McCafferty's Nine (Jake Hines Mysteries) - Softcover

Gunn, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847510159 ISBN 13: 9781847510150

Publisher: Severn House, 2008

Synopsis

The latest in the acclaimed Jake Hines detective series - Chief of Detectives Jake Hines has his work cut out. Somebodys stealing cash and charging merchandise to dozens of local credit card holders, in the same month when a purse-snatcher is assaulting women. One of Jakes team catches the mugger, but at the same time Jake is confronted with an identical-seeming crime elsewhere. He now must uncover the identities of the perpetrators before the violence escalates out of control.

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About the Author

A one-time innkeeper with a taste for adventure, Elizabeth Gunn has been a private pilot, a sky diver, a SCUBA diver, and a liveabord sailor. Extensive travel in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe led to a second career as a freelance travel writer, during which she also began writing a series of police procedural mysteries set in southeast Minnesota, where she grew up. Her books contrast the sometimes gritty routine of police work with the idyllic rural scenes around a mid-sized city in the midwest.

From Booklist

*Starred Review* Rutherford, Minnesota, cop Jake Hines should be happy as a clam. He is expecting his first child with his much-loved wife, Trudy; his job as a police captain is going well; and his team of detectives is shaping up nicely. But there are clouds on his happy horizon: the imminent arrival of his child has reopened old wounds from when Jake was abandoned at birth; he has started having a recurring nightmare about deadly wolves; and his current cases aren't moving toward solutions. Focusing on his work to stave off anxiety about his personal life, Jake tries to figure out how to catch a mugger whose attacks are escalating in violence; find the perpetrator of a major credit-card fraud; discover who attacked one of his best detectives; and solve the brutal murder of a college coed. What's most appealing about this book is neither the clues nor the cases but the interactions between the characters—from the humorous banter and chatter among the detectives to Jake's conversations with his very human-sounding boss to Trudy and Jake's loving, "safe within a happy marriage" teasing. Gunn is a master at mixing straight-ahead crime-solving with multitextured domestic drama. A fine book in a fine series that belongs in every good mystery collection. Melton, Emily

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847510159
• ISBN 13: 9781847510150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216