Rushmore McKenzie, former St. Paul police detective and unexpected millionaire, does the occasional, unofficial private detective work—mostly favors for friends. He's faced kidnappers, domestic terrorists, art thieves, among others, and had a hand in solving some of the most perplexing mysteries of the Twin Cities. But this time, his prodigious luck and intuition may have finally failed him: He was shot in the back by an unknown assailant and lies in a coma.
His childhood friend, Lt. Bobby Dunston of the St. Paul Police Department, assigns his best detective to the case while other figures—on both sides of the law—pursue the truth. What was McKenzie investigating, what did he learn that so threatened someone that they tried to kill him? What do a sketchy bar in the wrong part of town, the area's prominent tech millionaire family, drug dealers, investment bankers, and a mysterious woman who left an unknown package for McKenzie all have in common? As time slowly begins to run out, the answer to those questions might be what stands between life and death.
REVIEWS
“Housewright, an Edgar Award winner and former president of the Private Eye Writers of America, continues to impress. Eighteen books in, his Minnesota-set neo-noir McKenzie series has yet to get stale or tired—in fact, What Doesn’t Kill Us feels wonderfully fresh, thanks to the drastic narrative change-up… A rousing whodunit easily devoured in one or two sittings… The McKenzie series is one I love to recommend to friends and strangers alike. There’s a delicate balance of darkness and humor in every volume, and What Doesn’t Kill Us is no exception.”
—Criminal Element
“A solid look at St. Paul and environs and snappy dialogue enhance the fast-moving plot”
—Publishers Weekly
“Another deftly crafted 'whodunnit' mystery novel by David Housewright. "What Doesn't Kill Us" is an inherently riveting read from cover to cover… certain to be an immediately and enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections.”
—Library Bookwatch
“It’s inspiring to see so many people who don’t much like each other rally to the cause of Housewright’s hero.”
—Kirkus Reviews