Houston Homicide Author:Bill Crider, Clyde Wilson Texas, 1969: It's a hot Houston summer, and Dectective Ted Stephens is looking into a gruesome multiple homicide, an entire family killed. The detectives already on the case don't want him around, and departmental politics can get dirty. Even worse in the eyes of some of the cops, Ted looks to legendary Houston private-eye Clive Watson f... more »or help on the case. Watson seems to know more than anybody else about what's happening in Houston's criminal underworld, but he's mourning the death of his wife and doesn't get around like he used to.
Ted's work on the homicides is hampered by his personal problems, including a wife who doesn't want to live with him any more, and his professional problems, mainly a supervisor who keeps pulling him off the case. And then there's the money. Ten million dollars, more than enough to kill for. Too bad there's something wrong with the wills of the murder victims.
Houston Homicide is the fast-paced story of a man dedicated to his job, torn by his person life, and determined to bring a killer to justice, no matter what the cost.« less