A is for Atonement: A Murder Mystery - Koegler, Joseph E.
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A gruesome murder of a woman and her daughter occurs on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Police Detective Michael Davis, a twelve year veteran of the police department, and his new partner, Detective Jennifer Palmer, are assigned to the case. Their paths have crossed before. Michael spent the his first 5 years undercover, resulting in the largest conviction rate of gang members and corrupt police officers in the history of Pittsburgh. Detective Palmer is the widow of a slain officer; the first case solved by Detective Davis after returning to uniform. She also has a thirteen year old…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
A gruesome murder of a woman and her daughter occurs on the North Side of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Police Detective Michael Davis, a twelve year veteran of the police department, and his new partner, Detective Jennifer Palmer, are assigned to the case. Their paths have crossed before. Michael spent the his first 5 years undercover, resulting in the largest conviction rate of gang members and corrupt police officers in the history of Pittsburgh. Detective Palmer is the widow of a slain officer; the first case solved by Detective Davis after returning to uniform. She also has a thirteen year old daughter. Michael has a younger brother, Martin, is a Roman Catholic Priest in the families old parish, just north of the city, and a sister, Joanna, the baby of the family, who lives in California with her third husband, and four children. Joanna has a secret.The case takes a number of directions, including: the ballistic identification of the weapon used by an international assassin, a sex offending high school counselor, a murder of an old priest, the attention of two F.B.I. agents, the attempted murder of a witness, and familiar DNA connecting Michael and Martin to the murder. Much of the action takes place in the complex of Martin's church, St. Anne's, and the adjacent convent. The psychological angst of previous behaviors reverberates, and the impact of a family secret, brings life to the characters, each dealing with their pasts. The developing relationship between Michael and Jennifer adds a romantic aspect to the picture.The story is a tightly written tale covering two weeks. There are details on the historical Mexican War Street section of Pittsburgh, the fate of old mill towns around the area, legal usage of familiar DNA, and the complexities of the FBI and CIA.
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Autorenporträt
I was born in Long Island, NY, in the first half of the last century and lived in Ossining, NY from 7 to 15, a great town on the Hudson River just north of New York City. I moved, along with my 5 siblings, to Pittsburgh PA in 1964; a delightful town that I highly recommend. This novel takes place there and shares some of it's history. I received a BA in literature from Penn State in 1970 I immediately took a job as Manager of a toy store. That started a relatively successful 42 year career in retail, interrupted briefly for a Pennsylvania Professional Certification in teaching from Slippery Rock University. In between my schooling, I married the love of my life and had two wonderful daughters. In 1983 I was elected to the North Allegheny School Board, one of the top school districts in the country. I served two subsequent terms, twelve years in all. In 1998 my wife and I divorced. During all of that time I wrote as an avocation, primarily poetry and short stories. The now defunct Poetry.com noted me as a talented poet and over the course of time, a few of my poems were published in various literary journals and anthologies. In 2012, I was forced into early retirement with a serious illness. It was nip and tuck for 3 years, but with the help of overpriced medication, and 3 major operations, I was returned to full health. The birth of my grandson may have played a major part in that also. Back on my own again, I returned to writing again. This novel is the fruit of that endeavor. I hope the first of many. I hope ou enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.