Fisher King: A Jack McBride Mystery - Hardcover

Lenhardt, Melissa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1510707298 ISBN 13: 9781510707290

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

When the dust settles in this Texas town, who will be left standing?

It’s been six weeks since Jack McBride’s life went to hell: the resolution of his first case as chief sparked a countywide drug war, his brother Eddie rode into town with a pocket full of cocaine and trouble on his mind, his estranged wife returned from her one-year sabbatical determined to win him back, and Ellie Martin ended their brief affair.

To the Stillwater natives, the increase in local crime can be traced directly back to the day the outsider McBride took the job, and they’re gunning to get rid of him. One particular group is led by Joe Doyle, a successful local businessman who’s running for city council against Ellie and her plan to revitalize downtown. Now Jack has discovered proof Doyle is the biggest crime lord in the county, and, with murders piling up and the drug war intensifying, Jack suspects the crimes aren’t business, but personal and he’s the target.

The bitter election and Jack’s investigation spark old rivalries and new jealousies, making Ellie and those who love Stillwater most wonder if it’s even worth saving.

About this title

From the Author

• First time in paperback.
• The follow-up to Stillwater, which Library Journal called “ingenious” in its starred review. Library Journal also named Stillwater the Best Mystery Debut of the Month for November 2015.
• Author has built an interactive website that allows readers to go inside the books, get to know the characters, and even see some of the photos the “characters” have taken. www.stillwatertexas.com.
• Author is on the Board of Directors for the North Texas chapter of Sisters in Crime and for the DFW Writers Workshop, and she is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the Historical Novel Society.
• Little bit of everything in this book―will attract fans of detective fiction, cozy mysteries, suspense, and romance. Will appeal to both male and female audiences.
• A good choice for fans of Terry Shames’s Samuel Craddock mysteries, Lee Martin’s Deb Ralston series, or Tricia Fields’s Josie Gray novels.

About the Author

Melissa Lenhardt writes mystery, historical fiction, and women’s fiction. Her debut novel, Stillwater, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers’ MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest. She is also the author of Sawbones (Redhook). She is a board member of the DFW Writers’ Workshop and vice president of the Sisters in Crime North Dallas Chapter. Melissa lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and two sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1510707298
• ISBN 13: 9781510707290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380