Kill Her Twice (A Dek Elstrom Mystery, 8)

Review\nThe writing here is splendid, echoing genre veteran Loren D. Estleman, and Dek Elstrom is the kind of guy we genuinely like spending time with ― Booklist on Hidden Graves\nA satisfyingly hard-boiled crime novel ― Publishers Weekly on Hidden Graves\nA sleek Windy City noir with a distinctly retro feel ― Kirkus Reviews\nFans of hard-boiled detective fiction will find a lot to like ― Publishers Weekly on The Confessors' Club\nHard-boiled fans will want to see a lot more of Elstrom, a throwback to the likes of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe ― Publishers Weekly\nWell-crafted... sure to garner new fans for this delightfully eccentric detective series ― Publishers Weekly on Tagged for Murder\nThe criminals are clever and the detective even more clever, making Fredrickson's sixth case one of his best ― Kirkus Reviews on Hidden Graves\nChicago PI Dek Elstrom is called into action when a man acquitted of his wife's murder asks Dek to investigate the strange circumstances around her death.\nA shocking chain of events occur after midnight one night on a quiet suburban street in West Chicago. The first neighbor hears a woman scream. The second sees the lights in the Tripps' house being switched on, one by one, room after room. The third receives a call from a voice he doesn't recognize, screaming at him to come over right away. But to where?\nWhen the police arrive on the street, Sara Tripp is discovered brutally murdered. Her husband, Martin Tripp, is put on trial for her murder and acquitted. Martin is convinced Sara was scared of something before she died, and he wants private investigator Dek Elstrom to find out what it was. As Dek investigates, he makes a series of disturbing discoveries. Can he get to the truth of what really happened that terrifying night?\nFrom the Back Cover\nJACK FREDRICKSON
KILL HER TWICE\nA shocking chain of events occurs late one night on a quiet suburban street far west of Chicago. A neighbor hears a woman scream. A second sees the lights in Sara Jansen's house being switched on, room after room. And a third receives a call from a voice he doesn't recognize, yelling at him to come right over. But where?\nWhen the police arrive, they discover Sara Jansen brutally murdered. Her partner, Martin Tripp, confesses to the killing but is acquitted in a bizarre courtroom twist. Now Martin wants private investigator Dek Elstrom to find out whether Sara was afraid of something - or someone - before her death. Dek investigates and makes disturbing discoveries. Can he get to the truth of what really happened that terrifying night?