Black Like Blood (An Esbeth Walters Mystery Book 2)

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Black Like Blood : An Esbeth Walters Mystery

Reluctant amateur detective Esbeth Walters, in her seventies, must face one of her greatest fears when she goes after con artists who are fleecing residents of rest homes. Stir in law enforcers who hope she stumbles, a death that looks anything like the suicide it was ruled, and the presence of a couple of hit men hired out to the mob and you have a stew that makes the tiny Texas town of Fearing a hotter place than usual for her. Read more Read less.

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This story was not interesting to me. I do like this author, so I will still try his next books.

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Good plot and lots of truth to the story. Fletcher, the sleuthing senior gets nothing but eye rolls and condescending remarks from local law enforcement. But that doesn't stop her from taking on a new case when a friend in need comes knocking on her door. When Boose - an endearingly cantankerous rough-n-tough Texan - asked her to find the tricksters who stole his mother's rest-home fund, she reluctantly answers the call of duty.

After snooping around the local nursing home - run by a shifty director and an imposing nurse with about as much warmth as a prison guard - Esbeth discovers Boose's mom wasn't the only resident who was bamboozled by money-grubbing grifters. She soon stumbles upon another mystery when a damsel in distress enlists her help in proving her husband's bizarre car accident was not a suicide. With the help of her elderly sidekick, Gardner Burke who, if this ever became a movie, could be played by Clint Eastwood , Esbeth unearths literally connections between the two mysteries and discovers her cozy Hill Country hamlet is a hotbed for swindlers and cold-blooded murderers.

I'm not sure what disturbed me the most about this mystery, the two ruthless hit men who like their weapons a little too much, or Esbeth's foreboding dread of living her last remaining years in a grim rest home that reeks of Lysol and death. This book definitely left me feeling a little uneasy in many ways. But that's not to say I didn't have a heck of a good time reading it! This read is perfect to snuggle up to with a steaming mug of chai tea - my fave! With the nights getting darker and colder, what better than a good murder mystery with a good dollop of Texas grit thrown in too!

Thanks Russ, for creating another fun and feisty female detective series. One person found this helpful. In this Esbeth Walters mystery, the old lady detective ends up solving a couple of interconnected mysteries: Colorful characters and even more colorful and snappy dialogue add to the ambience.

With reluctant assistance from local cops, a Texas Ranger and an FBI agent, the feisty old gal follows the clues through this Central Texas small town.

Meeting Gardner Burke, a retired medical professional, brings up the possibility of a late life romance for Esbeth. In Fearing, Texas Boose Hargate asks septuagenarian Esbeth Walters to uncover the identity of the con artists who bilked his elderly momma; she was tossed out of the posh retirement home due to a lack of funds. Adele Kilgore does not need the insurance money nor cares about it, but has a need to know who killed her husband Vance.

The police said it was suicide, but he was obviously bound and tortured before driving himself to his death. She turns to Esbeth to uncover the truth. Esbeth receives help from retired forensic pathologist Gardner Burke even as two hitmen search for the same con artists that Esbeth seeks. As everyone converges at Boose's booby trapped isolated cabin, law enforcement remains several steps behind Esbeth and her adversaries. Although everything ties together too perfectly like a mathematical equation, fans will enjoy the senior citizenry amateur sleuth as Gardner the retired pro assists former math teacher Esbeth on her investigations.

Her work on both cases is fun to follow as she finds the sum of the parts her two cases, a tie in serial killing, and a previous con equals the whole mystery. In a tiny Texas town, Esbeth Walters enjoys her vocation as amateur detective. The local police find her an annoying, old busybody.

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