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Very little fiction I read features the truly elderly as protagonists, so when I heard about a crime novel featuring an octogenarian ex-cop, I had to pick it up. Buck Schatz is a retired Memphis homicide detective who fits squarely into the plain-spoken cranky old coot archetype. He's lived long enough to have been a POW in WWII, married sixty years, outlive his son, and generally see the world he knows disappear. The story kicks off when Buck is forced to visit to a fellow WWII vet, who lies ne
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Great mystery featuring an elderly protagonist who is remarkably resiliant and cognisant of his surroundings. Would that I could be the same at age 87. Also full of wry humor.
Typical cop/murder/mystery story, made interesting by the thoughts, musings, and dialogue of the lead character, Buck Schatz, 87 year old retired police detective.
