Mr. Deaver hit this one out of the park. ( )

Edward “Fitz” Fitzhugh works as a journalist, at the end of his career, at the Fairview Daily Examiner. He is a bit “old-school” and likes doing things the old-fashioned way. (Not relying as much on the internet, preferring to do his investigating in person). Recently there has been a serial kidnapper called the Gravedigger who puts his victims in underground places, but they also leave clues, riddles, rhymes, taunting the police to try to find the victim. As Fitz tries to figure out the Gravedigger’s motive, the more dangerous it becomes for him…

I really liked Fitz, and I also liked his fellow staffer Kelley “Dottie” Wyandotte. I enjoyed the mystery, and the parts where we hear from the victim’s point-of-view, when they are trapped. This was a pretty good Amazon Original Story in the “Hush Collection” by Jeffery Deaver. ( )

Tribute to Old School Journalism
Review of the Amazon Original Kindle eBook (July 2020)

Once the reveal came out in this short story it did cross over into some pretty farfetched territory, but I still enjoyed the tale overall for its tribute to old school investigative journalism.

Buried is one of six Amazon Kindle eBooks released July 30, 2020 as part of their Amazon Original Hush collection of crime & mystery stories. ( )