Series: The Lyle Dahms Mysteries
by Brian Anderson
Release Date: July 14, 2025
Genre: Mystery. A hardboiled PI novel with family dynamics.
About the Book:
On his deathbed, Minneapolis private investigator Lyle Dahms’s father, a retired suburban police patrolman, asks his son to reach out to a dark figure from their shared past. Despite his reservations, Dahms feels he cannot refuse. But the visit sets off a chain reaction that will expose long-buried family secrets and provoke dangerous enemies. As threats mount, Dahms must protect not only his family, but also that of his dad’s former partner—a man he is not sure he can trust.
Purchase Links:
Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Honesty-Lyle-Dahms-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0F7HT888H
Amazon Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Honesty-Lyle-Dahms-Mysteries/dp/1509261893
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deaths-honesty-brian-anderson/1147348055?ean=9781509261895
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/deaths-honesty/id6745478306
Wild Rose Press: https://wildrosepress.com/product/deaths-honesty/
Teaser:
When his dying father, a retired suburban police patrolman, asks a Minneapolis private investigator to reach out to a figure from their shared past, the visit sets off a chain reaction that will expose long-buried family secrets, provoke dangerous enemies, and endanger both his family and that of his dad’s former partner.
Excerpt:
“Knuck!” I demanded. “What happened?”
At first, I wondered if Knuck was in shock. He just stood there, unmoving, staring down at the dead hoodlum. But I’d seen shock before—the disbelief in the eyes, the slack-jawed absence of feeling. This wasn’t that. This was a whole lot more casual.
Knuck faced me and shrugged. “Had to do it,” he said simply, holstering his revolver. “I guess we’d better call the police after all.
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About the Author:
Brian Anderson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota whose Dinkytown neighborhood provides the setting for his mystery series featuring private investigator Lyle Dahms. The Dahms novels spring from his lifelong love of mystery fiction, especially the works of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, as well as more contemporary masters like Robert B. Parker and G.M. Ford. He is a three-time finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association mystery and suspense contest.
Brian spent much of his professional career working to alleviate domestic hunger serving as the operations director of the Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle & King County as well as the manager of the Pike Market Food Bank in downtown Seattle. Married with three beautiful daughters, he now lives and writes in Ocean Shores, a small city on the Washington coast.
Contact Links:
Website: www.brianandersonmysteries.com
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