
Blond Hair, Blue Eyes
An Emmett Hardy Crime Novel
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Bruce Sloan
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Chris Kelsey
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“Poignant and funny, studded with characters who haunt your imagination long after you’ve read the final page.”—Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of the Bear on Kelsey’s Where the Hurt Is
Burr, Oklahoma, summer, 1976: On the eve of America’s Bicentennial celebration, a notorious local politician is assassinated at a campaign rally. The case seems open and shut; the killer—a young, anonymous homeless woman—is shot by police at the scene. With the death of the assassin, the lead investigator is content to write off the crime as a random act. Burr’s Chief of Police, Emmett Hardy, isn’t so sure. Hardy becomes convinced the killing is the culmination of something deeper and darker—a violent conspiracy that not only makes a mockery of justice but ultimately threatens his life and those around him. A tale of murder, revenge, and intrigue, Blond Hair, Blue Eyes is Emmett Hardy’s most difficult and exciting case yet.
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Blond Hair, Blue Eyes is the fifth Emmett Hardy mystery - and by my measure the best one since the second book in the series (Butcherville) set a nearly impossible standard. We know the characters, the setting, and the history - now it is time to solve a new mystery!
I really loved how at this point we’ve fully moved into the 70s, it is truly a different time from when we started. The history of the region also reflects those changes, but sometimes we just can’t escape the past. Emmett and Karen are at the center, but many other characters return but in new roles, along with new main and secondary characters.
I was 80% through the Kindle book and had a ton of thoughts about how the intertwined events and sprawling mysteries might have happened, but there was still so much to learn. What I loved was the pacing - it was never rushed or forced, things were revealed in a satisfying way and I felt part of how things resolved.
I’m not sure if the author plans for more books in the series - but it is set up well either way. Numerous things have been wrapped up, but there is still plenty for Chief Hardy and Red to do in little old Burr, OK.
Best entry since Butcherville!
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