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A twisted soul is killing young African-American professionals in Baltimore and reporter Darryl Billups returns to his investigative background to cover the story and in the process he unwittingly places himself within the killer's deadly orbit. (approximate length: 6 hours, 4 cassettes)
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Darryl Billups calls Baltimore "the world's biggest country town," and he's drawn to it like a magnet. He gained sensational success as a crime reporter for the (fictional) Baltimore Herald, where he exposed the neo-Nazi who tried to blow up the NAACP headquarters, an event chronicled in Up Jumped the Devil. Following this stint, Billups tried his luck as a reporter in New York. But the offer of a management job at the Herald and a ,000 raise has brought him back to Baltimore, where he remains the hottest thing to hit that town since the Homicide television series.
Darryl's hopes for a quiet life are disturbed when someone begins killing people--all young, all African American, all upwardly mobile--and decorating their faces with decals of the Confederate flag. The tough old police detective who worked with him on the NAACP bombing case lets Darryl break the story to the country. Meanwhile, the killer--(who incidentally gets turned on by Jerry Springer)--gradually emerges from the shadows complete with a catalog of frightening surprises. The author knows his Baltimore, and he knows the inner-workings of a journalist's mind. He makes Darryl a most human and very interesting kind of hero. --Dick Adler
Hidden in Plain View CustomerReview
HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is an engrossing mystery set in Baltimore, Maryland.
Someone is killing a seemingly unrelated set of African-American professionals
in their late thirties. Each victim is found in the bathtub of his/her home
with a decal of the confederate flag attached to the center of his/her
forehead. The police are stumped and seem at a loss when it comes to solving
a case which reveals no clear cause of death. Homicide detective Phillip
Gardner seeks assistance from former reporter turned editor, Darryl Billups,
who worked with him in the past on a case that won them national attention.
Darryl attacks the scene with a reporter's curiosity and intuition which has
him quickly stumbling into the killer's path. It is not long before he
earns himself a place on the killer's hit list.
Blair Walker has written a fast-paced thriller that draws you in from word
one. He gets into the minds of his characters in a way that displays the
strengths and vulnerabilities of each. His style has you empathizing not only
with Darryl and the victims, but the killer as well. Walker switches deftly
between street vernacular and proper English seamlessly throughout scenes and
dialogue. The characters are amusing, endearing and downright frustrating at
times. HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is a satisfying and encompassing read that is
sure to please mystery lovers.
Reviewed by Diane Marbury
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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