Wink of an Eye
A Mystery
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Lynn Chandler Willis' Wink of an Eye is a strong addition to a long list of The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) Competition winners that includes Steve Hamilton and Michael Koryta.
On the run from a double-cross, Las Vegas private investigator Gypsy Moran shows up unexpectedly at his sister Rhonda's house in Wink, Texas. She introduces Gypsy to one of her former students, 12-year-old Tatum McCallen, who is in need of Gypsy's services.
Tatum wants to hire Gypsy to investigate his father Ryce's alleged suicide. His dad was a deputy with the Sheriff's department and was found hanged in their backyard. Tatum believes his father was murdered after he went inquiring after the disappearance of several teenage girls, all undocumented immigrants.
Against his better judgment, Gypsy agrees to snoop around to see what he can find. Between dealing with his now married high school sweetheart, a sexy reporter, and hostile police officers, Gypsy has his work cut out for him.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The real-life town of Wink, Tex., provides the setting for Willis's promising debut, winner of the Minotaur/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Competition. PI Gypsy Moran, on the run from some trouble in Las Vegas, returns home to Wink, where 12-year-old Tatum McCallen asks him to look into the supposed suicide of his father, Ryce, a deputy with the Winkler County Sheriff's Department. Gypsy is reluctant to pursue the matter, until he learns more about Ryce's death and of the earlier nonfatal shooting of Tatum's grandfather, retired deputy Burke McCallen, as well as the uninvestigated disappearance of eight girls, all children of illegal immigrants. Gypsy's old flame Claire Kinley lends a hand, as does stunning and ambitious reporter Sophia Ortez. Gypsy suspects a couple of deputies are involved in the crimes, but can't tell whether Sheriff Gaylord Denny is involved or just incompetent. Readers will want to see more of Gypsy, a nice combination of brains, brawn, and bravery.
