Deadgame: A John Marquez Crime Novel - Softcover

Russell, Kirk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811850781 ISBN 13: 9780811850780

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2005

Synopsis

Third in the series of crime novels featuring what Booklist called "far and away the most inventive new detective hero," California Fish and Game warden John Marquez's latest investigation begins with Marquez on the phone to a confidential informant as she's mysteriously abducted. Marquez and his understaffed team—which is slated for shutdown by top brass—search frantically for the informant in their remaining weeks, while also pursuing sturgeon poachers (who may have something to do with the kidnapping) and tangling with both the Russian mob and the FBI along the way. And you thought your job was tough.

About this title

About the Author:

Kirk Russell lives in Berkeley, California.

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Who knew that a Fish and Game undercover team could uncover so much menace? Or that an ecothriller could be wildly fun and solidly convincing without sliding into preachifying? Russell has been proving that an unlikely detective, John Marquez, a California Fish and Game warden, makes a marvelous focal point for plots that pit good, in the form of embattled environmentalists, against evil, in the form of wildlife profiteers. Each Game novel so far (Dead Game 's predecessors are Shell Games, 2003, and Night Game, 2004) is told from the point of view of Marquez, who is wounded enough and sardonic enough to make us want to watch how he'll cope with whatever life--or poachers--throw at him. This time, Marquez's team (reduced to three agents and threatened with extinction because of budget cutbacks) tries to muster enough buys and busts to get the goods on a sturgeon-poaching team that may be part of a Eurasian crime ring. Russell revs up the action by having Marquez, on the phone with a Russian informant, listen to the sounds of the woman being kidnapped. This series gives readers fascinating background into wildlife, compelling undercover procedure, well-drawn characters, and the kind of description--whether of action or scenery--that leaves one gasping. Russell is at the top of his game. Connie Fletcher
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0811850781
• ISBN 13: 9780811850780
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368