Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780765308061
ISBN number: 0765308061
Label: Forge Books
Manufacturer: Forge Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: March 01, 2005
Publishing house: Forge Books
Release Date: February 10, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 1275347
Studio: Forge Books
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For Jake Hines, Captain of Detectives in Rutherford, MN, the fact that Benny Niemeyer was found not guilty of murder is an almost personal insult. He'd spent months developing the case, Benny's attorney almost sleep-walked through the trial, the DA had done a great job, even if several key witnesses had either disappeared or developed courtroom amnesia. Even so, when Benny is found dead two nights later, and it's clear there was nothing natural about his death, Jake does what he has to do.
At very first there are more questions than answers, more blind alleys and stone walls than a growing city like Rutherford should have had. But detectives follow leads, no matter how ridiculous they appear; after all, what could missing silver at the Aldrich estate have to do with the death of a lowlife thug? What could the death of a prisoner in Stillwater have to do with a missing Beretta in Rutherford?
But Jake pieces together this puzzle meticulously, because even a killer deserves justice...
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These Jake Hines mysteries are THE BEST. The characters are real, the crimes believable, the setting well-described. They aren't "cozy," but they are definitely warm. Jake and Trudy are really cute couple with a real life together. I loved this one and am eager to read the next, and the next, etc.
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Rutherford, Minnesota Chief of Detectives Captain Jake Hines watches the trial of Benny Niemeyer, accused of carjacking, kidnapping, and killing Shelley Gleason. Benny's partner Dale Trogstad was already found guilty of the crimes. Benny informed the police where they could find the corpse, but that information is not admissible as evidence due to a technicality. There is no other link connecting Benny to the murder and the witness who put away Dale is missing. Not surprisingly, the jury states "not guilty".
The subsequent day a freed Benny is dead; the medical examiner declares he was murdered. Although Jake wanted this vermin put away for life and commiserates with the killer, he searches for the culprit. His inquiries lead to the town's richest family who has done so much for the community.
This author is a top Gunn when it comes to providing some of the best police procedurals on the market today. There is enough romance in CRAZY EIGHTS to satisfy fans of that genre, but it is clearly the investigation that readers will appreciate. The story line is brilliantly filled with false leads, blue herrings, and misinformation that take the audience down wrong trails (sounds like the political parties). Readers will like the ethical Jake, a mixed racial person who usually ignores the ignorance of racists; the news from his live-in lover sets up a freshness for his subsequent appearance and giving his fans plenty to look forward to.
Harriet Klausner
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