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    A Country of Old Men

    By Joseph Hansen

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    For the sake of a frightened child, Dave Brandstetter takes on his very last case
    In his decades as an insurance investigator, Dave Brandstetter has never shied away from violence, and he’s had more than his share of close calls. Time is catching up with him, his body is slowing down, and his wit is not as sharp as it used to be. But he will forgo retirement once more for the sake of a puzzle no detective could resist. Walking on the beach, a friend finds a bedraggled child who claims he has witnessed a murder. The victim is a drug-addicted pop star, and the obvious suspect is the dead man’s ex-girlfriend—a junkie whom the child saw standing over the body, gun in hand. In the final installment of Joseph Hansen’s groundbreaking series, Dave looks for justice once more, hoping that he will also find a lasting measure of peace.  A Country of Old Men is book twelve in the Dave Brandstetter Mystery series, which also includes Troublemaker and The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateMay 28, 2013
    ISBN9781480416796
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    • 4/5
      The last book of the series. There's not quite no way out of it, but it's still a pretty decisive end for a lot of the characters, and maybe for Dave.

      You know, I don't really judge these stories anymore on how well the mystery was written. I'm in it for Dave, how good he is, how much he loves the people around him, how much he wants to do the right thing and see the truth told. And for Dave's friends, too.

      I feel a little like I'm losing a friend, putting down the book this time. I have no doubt that I'll read this series again. There's a quiet, controlled quality to it -- there isn't the over the top violence and dramatic danger that I found in Raymond Chandler's work -- and that's restful, even as you're reading about people killing other people for insurance money. And the existence of Dave Brandstetter and his friends reminds you, all the time, that good people exist even in all that chaos.
    • 4/5
      I'll never forgive him for the ending. Don't care that he's dead. No forgiveness forthcoming.
    • 5/5
      A Country of Old Men, the Final Dave Brandstetter mystery finds the successful death claims investigator, while in retirement, seemingly busier than ever. In addition to being drawn into the investigation of the murder of a young drug dealing musician, there are one or two very minor subplots involving Dave?s friends. The murder investigation throws up several likely suspects, but not the young girl the police have held on the charge. The investigation throws up some child abuse along with the potential involvement of some influential characters. The investigation not only puts Dave?s life in danger yet again from some of the suspects, but also his increasing years are taking their toll. Yet despite his age he is even propositioned by a handsome young guy with a body like a Greek marble, he clearly has lost none of his charm or looks.As is fitting for this, the last of the Brandstetter stories, there is more involving Dave?s private life then usual, and it is all the more interesting for it. He and Cecil, his handsome young black lover, are as devoted to each other as ever, and Cecil is increasingly worried about Dave?s health. Making an appearance too are a number of Dave?s old friends and acquaintances. Yet again a very different story full of fine detail, but this time a particularly moving story too.