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Title: among the better Dave Brandstetter mysteries...
Review: Joseph Hansen had done very well for himself in pioneering a mystery series where the chief investigator, in this case an insurance investigator, is gay. "Death Claims" was written in the early 1970s, apparently before homosexuals and homosexuality were commonly referred to as "gay". The author doesn't belabor the investigator's sexuality much, and the mystery itself is not too entrenched with homosexuality either. The plot is fairly straightforward, about a suicide (drowning) that looked suspect. The characters involved are believable and the author restrains himself nicely from presenting too many plot twists. And as with all Joseph Hansen novels, 'Death Claims' is a short read.Bottom line: this early effort by the author holds up very nicely. Recommended.
