A dangerous road Book

A very well-researched, well-written detective mystery set in 1968.

Black P.I. Smoky Dalton was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a childhood friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Now an adult, he is living and working in Memphis. Right in the middle of the sanitation workers strike, a rich, young white woman walks into his office to find out why her mother left him a very generous bequest in her will. There are many dramatic twists and turns to the plot as the mystery of how Laura Hathaway's family is connected to Smoky is revealed.

Smoky Dalton is a very complex and likable character. All the characters in this novel were well-developed and believable. I really enjoyed how actual historic events of this period were woven into the story.

Format note: Mirron Willis did an excellent job narrating the audiobook. The only thing that bugged me about the audiobook was that every time Smoky mentioned the couple that adopted him he called them his "step" parents, "step" mother or "step" father. I finally checked my Kindle edition and discovered that in that edition, Smoky referred to them as his "foster" parents. I'm not sure why the script for the audiobook was altered.