Murder in Palm Beach
The Homicide That Never Died
by Bob Brink
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Pub Date Aug 05 2016 | Archive Date Jul 12 2019
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Description
The doorbell rings in the home of a prominent Palm Beach citizen, quickly followed by a shotgun blast that shatters a window, cracking the calm of a cool January night. Rodger Kriger falls to the floor, mortally wounded, leaving a wife and six children.
Murder in Palm Beach: The Homicide That Never Died is closely based on a sensational, real murder that happened in the posh ocean-side town in 1976. In the thin guise of fiction, the book contains shocking new information never before made public. Author Bob Brink, an award-winning journalist, was a newspaper reporter in the locale where the assassination occurred. It made media headlines for 15 years.
An ambitious prosecutor pins the deed on Mitt Hecher, a hoodlum and karate expert. At Hecher’s trial, fellow jail inmates testify that he confessed. He is convicted and sentenced to the brutal and anarchic state prison at Raiford, where a stabbing a day and a killing a week are the “mean” average.
Judges repeatedly frustrate Hecher and several attorneys working without fees to get a new trial, as investigators pursue myriad scenarios. Meanwhile, his wife contracts a deadly disease.
Was Hecher innocent, and if so, who did it? Did the sons of a wealthy Cuban kill Kriger? Were the operators of a gambling enterprise out to get him? Was a love triangle the basis for the shooting? Did a vicious underworld figure do the bidding of a criminal gang? Was a prominent politician behind the slaying? Those are the questions seeking answers amid the exploration of issues of justice and power.
Murder in Palm Beach is the saga of a battle between a man whose swagger has sent him spiraling to the bottom and powerful, sinister forces determined to keep him there. It is a narrative of redemption wrapped in a mystery tale reeking with power, sex, and violence. It also contains a heart-rending love story.
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Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
Excellent psychological thriller! It moved at a fast pace with twists and turns throughout! Well-developed characters and plot. Highly recommend!
Reviewer 378873
Murder in Palm Beach: The Homicide That Never Died by Bob Brink is a full length, standalone contemporary novel.
A story, well written, contains romance, violence, power plays, sisnister forces, a hero full of himself, a mix of fact and fiction.
Rodger Kriger was murdered. The police sttles on Mitch Hecher, a karate instructor, a man full of himself. The state attorney James Scraponia despises him and charges him with murder. This is the wake up call, Mitch needs. When his wife dies he's more than devastated and sets everything in motion to get out of prison.
I liked the storyline and the characters. I give 4,5 stars.
Charlotte P, Reviewer
Mitt Hecher is a small time hoodlum who runs rings round the police. When the murder of Rodger Kriger occurs with no obvious suspects. Prosecutor Scraponia with the testimony of 4 convicts (for a reduced sentence) pins the murder on Mitt. Mitt is put away for 25 years in a brutal prison. Mitt uses his training in karate to survive. The story follows the Mitt and lawyers who believe justice was not done in trying to uncover the truth. Mitt has a true supporter in his wife and their love runs through the story. You really connect with Mitt in his fight against the Justice and political system and his reforms of the inmates around him.
I was given an ARC of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Sonya S, Reviewer
Readers who enjoyed Evan Ratliff’s true crime book titled “THE MASTERMIND: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.” will be naturally drawn to "MURDER IN PALM BEACH, The Homicide That Never Died," albeit a fictional thriller based on a true unsolved murder. The writer's clever narrative will leave the reader wondering what parts are factual and what parts are fictional. Fans will appreciate the fast paced action, realism, smooth transitional dialogue, and in-depth character development. The story-line is disturbingly appalling, leaving the reader to wonder whether justice is truly blind.
Thanks to NetGalley for the privilege of reading this book for an honest review. I will definitely look forward to reading more by this talented author.
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