Motown

A Novel of Detroit. This one covers 1966, at the intersection where the children of Civil Rights and the children of Prohibition became the new drug runners, numbers runners, and heros of the streets. Well done blend of history, mystery, and fiction, weaving in past and future characters of other Estleman Detroit books. He keeps the action moving with minimal description. This book would make a good movie. I like Estleman's Detroit novels, but as a group they are not up to par with the Amos Walker novels. Amos Walker is just such a great character, and Estleman is so comfortable with him that he has pared to writing down to minimalist perfection. The Detroit novels take a little more descriptive narrative, not Estleman's strongest suit.