A WELCOME GRAVE Michael Koryta 2007 Thomas Dunne Books

Michael Koryta is a young author who had a very solid first book and followed it up with an even stronger second novel. A WELCOME GRAVE is the third book featuring Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard and proof that after only three novels it is possible to become a “must read” in crime fiction.

When the wealthy Alex Jefferson is murdered Lincoln moves right to the top of the suspect list. Jefferson stole and married Lincoln’s girl. When the widow asks Lincoln to find Alex’s estranged son and the young man kills himself in front of Perry the waters become very muddied for our body building P.I. Add the complication of Pritchard being largely off canvas due to a shoulder injury and A WELCOME GRAVE becomes one of the best P.I. against the world books I’ve read in a long, long time. Koryta’s dialog remains vivid and his characters sharp as a diamond drill bit. Who knew Ohio could be this interesting?

Ruth