Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel

by Brian Freeman

Book Overview

"You're safe, Stride. I found the body at the Deeps. I buried him."

Jonathan Stride's best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve's yard and find a body with a bullet hole in its skull.

Stride is pretty sure he knows who it is. Seven years ago, an out-of-town reporter disappeared while investigating anonymous allegations of rape against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982663723
• ISBN13: 9781982663728
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

#10 in series

Stride's best friend Steve confesses to him: "About The Deeps. I found the body after you left, and I took care of it. I buried him" and then dies. Stride know which body he's talking about. Seven years ago a reporter disappeared investigating a rape allegation from an anonymous source about a prominent Duluth politician. Stride opens and recuses himself from the case as the number one suspect since he was the last to see the reporter alive. Maggie and Serena start piecing together the reporters last day and the information he was sitting on. The rape allegation is from almost thirty years in the past and memories are fuzzy, lies are told, and suspicion is falling on a lot of people. Stride picks at pieces from the past while being "on leave" from the force and is also trying to keep Cat safe. She has acquired a stalker from her take down of a hollywood legend the year previous. Things take a turn when Cat is shot at in the woods while Serena and Maggie are closer to finding a murderer and rape victim. Things come to a head with a final showdown including a murderer, a stalker, a politician, and death. Explosive, thrilling, & heartbreaking.