The Rooming House Murder. Chance Mikelson Adventures, #2

Chance Mikelson survived Africa. Coming home may prove even more dangerous. After preventing a nuclear attack and surviving a deadly confrontation aboard a Learjet, Chance returns to Lincoln, Nebraska, expecting his name to be cleared and his life to begin again. Instead, his dream of becoming an airline pilot is shattered. Broke, isolated, and viewed with suspicion, Chance moves into a rundown rooming house filled with people who have nowhere else to go.
There he befriends Duncan, an overweight, good-natured man with a legendary sweet tooth and a habit of noticing things others miss. Then Duncan disappears. The rooming house manager claims he simply moved away, but Chance knows his friend would never leave without saying goodbye. His questions uncover disturbing secrets hidden behind the building's locked doors-and attract the attention of someone willing to murder again.
With help from a determined young woman and an unlikely police ally, Chance begins investigating. But the closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous the rooming house becomes. The Rooming House Murder is a gripping mystery about friendship, survival, and a disgraced pilot who refuses to abandon someone the rest of the world has forgotten.