Who would kill Simple Stevie?

DEAD SIMPLE (Dylan Scott #8)
Shirley Wells
Carina Press
January 5, 2015


Dylan, still reeling from the death of his wife, is letting the investigation agency slide and drinking way too much. If it were not for his new assistant, the feisty Bobby, and his aging hippy mother his entire life would be in shambles. As much as he loves his kids he just doesn't seem to have the will to pick up the pieces. But when his former Met supervisor and friend, Frank, calls to tell him that someone has murdered Stevie "Simple Stevie" Greenwood, Dylan heads back north to Dawson's Clough to investigate. Stevie, injured as a small child in an auto accident and mentally impaired, could not possibly have or know anything that could get him killed. Stevie helped Dylan solve his first case as a PI and Dylan wants to find out who could possibly want him dead. It turns out that quite a few people could want Stevie dead and as usual things aren't what they seem in Dawson's Clough. By the time Dylan gets it all sorted out even his family is menaced by the case.

I am always happy when a new Dylan Scott mystery comes out. The series has become one of my favorites. Dylan is a flawed but thoroughly decent man who will do whatever it takes to solve the case. I would recommend the Dylan Scott series to any fan of British mysteries who enjoys good characterization and a well-plotted puzzle. I would also recommend Shirley Wells' earlier Jill and Max series, now available as eBooks.

RATING-4.5 stars