Allen E. Boekeloo

Murder or Suicide - the Missing Link: Nick Edwards Novel Allen E. Boekeloo First edition

Nick Edwards tries to solve two murder cases from Chicago. First case; a twenty-year old murder or suicide never been resolved. Mr. Edwards client...a twenty-five year old woman, the daughter of the victim, Sheryl Boehlis, does not believe her mother, Sandy Boehlis, committed suicide. The 1977 case wil re-hash a lot of agony and pain, but she is prepared for the worst. Sheryl wants justice and closure, but the lack of truth from her Uncle Dale, Auntie 'Bee' and her Grandmother Barryhill, and the lack of clues from the police department, Miss Boehlis had no one to turn to, but Nick Edwards......

...... Second case; a twelve-year old murder that involves the mafia and the Chicago Police Department. Mr. Edwards client; Lisa Murray, which is Nick's girlfriend. Lisa thinks and truly believes there is a connection between her father, Donald Murray; a homicide detective, who was short of two months from retiring, dying and the mafia. Her belief; the mafia planted a bomb in her father's vehicle, which also cost her mother's life, Katie Murray. Lisa's father put two brothers from the mafia in prison for ten years for murder. After serving their time, the brothers, Rudy and Ruby Balesteri sought revenge. But the police files had little, if any, clues to go on, proving the Balesteri Brothers were involved. Nick Edwards will try to prove if there was a cover-up ....and why. Nick's cohorts and some of his friends had been involved in solving this mystery. Which will call for an explosive conclusion.