Pretty City Murder
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A tidy murder pits a San Francisco police inspector, priest, and hotel owner against each other in a page-turning tale of how far some people will go to protect their reputations and lifetime achievements. When a priest stumbles upon his brother, a slow learner, lying dead in his elegantly-appointed 12th floor hotel apartment, his unfortunate demise compels an investigation that leads three lifelong friends into a fierce conflict. Father Ralph MacKenzie, SJ, Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Francisco, panics. Larry Leahy, family man, history buff, and tough cop, investigates. James O'Hara, owner of the Greenwich Grand Hotel, rushes to the scene. All three will draw on life experiences shared since first grade. Risking a long-sought promotion, Leahy searches for the truth among hotel employees, each hiding secrets. Leahy and his partner, Inspector Hieu Trang, navigate the danger, deception, and misdirection awaiting them at the Golden Gate Bridge and in North Beach and Chinatown, and the majestic Eastern Sierras. Now, they’re getting closer to the shocking truth.
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Reviews
Joseph Gartrell, WordMule.com
In its best moments, the plot of Pretty City Murder twitches taut a web of debt and duty, priest and police officers, childhood friends and estranged family. Under-girding the murder mystery is a story about the strengths and stresses of obligation and the cord which binds the characters together and offers service as both lifeline and noose. Looming over the murder mystery is the presence of the Greenwich Grand Hotel, described by an author willing to let the reader stop to smell the roses from the very wallpaper. Anyone who puts the book down without getting a bit of the Greenwich under the fingernails has been reading it all wrong.
Robert K. Lindsey, The 5th of July, Sonny Kaniho, God Is Aloha, and Letters from Hawaii
Pretty City Murder is an intriguing murder mystery set in the heart of San Francisco. I love good writing. I love a good story. Mr. Dunn gave me both. Kept me manacled to every page. Looking for more. Expecting more.
Kathy D. Lindsey, elementary and pre-school teacher for half a century
My brother was always a gifted writer growing up. Pretty City Murder is a great example of his ability to create a story with all the elements we readers enjoy ~ intrigue, mystery, suspense. You will not be able to put this mystery novel down!
Steven R. McEvoy, Catholic, Fiction, Children's and Tech Book Reviews and published articles
As a first novel it is very impressive, and I hope we are treated to more from Dunn’s pen. We just need to keep all the Dunn’s clear. https://www.bookreviewsandmore.ca/2019/10/pretty-city-murder-robert-e-dunn.html
In its best moments, the plot of Pretty City Murder twitches taut a web of debt and duty, priest and police officers, childhood friends and estranged family. Under-girding the murder mystery is a story about the strengths and stresses of obligation and the cord which binds the characters together and offers service as both lifeline and noose. Looming over the murder mystery is the presence of the Greenwich Grand Hotel, described by an author willing to let the reader stop to smell the roses from the very wallpaper. Anyone who puts the book down without getting a bit of the Greenwich under the fingernails has been reading it all wrong.
Robert K. Lindsey, The 5th of July, Sonny Kaniho, God Is Aloha, and Letters from Hawaii
Pretty City Murder is an intriguing murder mystery set in the heart of San Francisco. I love good writing. I love a good story. Mr. Dunn gave me both. Kept me manacled to every page. Looking for more. Expecting more.
Kathy D. Lindsey, elementary and pre-school teacher for half a century
My brother was always a gifted writer growing up. Pretty City Murder is a great example of his ability to create a story with all the elements we readers enjoy ~ intrigue, mystery, suspense. You will not be able to put this mystery novel down!
Steven R. McEvoy, Catholic, Fiction, Children's and Tech Book Reviews and published articles
As a first novel it is very impressive, and I hope we are treated to more from Dunn’s pen. We just need to keep all the Dunn’s clear. https://www.bookreviewsandmore.ca/2019/10/pretty-city-murder-robert-e-dunn.html
The novel is obtainable on Amazon in hardback, paperback, large print, and Kindle. An actor narrated the trailer on rumble.com.