Classic in the Pits
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Publisher Description
Jack Colby is plunged into a tangle of family secrets and lies when he is asked to investigate the theft of a classic Porsche
When Jack Colby hears a rumour that Old Herne's, the club for aviation and classic car veterans, is closing, he is appalled, and attends its annual event with foreboding. His instinct is right. He has been commissioned to investigate the theft of the Porsche car belonging to its manager, the popular Mike Nelson, but now far worse problems threaten the club when brutal murder proves to be on the agenda.
Jack finds himself caught between two families: the Howells, headed by a US billionaire and veteran pilot, and the Nelsons, headed by Ray, widower of Miranda Pryde, singing star of the 1940s. Her legacy is kept alive by her enigmatic grandson Jason, star of a Miranda Pryde tribute band. But what role does he play in the case, and what role do the missing Porsche and Arthur Howell's beloved Morgan play? In his quest for the truth behind the murder, Jack crosses the path of a notorious gang-leader, and soon murder strikes again . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Classic car enthusiasts will best appreciate Myers's fifth mystery featuring Jack Colby (after 2013's Classic Mistake). Colby, who runs a car restoration business and freelances for the Kent Police Car Crime Unit, is dismayed to learn that the Old Herne Club for Motoring and Flying Enthusiasts is closing soon. Meanwhile, the police have asked him to look into the theft of a classic Porsche that belongs to the Old Herne's manager. The stakes rise with the discovery of a body, "very bloody, very mangled," during the club's annual party, called the Swoosh. Readers should be prepared for a middling mystery and an unmemorable lead. And the author's passion for the world of cars just doesn't get transmitted to those who lack it (e.g., "a De Dion Bouton driven side by side with a stately Lancaster and sporty Austin-Healey was a mesmerizing sight").
