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Literary Reviews: "Casualty Crossing is some of the best detective fiction that I've read
in quite some time."
William Wineke, Wisconsin State Journal: "Hughes knows how to keep the action moving and has the ability to make his readers actually care about his characters. You'll be glad you read it."
Brennan Nardi, Madison Magazine: "Hughes' characters are so well developed and his plots so interesting that it's easy to lose yourself in one of his mysteries."
Kathleen Osten, The McFarland Thistle: "... this story is not a typical murder mystery tale. But it is a page-turner of a book just the same."
Jamie Reed, Middleton Times Tribune: "TJ was such a great character and I really appreciated his sense of humor and personality. I must admit, I found myself losing track of time while I was reading it ..."
An abused runaway who won’t reveal his identity. A social worker on a mission. An outspoken police detective on the verge of losing his job. A meddling ex-wife with her own law firm. A collision of personalities. Welcome to Casualty Crossing.
If you ask him, Detective Toby Jenkins will tell you that he’s been on the poor side of luck for the past decade. Maybe he’s right. Now he finds himself embroiled in a battle with his bosses at the Madison Police Department. They don’t like his attitude and he doesn’t think too highly of theirs, either.
Due to one of his miscues, TJ has been banished to administrative duties and is dying a slow death behind a desk. But, on one fateful day when detectives are scarce, TJ is assigned to handle the case of a battered runaway boy who wound up in a Madison hospital emergency room. TJ takes a chance to change the child’s life and in the process, he must slay a few of his own demons in order to succeed.
A tough subject addressed with compassion and a little humor while recognizing the realities of abuse, Casualty Crossing is more than a fictional snapshot into life: It’s a study in character.
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