EYES CLOSED TIGHT by Peter Leonard


Leonard delivers another book in which he shows his skill in bringing characters to life, as well as setting up an interesting plot. O’Clair is a retired Detroit Homicide detective that has moved to Florida, opened up a motel and developed a love interest in Virginia, a younger, stunning girl who can fix anything and works with him.

Life looks sweet for him when suddenly he discovers a young girl killed and left on a chair outside of his motel on the adjoining beach. The circumstances are very similar to those of a series of murders he worked on while still active in Detroit. At that point he caught the serial killer who was jailed in Michigan and the case marked closed.

Circumstances appear that the actual killer in Detroit was never caught and has followed O’Clair to Florida. The murder forces him to offer his help to the homicide detective in Florida, due to the similarity to those in Detroit. The case is worked at both areas, and includes a trip revisiting people and evidence gathered in Detroit. The reasons for the murders occurring in Florida constitute a major force in the novel and help with the solution.

In all probability, Peter Leonard has developed a character that will be used again in future novels and will be a welcome one.

3/14 Paul Lane

EYES CLOSED TIGHT by Peter Leonard. Story Plant, The (March 4, 2014). ISBN 978-1611881141. 300p.

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