Sand Dollars
Hot Bodies, Cool Cash, and Cold-Blooded Murder...
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Award-winning author Charles Knief plots a spine-tingling read with a hair-raising payoff in this brilliant new mystery.
Still reeling from the tragic loss of his girlfriend and his treasured boat, retired U.S. Naval officer and private investigator John Caine returns to action when a wealthy San Diego woman hires him to investigate the death of her software mogul husband. From Hawaii to California to Mexico, Caine sets out to find what happened to Paul Peters-and the millions embezzled from his firm.
With the comely widow barely an arm's length away, Caine dives into a hotbed of Mexican justice, predatory sex, bullets and border politics to follow the money and find the truth.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An excess of macho posturing and unexplained plot moves weaken the effectiveness of this second adventure featuring retired Naval officer John Caine (after Diamond Head, 1996). John leaves Hawaii for California when he is hired by Claire Peters to hunt down her husband, Paul, a software tycoon who has disappeared--perhaps in the company of a missing seven million dollars. Claire is quickly smitten by the rugged John, but John is overcome with chivalry--and by Claire's pal Barbara. Neither elegant nor logical, this story suffers from the author's florid prose (Caine's rear end manages to "pucker" at a suitably tense moment in the narrative). The money trail leads finally to Joe, Paul's sleazebag lawyer, and his partner, the sultry Lorena Garcia, who has lured many a hapless soul into unrequited lust and patently unwise real estate investment. At the close, following a Rambo-esque feat of savage mayhem, John gets a spiffy new boat, but Knief seems unsure if he should also get the girl. Knief show more interest in establishing John as a man's man who knows his way around a boat and the ladies than in sustaining the suspense of a challenging mystery.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic book - a Must-Read
I met Charles Knief at a local book signing event and have become a Superfan. He writes like a west-coast John D. MacDonald in the old private-eye tradition. Great characters, solid plots, excellent writing, and the Hawaiian/California/Mexico background is seamlessly woven into the story. Five stars!