Mexico Is Forever
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Leo Haggerty put his life on the line to investigate a mysterious woman
Her name is Sarabeth Timmons, and she grew up tough. A twelve-year-old runaway, Sarabeth spent her teen years squatting and turning tricks, and her twenties on the road with one of California’s roughest motorcycle gangs. Nothing good has ever happened to her—until now. Sarabeth has come forward to claim a $630,000 inheritance. Finally, she tells the court, her life can begin anew. A touching story, thinks private detective Leo Haggerty, but not a word of it is true.
Hired by the executors of the estate to investigate Sarabeth, Haggerty quickly finds that nothing about her is as it seems. Her hard-knock past was largely a fabrication, but she does have an interesting background, and a long resume as a porn star. When Sarabeth skips town, it’s up to Haggerty to find her—before the girl without a past becomes a woman with no future.
Mexico Is Forever is the 6th book in the Leo Haggerty Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Readers of Schutz's ( A Fistful of Empty ) sixth procedural starring D.C. investigator Leo Haggerty will be fascinated to watch the savvy PI wield ``the most dangerous tool in the world, the telephone.'' Starting with a few meager facts about beautiful, elusive Sarabeth Timmons--who may or may not be heir to a sizable sum--the methodical Haggerty and his staff uncover increasingly bizarre intelligence leading to a powerful Hollywood VIP, corrupt law enforcers, porn-film producers and murder. Fortunately for Haggerty, his many trustworthy friends are happy to extend helping hands as he sinks deeper into this moral morass. And just when talkiness threatens to overwhelm, the author tosses in two brief but blockbusting action scenes and one steamy instance of coitus interruptus. An open-ended hero-tied-to-the-railroad-tracks finale should leave readers impatient for Haggerty's next outing. Haggerty starred in ``Mary, Mary, Shut the Door,'' Schutz's 1993 Edgar-winning short story.
