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Book Nook: The Prison Guard's Son, by Trace Conger

Trace Conger's latest Mr. Finn detective novel is his third in the series. In this one Mr. Finn a Cincinnati based private investigator has been hired by another questionable client. Finn is forced to accept some shady projects because he has lost his PI license and he really needs the income.

The client, a prison guard, is trying to locate two men who murdered his son. At the time the crime took place the client's son was a small boy and his killers were only a few years older. Conger got his inspiration for this tale of children murdering children from the tragic James Bulger case in England.

Mr. Finn understands that if he does help his client to locate his son's killers that he might become an accomplice to a crime himself if his client decides to wreak vengeance upon these two men who have served their time and are now living under new identities that were created for them by the US Marshal's Service.

Mr. Finn ends up in Texas where he tracks down both men. Read the book to find out what happens next.

The Book Nook on WYSO is made possible by six local library systems in southwest Ohio:  the Greene County Public LibraryWashington-Centerville Public Library, MidPointe Library SystemClark County Public Library, Dayton Metro Library, and Wright Memorial Public Library.

Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994. Over the years he has produced more than 1500 interviews with writers, musicians, poets, politicians, and celebrities. Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them. Vick Mickunas reviews books for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News Sun.