Involved in an investigation into an abalone poaching operation that leads to murder, Lieutenant John Marquez discovers that his own life is in danger from Kline, a vicious drug smuggler and abalone poacher with a grudge against Marquez.
Monday, March 23, 2009
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Here we are on our second Book Discussion! I hope you are enjoying this book as much as I am! Discuss...
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ReplyDeleteIn recent years, mystery writers seem to have entered a secret contest to see who could come up with the best variant on the traditional detective heroes: cops or ex-cops (usually wounded or traumatized) turned private eyes. Russell should walk off with the award for far and away the most inventive new detective hero--an ex-DEA agent who now heads a covert special operations unit of the California Department of Fish and Game. Lieutenant Marquez's job is to protect wildlife, but two discoveries--a slew of empty abalone shells and the bodies of two murdered divers--propel Marquez back into his narc-fighting days. Behind the empty shells and the slain divers is a drug runner making big money smuggling abalone. The plot moves, credibly and intriguingly, from Marquez's bewildering discovery to a fight for his own life as the drug lord hunts him down. A first-rate start to a projected series. Connie Fletcher
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Book Discussion date is Tuesday, July 21, 2009
ReplyDeleteWe are half way through ASRP! I hope everyone is enjoying their books! Any comments on the book?
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing everyone at the next discussion at Beale Memorial Library in the Tejon Room on the second floor, 6:30 pm Tuesday July 21.
Get ready to discuss Shell Games next Tuesday July 21 at Beale Memorial Library in the Tejon Room located on the 2nd floor. Everyone is invited-even if you haven't read the book :)
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