5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating wartime criminality.
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
A G Russo captivates readers in this action-packed wartime story of survival. In ‘O’Shaughnessy Investigations Inc’: The Cases Nobody Wanted: we are transported to gang-infested Brooklyn, New York, in 1942, where appalling poverty and criminality are the order of the day.
We follow Maeve in her quest for survival as she and her young brother are left to run the detective agency set up by their brothers: now drafted into the war effort. The morally deficient brothers enlist Vic Marino; an ex-cop to assist the siblings. Maeve, who is still suffering the grief of losing her Mother and sister in a car accident, grapples with her newfound responsibilities.
Their first case: the violent death of a young woman, tests their mettle, leading them to reluctantly take on the case that nobody wants, as the cops show no interest.
This riveting book is not for the faint-hearted: the descriptive imagery will fascinate and horrify readers equally. It will appeal to those who enjoy historical fiction steeped in fact.
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