Dirty Harry #5: “Family
Skeletons” by Dane Hartman (Rick Meyers). Harry’s cousin, Linda Donovan asks him to come to
Boston to help the family. He takes a week’s leave to visit, though he doesn’t
want to. In Boston he learns that a young girl that was raped and murdered was
a close friend of Linda’s daughter, and they’re afraid she’s next. She’s
involved in a religious cult that believes in sacrificing virgins, etc. A black
detective is investigating the rape and murder, but he seems to be closer to
the case than he should be, and knows a little too much that he isn’t telling.
In fact, there are more suspects than you can shake a stick at. In fact, Linda
Donovan and her husband may know more than what they are telling him, and they’re
having marital problems to boot. Rick Meyers’ Dirty Harry stories are all
excellent, and I think this is one of his best. There’s a great twist at the
end of this one, too.
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