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fter 25 books in 30 years, the novelty of a female private eye such as MWA Grand Master Muller's Sharon McCone has worn off, but McCone has only gained luster since her original appearance in Edwin of the Iron Shoes
(1977). The San Francisco investigator is in top form as she unravels a case that may unravel her marriage. When Renshaw & Kessell International, a maverick corporate security firm dealing in contingency plans for kidnappings and hostage situations, hires McCone after a series of bombings has damaged its facilities, she starts by looking into the checkered pasts of the firm's co-owners. Readers may find the collateral damage that threatens to tear apart McCone's private life as involving as the search for the bomber, who soon moves from demolition to murder. Muller delivers the complete package, an absorbing mystery with a familiar and evolving cast and enough grit to give it satisfying substance. (July)
Details
Reviewed on: 05/07/2007
Genre: Fiction
Downloadable Audio - 978-0-7927-5008-6
Hardcover - 368 pages - 978-1-59722-551-9
Hardcover - 978-0-89296-806-0
Mass Market Paperbound - 368 pages - 978-0-446-40116-6
Open Ebook - 978-0-446-19727-4
Open Ebook - 978-0-446-19730-4
Open Ebook - 135 pages - 978-0-446-59095-2
Other - 978-0-446-19729-8
Other - 978-0-446-19732-8
Peanut Press/Palm Reader - 978-0-446-19731-1
