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Book Review of DEVIL?S CHIMNEY an absolutely gripping crime mystery with a massive twist (Detective Rutherford Barnes Mysteries)

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In the opening salvo, Rutherford Barnes' police partner is killed in a gruesome manner, and Barnes is invited to join the detective squad. This seemed odd, although the next week, he took the exam for detective and aced it. What does a low-level burglar have to do with the policewoman's murder? The plot soon thickens.

This is a complex story with segments about his wife, Eve, and their desire to have a baby. Barnes is also soon involved in corruption. Although the story is unlikely, it is fast-paced and entertaining.