The Antiquities Hunter
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- 13,99 €
Descrizione dell’editore
P. I. Gina “Tinkerbell” Miyoko, armed with a baby blue Magnum, a Harley blessed with holy water by her dramatically disposed mother, and a Japanese mingei tucked in her pocket (a good luck charm from her Sherlock-obsessed father), spends her time sniffing out delinquent dads in San Francisco and honing her detective skills.But when her best friend Rose, an undercover agent, discovers a stalker on her tail, she hires Tink as a bodyguard. Someone must be trying to intimidate Rose and scare her out of testifying in an upcoming case on looted Mayan artifacts. But when Tink tries to flush-out the stalker, things take a far more dangerous turn, and she finds herself taking her best friend’s place to follow the looters’ trail to Cancun.Deep in the jungle and far from civilization, Tink must decide who she can trust as she tries to unearth the ones responsible behind the pilfering and bloodshed—and still make it out alive.
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This energetic series launch from bestseller Bohnhoff (The Last Jedi with Michael Reaves) introduces San Francisco PI Gina Miyoko. When Gina's best friend, National Parks Service operative Rose Delgado, is shot and wounded in the line of duty, she teams with archeologist Cruz Veras to investigate. Their search for answers takes them to Canc n, Mexico, where Gina infiltrates the world of powerful antiquities traffickers and learns of newly discovered ancient cities with relics worth millions on the black market. Once Gina and Cruz travel deep into the jungle, Gina has to rely on her own wits as she tries to figure out who's responsible for shooting Rose. A tough, sassy, and relatable investigator, Gina drives a Harley, packs a baby blue Magnum, and is trained in the martial arts. Her rich backstory and family life her father was a San Francisco cop; her mother, a Russian migr , plies her with oberegi and other good luck charms adds unusual depth to a fun story. Readers will want to see a lot more of Gina.
