Polo Anyone? - Hardcover

Kennealy, Jerry

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312014910 ISBN 13: 9780312014919

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1988

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Street-smart San Francisco private eye Nick Polo is hired to set up a sting operation against poker player Run Dettman, suspected by his friends of cheating, but Polo finds out too late that Dettman does more than just cheat at cards

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About the Author:

Jerry Kennealy has worked as a police officer, as well as a licensed private investigator, adding great authenticity to his novels. Besides the Polo mysteries, two of which have been nominated for Shamus Awards, he's written several non-series thrillers lately. He's a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Private Eye Writers of America.

From Publishers Weekly:

Nick Polo was applauded when he originally appeared in Polo, Solo as a hero inspired by Kennealy's own career as a San Francisco private detective. Here banker Paul Randall offers Polo a rich fee to sit in on a poker game and discover whether computer tycoon Ron Dettman is cheating. He is, but Polo outfoxes the cardsharp and wins thousands from him. Collecting the money, though, pulls the detective into investigating thefts of priceless "neurochips" and murders. Polo keeps one step ahead of the killer or killers and a wary eye on Dettman's actions during the swift narrative convolutions, which the author adroitly balances between episodes that cause horror and hilarity right up to the sudden and rather sad finale. Wily, modest, daring Polo is bound to attract more fans with his return engagement.
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