Final Undertaking, Mark de Castrique
Final Undertaking, Mark de Castrique
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Final Undertaking

Author: Mark de Castrique

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2012


Synopsis

When Barry Claytons father developed Alzheimers disease, Barry gave up his career in law enforcement to run the familys funeral home in the North Carolina mountain town of Gainesboro, where he is known as Buryin Barry. But even a small town in the Appalachians is not immune to crime. At a summer street dance, Barrys friend Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkins is shot at by an old man distraught over the death of his wife. The hospitalized Tommy Lee appoints Barry as the deputy in charge of the investigation, to the dismay of Deputy Reece Hutchins. Who was the old man stalking? Why was a young woman, who was also wounded at the scene, traveling with the intended victim? What at first appears to be a case of a mentally unstable summer tourist develops into a case in which someone is preying on senior citizens. Barry discovers a tangled web of deceit stretching from western North Carolina to the Florida coast. Barry realizes that Deputy Hutchins is undercutting his investigation. And as potential witnesses and informants begin to die under mysterious circumstances, Barry confronts a conspiracy that runs so deep that he no longer knows whom to trust. One false step, one betrayal, would make this case Buryin Barrys final undertaking.

About Mark De Castrique

Mark de Castrique is the author of the Sam Blackman series as well as several other novels and series. He's a veteran of the television- and film-production industry, has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching The American Mystery, and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader. He and his wife, Linda, live in North Carolina, where he grew up and has set many of his novels. For more information, visit MarkDeCastrique.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on November 14, 2018

When a stranger shoots sheriff Tommy Lee, a local girl, and a strange woman before dying himself, Barry Clayton must take over from his hospitalized friend and try to solve the crime. It was clear to both Barry and Tommy Lee that the shooter was aiming at another man in the crowd, but how can they f......more

Goodreads review by Ed on May 10, 2015

#4 in the Buryin' Barry series. Barry Clayton, a Charlotte cop, returned home to his family funeral home business in Gainsville, NC after his father was stricken with Alzheimer's. Barry Clayton is deputized when Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkins is shot by an old man at a concert. The old man also shot a gir......more

Goodreads review by Pam on May 28, 2015

This is the first book I've read in this series and I will definitely read more. Nice quick read with a good story. Best of all, it takes place near Asheville, NC and has Malaprop's Bookstore as a minor setting. Booktopians will appreciate this!......more

Goodreads review by Karen on February 11, 2010

Last book in the series, and I think it was the best one. I noticed in the last 2 books references to western PA. The 3rd book had someone from Beaver Falls and the 4th one had someone from Aliquippa. There must be some connection between the author and western PA.......more

Goodreads review by Bibliobabe on February 14, 2016

At a friday night street dance, two people are killed and the sherrif is shot. Barry is called on to solve the crime, while juggling the funeral parlor and a student intern. Sad but happy ending. 093007......more