There are several questions that need to be answered in order to have a good investigation. They are, Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why!
“Why is what many mystery writers call a “Motive.” Contrary to popular belief, we don’t have prove a motive in a real-world investigation.
All we have to prove is that someone did something against the law.
The reason we don’t have to prove a “motive” or a “why” in criminal investigations, rarely are they even logical.
But when Detective Tom Sowards is shot by Officer Bryan Bower the question of why it happened is paramount.
Was it some kind of insane accident?
Or is there something else going on here?
Something sinister.
Just what happened out at the State Line early one Sunday morning?
That’s the question Sheriff Will Diaz and his team have to answer
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What my readers are saying about: My Brother’s Keeper:
Sheriff Will Diaz is back with another troublesome case to solve. One of his officers accidently shot another. Or was it intentional? Attempted murder? In My Brother’s Keeper the reader knows early in the story “who done it,” but now to sort out the motive. And what does a cattle prod have to do with the mystery?
Rich in characters and setting (southern Colorado, nearly to New Mexico), the novel wrestles with gritty and psychological issues police officers deal with, along with the back stories of those they must wrangle with. Knowing those involved in crimes, especially if they work in law enforcement with you, adds to the stress.
The author’s fascination with astronomy shows up in his stories: “I always watched the stars. They stood out like hard diamonds this far from the lights of the city. A ghostly cloud wound across the sky, our own Milky Way Galaxy.
“They were old friends in the heavens. There was Vega, a blue-white diamond. Altair, white and beautiful. The stars folded into lines and formed the constellations of old. . . ”
Like the other books in the The Lawman Series, My Brother’s Keeper is a stand-alone. But do yourself a favor and enjoy them all to capture the wealth of connections between the characters and the refreshing honesty of Sheriff Diaz in a career that can be brutal. – Joy Neal Kidney, Author of Leora’s Letters.
Policework is where good and evil meet. – William R. Ablan
William R. Ablan, Police Mysteries 