Blues of Autumn by Richard Adamson

TITLE INFORMATION

Blues of Autumn

Richard Adamson

Black Rose Writing, 217 pages

9781684334483, 4.2.20

BOOK REVIEW

Overall Rating = 4.83

Storyline & Concept = 5

Writing & Delivery = 4.5

Editorial = 4.5

The setting of the Adirondack mountains in upstate New York is the perfect foil for Police Chief Norris Tanager in Blues of Autumn. The main character of the novel left a big city police department to become the one and only law enforcement officer for a supposedly crime-free small town. Unfortunately for him, serious crime found its way into his jurisdiction and left a trail of dead bodies and a whodunit that only Tanager could solve.

Within the first few pages of this novel, I was reminded of Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone character. However, it wasn’t long before the protagonist became a beloved character in his own right. This is an engaging mystery that is heavily laced with laugh-out-loud humor and well-developed, interesting characters, even down to Stanley, the lovable, sometimes-bumbling pooch, not unlike his master. I sincerely hope this becomes a series. I’d be the first to grab a copy of the next-in-line.

Sublime Line: “Big-city crime hits a small town in the Adirondacks, and an eclectic and well-developed cast of characters leads us through this hilarious, engaging mystery.”

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