Family Values

By Matthew V Clemens

Ezra Strong wants to be a good brother and finally repay the $50,000 loan after 30 years to his brother Earl. Trouble is, Ezra can't get past Earl's wife, Dottie, to even talk to his brother on the phone. She'd never liked Ezra, but this goes beyond dislike. Why is she deliberately keeping him from his brother? And, why would anyone refuse $50,000? Chuck Twain of AAA Detective Agency gets the call. What seems like a simple case of locating Earl Strong turns into a deeper mystery. No one in town can remember the last time they saw Earl. What has happened to Earl Strong? What secrets lie deep in the Strong family? So deep, the Strong family is willing to kill to keep.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Matthew V Clemens
• Release date: Mar 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311362452

Matthew V Clemens

A long-time co-conspirator with Max Allan Collins, the pair has collaborated on over twenty novels, several comic books, four graphic novels, a computer game, and a dozen mystery jigsaw puzzles. Their latest thriller, SUPREME JUSTICE, will be out in June, 2014.

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Family Values

By Matthew V Clemens

Published by Matthew V Clemens at Smashwords

Copyright 1998 Matthew V Clemens

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About Matthew V Clemens

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INTRODUCTION

This is the first story I ever sold, back in 1992, though it didn’t see print until it appeared in PRIVATE EYES, a Signet paperback edited by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins.

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