Mediation, Moonlighting, and Murder

With the United States preparing to celebrate Labor Day this coming Monday, it’s time to revisit blogger Janet Rudolph’s extensive list of labor union mysteries. I can’t say I have read all of her selections, but at least a few have made their way into my hands over time, including Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Valley of Fear, Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest, Sara Paretsky’s Indemnity Only, Con Lehane’s Death at the Old Hotel, Dennis Lehane’s The Given Day, and Gordon DeMarco’s October Heat. Fortunately, Labor Day rolls around annually, so I’ll not be short of reminders to tackle the remaining works.