Jack Fredrickson
5 SeriesJack Fredrickson is renowned for his Dek Elstrom and Milo Rigg Mysteries series. Throughout his career, he has been nominated for the Shamus Award in three categories: Best First Novel, Best Novel, and Best Short Story.
In Jack Fredrickson's "Silence the Dead," the thirty-year-old unsolved murder of seventeen-year-old Betty is reopened at the behest of Mayor Mac Bassett. Upon exhuming the body, it is discovered that the skull does not belong to Betty, deepening the mystery. As the investigation progresses, the small town's silence is broken only by a series of new deaths, intensifying the urgency to solve the case. Mayor Bassett's determination to uncover the truth grows stronger with each incident, driving the narrative forward.
