Pete Talbott is a harried Boston computer wonk still grieving over the death of his wife when he finds himself at the wrong end of Gino Parini’s .45 reading his own obituary, torn from the morning newspaper. Talbott figures it is all a big mistake, until Parini shows him his wife’s obituary too; and this is a mystery that Talbott can’t leave well-enough alone. Someone with a scalpel and an … embalming table is planting bodies under other people’s names.
Sandy Kasmarek runs an art gallery on Chicago’s stylish North Michigan Avenue, and it appears that her late-husband is also one of them. With a photographer’s eye, the quick feet of a black belt, and fingers that can hot-wire a car in seconds, she has the skill set you wouldn’t expect from a good Chicago catholic-school girl. Coupled with Pete in this political thriller, they bring enough action, romance, thrills, and stark terror that even the Undertaker might be in trouble.
A Witness Protection shell game, more Mafia crime, or just another FBI murder mystery?
From a funeral home in Indiana, to car chases on the Dan Ryan, snipers in Washington Square, sleazy lawyers, corrupt County sheriffs, a bloody Back Bay townhouse in Boston, the FBI, and Mafia hit men, The Undertaker is a non-stop suspense thriller, because if Pete and Sandy can’t stop them, they know they will be next on the Undertaker’s list.
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A uniquely original novel that tells the tale of two people swept up in violent situations which will take all their wits to survive. Corrupt and wicked characters spill over from one page to the next in a never-ending, emotional cycle of greed and murderous actions that brings us to a stunning conclusion.
Outstanding and Very Highly …
Loved this book! I almost stopped reading it very early on because I couldn’t believe some of Pete’s (the protagonist’s) choices. What a big mistake that would have been! This story has it all: drama, thrilling action, sensitivity, romance, evil villains, lots of snarky humor, and a plot that’s guaranteed to surprise you in the end. Bravo!
This is the second book I have read by William F Brown. The stories are pretty good, if you can get past the truly unbelievable parts. Guess I am just not able to suspend my common sense.
An action-packed story that not only held my interest from start to finish, it kept me guessing what was going to happen next. Mr. Brown has created a character in Pete that is easy to identify with since he is a pretty normal guy who is being pushed to his limits after reading his obituary in the paper in a city where he has never lived. From …
Peter Talbott is a systems engineer living in Boston. He is still grieving over his wife, Terri, who died a year ago of cancer. When a hit man surprises him in his car and shows him an obituary for both he and Terri, his anger spins out of control. How dare anyone disrespect the memory of his wife, never mind the fact, that he isn’t dead. He goes …