Death of a Car Salesman
by Collin Brantmeyer
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Pub Date Oct 13 2020 | Archive Date Feb 15 2021
Description
On a brutally hot summer morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, Big Al Washington—a local legend for car sales and eccentric commercials—dies under mysterious circumstances. As the vultures line up for their fair share of his fortune, Big Al’s trusted attorney, Larry Bridges, informs the Washington kin that the estate will be frozen until the case is solved.
Weary of probing police detectives and avaricious beneficiaries, Larry enlists his savvy daughter, Emily, and Alice Washington—Big Al's estranged daughter and the only family member with a legitimate alibi—to figure out who killed his former boss.
Meanwhile, Big Al’s grandson and successor Luke, in serious need of cash flow, hatches his own plans to speed up the dispersion process. He sees it as his mission to save the dealership and will fulfill it at any cost.
When everyone in the Washington family's inner circle has a potential motive, how will Emily and Alice narrow it down? Or is Big Al’s legacy already doomed, as autonomous cars overtake the market and drive his lifelong business into the ground?
A Note From the Publisher
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7352599-1-8 ($15.99)
eBook ISBN: 978-1-7352599-2-5 ($9.99)
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7352599-1-8 ($15.99)
Featured Reviews
Hal P, Bookseller
A very interesting read. Told by many of the characters in different chapters. I enjoyed getting to the end though I kind of guessed at the guilty parties mid way through the book. I still recommend this as something very different!
Kathryn B, Reviewer
DEATH OF A CAR SALESMAN by Collin Brantmeyer
Al Washington was probably the most well known car dealer in the United States and he was finally going to retire after 47 years in the business. Everyone knew of him, he was the tall thin dude that always wore jeans, western shirt, boots, his 10 gallon hat and made his commercials with his dog Teddy. Now Teddy was never a dog, but was a tiger, rhino, or some other animal. Gee, seems like Teddy should have been named Spot, but I digress.
Anyway, Al was making his last commercial where he was turning the dealership over to his grandson. Al was 85 and looking forward to finally living a little when next thing he knew ...... he was dead.
Turns out that Al was worth about 212 million dollars and was ,.... wait for it, murdered. During a murder the police usually have a hard time finding the culprit but this time there is no shortage.
There is:
* his second wife Kelly
* his current wife Eva and his young daughter Margret
* his grandson Luke
* his daughter and daddy’s girl Courtney
* his finance manager at the dealership, Chad
* disinherited and estranged daughter, Alice
* and his lawyer and right hand man Larry Bridges
and a few others, so this won’t be easy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves a whodunit that is not dark and intense but just keeps you guessing until the very end.
Elizabeth K, Educator
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. From the beginning when I found out it was set in the year 2028 to the last chapter that took me back through the opening chapter, I loved every small surprise that popped up.
The characters were totally believable and easy to imagine. Even the ones I expected to be flat stereotypes turned out to have an edge that made them less of an archetype.
An amazing mix of mystery, humor, and fantasy, it kept me wrapped up to the last word.
Nancy B, Reviewer
Thank you NetGalley, Collin Brantmeyer and Ready Demolition Books for the ARC of Death Of A Car Salesman
Al Washington was a well-known car salesman and he had decided he wanted to retire after his 47 years in the career. He was well known for his commercials and he was doing his final commercial just before he turned his business over to his grandson. He was so looking forward to his retirement but that was not to be what happened.
He was murdered and now the police had to find out who killed him. This was turning out to be a case that was not going to be easy to solve. He was worth over 200 million dollars and there was a long list of people who wanted his fortune.
This book had everything in it to keep me reading- humor- mystery and a big list of suspects!
Priya D, Reviewer
The debut work by Collin Brantmeyer is a story of the death of a millionaire set in 2028. Told in the perspective of different characters, the plot has suspense and wry humour which I really enjoyed. The prose is easy and though the suspense could be guessed, that doesn't let down the narrative in any way. The nature of the human mind is well brought out. I will be looking forward to future works by this author. A joy to read. 😄
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