Sex and Murder.com: A Paul Turner Mystery

by Mark Richard Zubro

Book Overview

Craig Lenzati, the rich and powerful CEO of Chicago's answer to Microsoft, is found brutally murdered with stab wounds all over his body. The murder is reported anonymously, and a quick and quiet resolution to the case is demanded by City Hall. Meanwhile, the list of suspects is almost endless and that along has the powers-that-be breathing down the necks of Chicago Police Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick. But as the two struggle to untangle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312287194
• ISBN13: 9780312287191
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Another great Zubro Mystery

Great Mystery....Mark Zubro has done it again! Paul Ben his 2 children Mrs. Talucci even his partner all came to life again in another ongoing Turner mystery...thank-you Mr. Zubro for continuing this series

I miss Tom and Scott

This was a good read and an interesting plot, but I wish Zubro would bring back Tom and Scott and their loving relationship. And Fenwick's banter gets awfully tiresome after a while. Not enough about Paul's home life and relationship with Ben. When I read a gay mystery I want more gayness in it. Oh well, will keep buying them.

Fast Paced & Tense to Say the Least!

Zubro's mysteries are never disappointing, and this one certainly is one of his best. I couldn't rip through the pages fast enough. Although I felt some of the weak jokes and forced banter that went on between Detectives Buck Fenwick and Paul Turner went on too long and became tiring after a while. However, that's my only complaint. The story is very interesting, exciting and fast paced.Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick are assigned the murder case of Craig Lenzati and Brooks Werberg, two software geniuses and business partners who both have been stabbed to death within the last 24 hours. Craig happens to be straight and Brooks is a gay man. As the detectives soon find out both of these victims have been playing sex games with many people and keeping score of their many conquests. The people they have been sexually abusing and blackmailing are very angry and anyone of them could be the potential murderer. At the same time that the detectives are trying to solve the computer nerds murders someone is also killing cops while traveling across the country. Chicago is next on the list. Could the two cases be related? Could it be the same killer. In both the cop killings and the software executives murders the victims have been urinated on, and stabbed to death many times with a large jagged knife. Perhaps even Turner & Fenwick will be the next victims? There's a lot of mystery here, and the story moves along at quite a fast pace. It's a book you can't put down. I have read all of Mark Zubro's books and I truly enjoyed this one. It's a nice way to spend an enjoyable evening and an excellent diversion. Highly recommended.

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE PAUL TURNER SERIES

Far be it from me to disagree with Publisher's Weekly, but I thought MrZ did an outstanding job with his latest entry in the Paul Turner mystery series. I couldn't put it down and I finished it two days! That's what I call an action page-turner.Paul and his partner, Buck Fenwick, are faced with figuring out the murder of Chicago's version of the wealthy and powerful computer genius. As they investigate the victim's death and life, the murders continue and the crime becomes more perverse and sexually sordid. Then to complicate matters, a serial killer appears to be working his way west eliminating top police detectives. Chicago is his next stop and Turner and Fenwick are prime candidates for becoming his next victim. Oh, and by the way, his M.O. just happens to be the same as that used in the computer murders. Are the two crimes connected? Will Paul and Buck find the killer/killers before he/she/they find them? If you're like me it won't take a lot of time to discover the answer. I stayed up until 2:30 doing that, and I had the serial killer narrowed done to two characters.Fortunately and/or unfortunately, the domestic details of Paul's life are at a bare minimum this time. The kids are becoming just too perfect -- all nice and goody-goody. I think the next book will be time for Jeff to show his bad boy side. Sure I know he's the one in the wheelchair, but that would be the unexpected twist! And for all you Buck Fenwick fans, his gallows humor and macabre wisecracks are at their groaning and enjoyable worst!

Dark but exciting police procedural

Craig Lenzati and Brooks Werberg were two nerdy individuals who worked in their garage trying to develop a dot.com company. They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams and sold their company for billions of dollars. They opened up another company that worked on cutting edge technology, especially artificial intelligence. Chicago detectives Paul Turner and his partner Buck Fenwick are called out to Craig?s home. Someone murdered Craig using a large sharp knife with blood splattered everywhere. The killer struck him many times with the weapon before Craig died. The detectives also think the perpetrator urinated on the victim before he left. A few days later, the exact same thing happened to Brooks. The police believe they are dealing with an angry serial killer. As they dig into the victims? lives, the genteel veneer crumbles to reveal two oversexed powerful males playing games that made a lot of people angry. Paul and Buck have more suspects than a duck has feathers. SEX AND MURDER.COM is an exciting very dark police procedural that shows the reader the mindset of a police officer during a heinous investigation. The plot is fast moving and action packed, but turns quite graphic concerning the crime scenes. It is fascinating to read about a police investigation that demonstrates the usually slow pace of the puzzle pieces coming together. Mark Richard Zubro will surely receive a Lambda nomination if not the award for this engaging work.Harriet Klausner