Ray Quinn is a retired police detective working as a security guard at the Coral Bay Condos in Orlando, Florida. Eleven months ago he and his partner, Trisha, were gunned down while on police business. Trisha died and Ray was left with disabling injuries. The killer was never caught. One night at work, a distraught woman asks to be buzzed in so that she might check on her brother, a minister, who is not answering his phone or e-mail messages. Ray accompanies her to her brother's room where they discover that David and an exotic dancer, Jamie, have been shot. The police rule the deaths a murder/suicide and close the case. Pam, David's sister, seeks Ray's help. She believes her brother was murdered. Ray reluctantly looks at the evidence and agrees to investigate. Ray shares his apartment with Jim (Beam) and has all 170 movies made by John Wayne, who is his hero. He also has a Barnie Fife-type side-kick, Crevis. This mystery/detective story features colorful, descriptive language and a quirky sense of humor.
"Law enforcement is a lot like kindergarten...To start with, you never, ever put anything in your mouth."
Christy Award 2011
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