Mister Bigmouth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781663274939)

What should have been a wonderful anniversary weekend for Irene McKenzie took a tragic turn when she was targeted for a purse snatching by a young man. The crime turned violent as she resisted the robber, who battered her to the ground in an attack that left her comatose for decades. It was a major crime at the time, but the investigation stalled because of less-than-ideal police work. Many years later, after Irene's death, the local newspaper strangely refused to report her death in anything but a paid obituary from her grieving family. Their obit took a shot at the Sheriff's Department for being unable or unwilling to solve the crime. The accusation infuriated a politically ambitious sheriff who expects his top investigator, Detective Lieutenant Ida Mae Rollins, to solve a cold case clouded by secrecy, lies and past corruption by the former sheriff. Ida digs for the truth after hearing the appeals of Irene's grown children, including a son troubled by alcoholism and fears he may have inspired the purse snatching. She finally uncovers a possible reason the newspaper refused to do follow-up news coverage of a purse snatching that turned deadly.

Author: Gary Metro
ISBN-10: 1663274932
ISBN-13: 9781663274939
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 03/25/2026
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d