Five Books All About the Anti-Hero
Protagonists of all kinds abound in the mystery suspense genre. There are suspense books with rule-following detectives and mystery books with morally questionable heroes who will do anything to solve a crime. One of the pleasures of suspense writing is this diversity of protagonists. Whether you’re in the mood for gritty PIs, quirky amateur sleuths, or world-weary detectives, suspense novels have got you covered. And if it’s anti-heroes you’re craving, you’ll want to check out these five novels, all featuring main characters who blur the lines between good and evil.
Windsor Horne Lockwood III, Win to his friends, is just the kind of reckless, creative antihero who might be able to solve two connected cases that have been plaguing the FBI for decades. Twenty years ago, Win's cousin Patricia was kidnapped during a robbery of her family's estate. She escaped, but the stolen items were never recovered. Years later, the missing relics turn up near the body of a murdered recluse. The FBI has all but given up, but Win has a few things they don't: a deep personal connection to the case, and his own particular brand of justice, one unhampered by rules and procedures.
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Beloved PI Leonid McGill—smart, quick, and morally flexible—once again takes center stage in Trouble is What I Do. Phillip "Catfish" Worry is an elder Mississippi blues singer who asks a simple favor from Leonid: deliver a letter revealing the Black heritage of a wealthy heiress. Always happy to shock the rich elite, Leonid agrees easily. But when an infamous assassin threatens Catfish, a simple task becomes turns into a dangerous race against time, forcing Leonid to call on all his skills to protect his family, and his client, from a vengeful man.
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