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The Do-Right

Delpha Wade and Tom Phelan Mystery Series, Book 1

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The Do-Right

By: Lisa Sandlin
Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
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Winner of the 2015 Dashiell Hammett Prize and 2016 Shamus Award  

1959. Delpha Wade killed a man who was raping her. Wanted to kill the other one, too, but he got away. Now, after 14 years in prison, she's out. It's 1973, and nobody's rushing to hire a parolee. Persistence and smarts land her a secretarial job with Tom Phelan, an ex-roughneck turned neophyte private eye. Together, these two pry into the dark corners of Beaumont, a blue-collar, Cajun-influenced town dominated by Big Oil. 

A mysterious client plots mayhem against a small petrochemical company - why? Searching for a teenage boy, Phelan uncovers the weird lair of a serial killer. And Delpha - on a weekend outing - looks into the eyes of her rapist, the one who got away. The novel's conclusion is classic noir, full of surprise, excitement, and karmic justice. Sandlin's elegant prose, twisting through the dark thickets of human passion, allows Delpha to open her heart again to friendship, compassion, and sexuality.

©2015 Lisa Sandlin (P)2019 HighBridge Company Detective Modern Detectives Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt
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I hope more people get to experience both Sandlin’s writing and Gibel’s performance. Both are outstanding in this quietly gripping story that carries many narrative threads effortlessly throughout this remarkable book. Not your usual crime tale, with lead characters authentically drawn against the backdrop of Nixon’s impeachment during a hot Texas summer. I’m going to download the next one today.

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