Deadly Science (Shane Hadley #1) by Ken Brigham

"Rules are arbitrary. They are not boundaries, but just the place where you begin negotiations."

This is the first in a new series featuring Shane Hadley, "the Sherlock Shane of departmental myth reincarnated as a wheelchair-bound ex-detective holed up in his Printers Alley flat" in Nashville. Shane has an unusual partnership with  Detective Hardy Seltzer of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department as they work together to solve the murder of Bonz Bagley. The old man and his dog were gunned down in front of his club in the disintegrating area that used to be a popular country music nightspot. The death of Bonz is complicated by the fact that he happened to be a patient in a drug study that Shane's wife, Dr. Katya Karpov, was working on in her role as a neurologist with a new drug that is meant to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Is there a connection between the clinical trial and the hit on Bonz or is his death the result of a decades old feud between has-been Nashville music personalities? "The game is afoot." NO SPOILERS.

This was entertaining even though it seemed quite repetitive and was full of stereotypical characters. The descriptions of the city of Nashville were interesting along with the tidbits of history. The relationship between Shane and Hardy is a developing one and they seem an unlikely duo but I feel that I might warm to them with future installments. Unfortunately, I was too late to grab a copy of the second book in the series that seems to have been published at the same time. I would have liked to see if I grew to appreciate their interaction and partnership because I don't feel that I really learned too much about them as individuals in this introduction. I found the depiction of Katya to be a little over-the-top with her seeming brilliance and perfection, but hopefully she has some flaws! There was a little surprise toward the end that some may see coming, but overall it was a straight forward mystery that combined police work with science and medicine.

Thank you to NetGalley and Secant Publishing for this e-book ARC to read and review. Perhaps I'll be lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of Deadly Arts.

This is the first in a new series.

Genre - Mystery, medical and police thriller