Deviant Behavior (1988)

by Earl Emerson

Series: Thomas Black (5)

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When seventeen-year-old Todd Steeb has been missing for eight days, his wealthy parents hire Thomas Black to investigate. Faith Steeb is worried by her son's obsession with suicide, though her husband dismisses it as youthful "deviance." Aided by his lawyer friend Kathy Birchfield, Black finds forgotten crime, buried treasure, possible murder, and enough "deviant" behavior to blow Seattle off the map.… (more)

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Found this ancient gem at a Friends library sale. Enjoyed reading and remembering old-school Seattle. The Kingdome! Eating at Kau Kau! The teens in the story go to Franklin! Mayhem and falling bodies in Chinatown! The author even cites the infamous Wah Mee murders. Awesome... (

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"He's been missing a week," said the thin woman as the four of us walked into Kathy Birchfield's law office.

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When seventeen-year-old Todd Steeb has been missing for eight days, his wealthy parents hire Thomas Black to investigate. Faith Steeb is worried by her son's obsession with suicide, though her husband dismisses it as youthful "deviance." Aided by his lawyer friend Kathy Birchfield, Black finds forgotten crime, buried treasure, possible murder, and enough "deviant" behavior to blow Seattle off the map.

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