Reblogged from Small Press Reviews:
In Oregon Hill, Howard Owen pulls double-duty by crafting a compelling page-turner and offering commentary on the dying art of investigative journalism. His protagonist is an aging reporter named Willie Black who's recently been assigned to cover the night cops' beat -- a demotion that places him squarely at the center of a murder investigation even as his career teeters on the brink of oblivion.
My review of Oregon Hill by Howard Owen