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Title: Good Character Development
Review: Mark Manning, the gay publisher of a small-town Wisconsin newspaper, faces a murder investigation where the lead suspect is his friend. Is he trusting his friend too much, or is something serious wrong with this all American mid-western town?Michael Craft writes excellent characters, giving the reader Manning himself, Manning's relationships with lover, adoptive son, friends, and newspaper staff--as well as an assortment of suspects. Each of the suspects is distinctive, each with their own motives. As Manning digs deeper into the crime, a lot more than the initial 'small world of miniatures' comes apparent. Lots of axes are being ground over pornography and Manning, as newspaper editor, cannot just stand by.
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