The Paradise Affair
A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A Honolulu murder mystery entwines with a quest for stolen assets in this thrilling historical adventure.
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini delivers a captivating new installment in the Carpenter & Quincannon series, The Paradise Affair. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Hawaii, this tale promises intrigue and suspense at every turn.
Quincannon's pursuit of two con men who have absconded with a considerable sum of his employer's assets dovetails nicely with Sabina's vision of a second honeymoon in paradise. But as trouble seems to follow the detective duo, Sabina inadvertently becomes embroiled in a perplexing locked room murder case that rocks Honolulu.
Praised as "attractive characters, a finely tuned plot, and fascinating snippets of California history" by Publishers Weekly on The Stolen Gold Affair, Pronzini's latest novel guarantees an immersive and gripping read for mystery aficionados and historical fiction enthusiasts alike.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1898, MWA Grand Master Pronzini's routine ninth mystery featuring San Francisco PIs Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon (after 2020's The Stolen Gold Affair) takes the married couple to Hawaii in pursuit of Jackson "Lonesome Jack" Vereen and E.B. Nagle (aka Nevada Ned), who duped an Oakland, Calif., businessman into investing thousands in a nonexistent silver mine. Quincannon focuses on tracking down the two grifters, a task that leads him to investigating multiple murders. Meanwhile, Carpenter becomes involved in a howdunit after Gordon Pettibone, the owner of an import-export bank, is found dead behind a locked door in his study. A loaded pistol next to Pettibone's corpse makes accident or suicide the logical explanation. Carpenter probes deeper, but her efforts to show how someone could have entered the sealed room don't generate much excitement. Pronzini has been better at evoking a past time and place. Series fans invested in the leads are most likely to appreciate this one.
