The police don’t seem to be working too hard to solve
Catherine Hamilton’s murder. After all, being an escort—even a classy one like
Catherine—comes with risks. But Catherine’s parents aren’t willing to give up
on learning the truth. They engage the services of private detective/former
LAPD homicide detective Jack Till in the hope that he can uncover answers to
some of the inconsistencies in the case.
The police report indicates that the cops didn’t find any
cash or jewelry in Catherine’s apartment. Odd, since working girls usually
don’t have time to make a bank deposit between customers. That convinces Till
that Catherine’s killer had known where she had hidden her valuables. A casual
customer wouldn’t be privy to that information, but someone familiar with her
apartment might be.
Like maybe a boyfriend.
Till looks further and learns that Catherine was one of
several attractive strawberry blonde escorts murdered across the country. He
takes off on the trail of what he suspects may be a serial killer: one skillful
enough to remove any evidence of his existence.
Thomas Perry’s The
Boyfriend is a top-notch procedural. I actually cared about his
characters—watching as each new young woman surrendered to the boyfriend’s
charisma was like watching a victim in a horror movie slowly walk down the
basement stairs to investigate a noise. But the inevitability of the outcome
each time wasn’t clichéd—it worked, due to his excellent plotting.
This was a terrific way to pass a rainy Saturday.
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