Title: English Prof Tackles Crime Novel
Review: By Bill Whitaker of the Abilene Reporter-News (March 3, 2000) Evil definitely intrigues Kerr and drives his fictional Houston police lieutenant onward in his efforts to solve a series of murders, ultimately centering on -of all people- a seemingly disinterested librarian who leads a double life as a methodical, high-dollar hit man. Kerr might seem a most unlikely fellow to deal with such things - his areas of specialty are the great classics he teaches at University. The novel's most intriguing charcter is Howard, a seemingly inoffensive librarian at the heart of a murder-for-hire outfit that ultimately targets the Texas attorney general for death. The book finds Lt. Hilderbrand dealing with a form of evil that seems to flourish even from beyond the grave. And evil is especially effective in its way of appearing to be something that it is not.
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