The body count is up to ten,' Mitch said when Al answered. 'And the woman I just talked to said her husband was very upset because his mother's death was a real shock. She seemed to be recovering from a stroke and then her heart gave out. Sound at all familiar?' 'All too,' said Al. "What did Jennifer learn from Doctor Sinfahdi's nurse this afternoon?'"With two sleuths on the trial of a killer, Ickler has a chance to develop their relationship into a funny, all too testosterone-filled relationship. The use of puns defines their banter, and a mutual trust permeates a friendship that is entertaining to read about. The plot moves along nicely, and the characters are all well-defined and interesting. Ickler creates a page-turner that is big on suspense and contains a romantic element that is creatively male. Ickler gives the reader a bird's eye view on relationships and how men struggle with how to relate to the women in their lives, whether they are delicate roses or hot tamales.One Death Too Many is a nice little book designed for a read anywhere from on the beach, where some of the more racy moments might be reproduced, or sitting at home on a rainy day.Shelley GlodowskiReviewer