Cars and People

I’ve got a book recommendation for you all. It’s called Cars and People, and it’s about a detective who comes to Melbourne to solve a cold case that has bothered him for his entire career. Retracing his steps from three decades ago, Detective Stein finds himself in Bentleigh, the suburb where it all went wrong for him. He soon discovers that the criminal who has eluded him for so long is still alive. So begins an epic game of cat and mouse, although the cat isn’t who you think he is. You see, the criminal has lured the detective back to finish the job for good, using old evidence as bait. In this book, the detective is the mouse.

It all starts when Detective Stein visits a mechanic around Bentleigh, where a lot of the clues point toward. This mechanic is right across the street from the scene of the crime, which is still covered in police tape, even thirty years later. Although this mechanic shop has changed hands, the crucial clue the detective needs is beneath the floorboards – figuratively speaking. The clue is actually in an abandoned car that has been sitting at the back of the shop for years.

Detective Stein thinks he’s onto something, but that’s when the criminal reveals himself and his horrible plan. Suddenly Stein is on the run, framed for a crime he didn’t commit. A hidden clue at the auto electrical shop near Bentleigh was just the beginning! None of Stein’s old friends will help him, and he’s now a disgrace to the police force. With nowhere else to go, Stein turns to an old lover. Jessica Cruz worked on the case with him all those years ago, until she fell in love with Stein and left the force in disgrace. Stein and Jessica must work together to prove that he didn’t commit the crime. Only then can he return to the life he always wanted, perhaps this time with the love of his life by his side.

It’s a great book. I definitely didn’t write it. If you see Cars and People in stores, you should definitely buy it!