In this lighthearted murder mystery set amongst the immigrant community in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington DC, the body of a Syrian is found in a trash bin. The body may be linked to a series of murders. But the Alexandria Police are hamstrung. Frank Valencia, a star homicide detective, is suspended, and is in deep trouble having shot the son of a rich and influential developer. Demoted to a desk job in missing persons, he is aided in proving his innocence and in pursuing the murderer by an unlikely cast of characters: an ex-sumo wrestler and financial wizard, Frank's Syrian mistress, a Hezbollah enforcer friendly with the Israelis, and a couple of Ecuadorian garbage collectors. Frank gets in deeper trouble as his unconventional allies drag him into legal and political quagmires while the killer seeks additional victims.
Don't Shoot The Rich Kid: A Lighthearted Murder Mystery
In this lighthearted murder mystery set amongst the immigrant community in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington DC, the body of a Syrian is found in a trash bin. The body may be linked to a series of murders. But the Alexandria Police are hamstrung. Frank Valencia, a star homicide detective, is suspended, and is in deep trouble having shot the son of a rich and influential developer. Demoted to a desk job in missing persons, he is aided in proving his innocence and in pursuing the murderer by an unlikely cast of characters: an ex-sumo wrestler and financial wizard, Frank's Syrian mistress, a Hezbollah enforcer friendly with the Israelis, and a couple of Ecuadorian garbage collectors. Frank gets in deeper trouble as his unconventional allies drag him into legal and political quagmires while the killer seeks additional victims.