This book is part of a detective series that Gault wrote during the 1960’s. His detective, the main character, Brock Callahan, is also a former football player for the Los Angeles Rams.
In this case, Bud Lund, 11 year old son of Warren Temple Lund, went to see Callahan to see if he could find his father because he has disappeared. Callahan has a soft spot for kids so he agrees to help him at no charge.
As Callahan investigates the case, he soon finds that Warren Lund is accused of murdering his friend, Johnny Sanchez. Much of the tension in the book is filled after that by the cops who don’t want Callahan to investigate, along with a few other suspects as well. As far as they’re concerned, Lund committed the murder and he was going down for it.
Callahan was determined to continue the case in hopes of bringing the farther and son together again. He felt that Warren Lund was innocent and was out to solve the case.
I thought that Gault was a great writer but I didn’t think the characters were memorable and the story lacked suspence but in the end, I was surprised at who the murderer was because Callahan didn’t have the clue until the end of the story. Not to spoil the book but I wasn’t impressed with his choice of who the murderer was as a result.
It did take the book to an ending which surprised me. I have other books in my pulp fiction collection that I would still read by Gault but I would give this one three stars.
In this case, Bud Lund, 11 year old son of Warren Temple Lund, went to see Callahan to see if he could find his father because he has disappeared. Callahan has a soft spot for kids so he agrees to help him at no charge.
As Callahan investigates the case, he soon finds that Warren Lund is accused of murdering his friend, Johnny Sanchez. Much of the tension in the book is filled after that by the cops who don’t want Callahan to investigate, along with a few other suspects as well. As far as they’re concerned, Lund committed the murder and he was going down for it.
Callahan was determined to continue the case in hopes of bringing the farther and son together again. He felt that Warren Lund was innocent and was out to solve the case.
I thought that Gault was a great writer but I didn’t think the characters were memorable and the story lacked suspence but in the end, I was surprised at who the murderer was because Callahan didn’t have the clue until the end of the story. Not to spoil the book but I wasn’t impressed with his choice of who the murderer was as a result.
It did take the book to an ending which surprised me. I have other books in my pulp fiction collection that I would still read by Gault but I would give this one three stars.