Pretty Boy Dead

Kendall Parker Mystery

By: Jon Michaelsen

Narrated by: F.C. McAllister

A murdered male stripper. A missing go-go dancer. A city councilman on the hook. Can Atlanta homicide detective Sergeant Kendall Parker solve the vicious crime while remaining safely hidden behind the closet door?

When the body of a young man is found in a popular midtown park, police and local media are quick to pin the brutal killing on a homeless gay kid with AIDS. But homicide detective Sgt. Kendall Parker isn't so convinced, even when the suspect is accused of assaulting another police detective with a deadly weapon.

City leaders want the murder solved yesterday and jump at the chance to pin the crime on the drug-craving teen. It's an election year, so remaining in office is their top priority, even at the sacrifice of the young man. Sgt. Parker isn't so persuaded and is determined to prove Hopper's innocence, despite the protest of his colleagues and its threat to the deep secret Parker has carefully hidden from his comrades for years.

©2013 Jon Michaelsen (P)2018 Lethe Press

Gripping Novel

Loved it. Could not put it down. Well written, the plot's twists and turns were unexpected and clever.

A mystery twister.

The author Jon Michaelsen writes so beautifully that you can feel each of the characters souls with ease, truly talented !

Detective Sargent Parker loosing his ex partner in a car accident which the court declared that it wasn’t his fault but the depression of loosing him was eating him apart now have to solve a complicated crime with a rookie.
The story is written so god with twist after twist that makes it great and hard to put down.

Excellent narration of each of the characters by F. C. McAlister.


Got my full
recommendations !


Oded Ostfeld.

A solid, good story

Okay, I read this book a while ago, and I didn't like it, not really. But I decided to give it a try as an audiobook, and... well... now, I do like it.

And yes, part of it might be F.C. McAllister's narration, but that wasn't all. I think I probably wasn't in the mood to appreciate this story that first time around.

This is a bitter story, full of bad, ugly people. It was hard for me to like the characters, even the protagonist at times. It took me A LOT to warm to Kendall.

There is so much corruption and hate going on through all the book... The story is very well researched and that is evident. But there is a terrifying homophobic sense to it. The police depatment, his boss, even his partner are really homophobic and everybody is throwing slurs all the time. TBH, the story felt more set in the 80s than the 2010s, particularly with the important part that AIDS plays into some of the events.

And I still didn't enjoy the dialogues. But the thing is, this time around I really enjoyed the story itself.

Yes, it's gritty and dark, and very difficult at times. But it is a good story.

Great read

Great detective novel with twists and turns

I received a free copy and left my honest review

intense

This was brutal, raw, gritty. I empathized with several of the characters in the story and was left dumbfounded by others. Hard to listen to at times, but worth the story. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters and story to life.