The Disposable Man

Archer Mayor is a good plot crafter. He sets up crimes bereft of any clue except one - and that one clue leads to many more. In this outing, there are ambitious city politicians, CIA spooks, and Russian mafia of all things. If Mayor was heavy handed or trite, he would have these evil forces pulling every impossible dirty trick from a comic book you could imagine. Thankfully, he shows restraint. The writing and dialogue... Read Full Review

THIS IS A GOOD BOOK. IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A MYSGTERY FAN YOU CAN'T DO ANY BETTER THAN JOE GUNTHER, ARCHER MAYOR'S DETECTIVE. I THINK ALL OF ARCHER MAYOR'S BOOKS ARE GREAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. THE ONLY THING THAT I WISH IS THAT JOE GUNTHER WOULD GET A LITTLE TOUGHER, HE SEEMS TO BE TOO NICE A GUY FOR A DETECTIVE. AT TIMES HE APPEARS TO BE ALMOST A STUMBLEBUM, BUT THEN HE ALWAYS COMES THROUGH I HIGHLY RECOMMEND... Read Full Review

This latest entry in the Joe Gunther series is a worthy successor to the previous installments. Once again, the small town of Brattleboro, Vermont is in the midst of an unexplainable crime, and the locals are on the case, only this time it is Joe himself who comes under suspicion, and has to work to save his career and reputation. The story, tho' tinged with intrigue, is believable, and Mayor's depiction of small-town... Read Full Review

In Brattleboro, Vermont, police lieutenant Joe Gunther wonders why a foreigner would be murdered in a nearby quarry? The victim carried no identity and no one seems to be claiming a missing Eastern European. The only marks of meaning are some strange tattoos on the body of the corpse that abruptly arouse the attention of the FBI and the CIA.The CIA wants Joe to back out of the case, something he refuses to do. Instead,... Read Full Review

~In Brattleboro, Vermont, police lieutenant Joe Gunther wonders why a foreigner would be murdered in a nearby quarry? The victim carried no identity and no one seems to be claiming a missing Eastern European. The only marks of meaning are some strange tattoos on the body of the corpse that abruptly arouse the attention of the FBI and the CIA. <P