gay Chicago police solves computer guru murder

Turner and Fenwick are looking for the killer of prominent members of the dot.com set who have backers among the top politicians in Chicago. While looking for that killer, there may also be a serial killer headed for Chicago to kill a cop. Turner keeps getting gifts and messages but from whom?

I enjoyed this book. Though this is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. I was able to follow the story and start piecing together the relationships but I have some questions so I will have to get the earlier books in the series to find the answers to my questions. I liked Fenwick's sense of humor. I loved that Turner's family is part of the story also. The writing is well-rounded and kept me involved.

I'll definitely come back to this series and author. ( )

Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick investigate the savage murder by multiple stabbings of a billionaire designer of computer security systems. Meanwhile a serial killer who appears to be moving across the US targeting detectives seems to have Paul in his sights as his next victim.

These books do get better as the series progresses but still don't really get my juices flowing. They pass the time reasonably pleasantly but that's all. I want to like them because more and more the story is about a detective who happens to be gay rather than a GAY DETECTIVE but they are like watching a TV programme because that's what's on rather than because it's something you want to watch. ( )