Green-Eyed Lady: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CQY9E2I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 435 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Murder and Political Mayhem in Southern California This book is another fun frolic with snarky SoCal lawyer JackMcTaggart. This one includes mystery, murder and political mayhem which is pretty timely for the crazy 2016 elections. It's especially fun for me since I used to live in Sierra Madre, and I know all the locations mentioned in the book. It's a bit of a stumper too: I had no clue whodunnit until it was revealed at the end. An interesting plot line with a number of twists and turns, and some uneasy views into the world of political cloak-and-dagger. Recommended for a pleasant and quick-moving read.. Great Read but I was left in the dust occasionally addicted to books Jack is a fun protagonist - partly because he is a cocky arrogant guy who does need to be taken down a notch - but then he redeems himself with lots of smarts. I enjoy a book that is set in a known place and so it takes you mentally into that location. It is a trick that Tony Hillerman does well for the Southwest and I feel that Chuck does the same for the LA area even if I don't know it. I would say it's a good thing I am not a detective because the logic leaps that occur in Chuck's books catch me off guard but just go with it because in reverse it makes sense. Chuck writes pa. Lots of twists Anne I hadn't read the first book, but didn't have a problem with the character set up after I understood there was a character switch between the first and second chapters. The book starts off with a man helping a woman, I initially thought this was MacTaggart too, but it was his client. After I got that straight, I was good to go. Lots of twists and turns that I didn't see coming.While there were light points, I didn't really find the book humorous at all.I give this a 3 star rating (maybe 3.5) because I liked the story and not being able to tell whodunnit, but the characters were
Senate candidate Warren Burkett has a history of marital infidelity. Three weeks before Election Day, Burkett comes to the aid of a beautiful green-eyed lady, only to find himself alone and naked in a stranger's home from which a priceless painting is missing. "Take John D. As the resulting scandal threatens to tilt the election, the painting turns up in a most unexpected place and so does a dead body.Hired to defend Burkett and unravel the deepening mystery, Jack MacTaggart must traverse a minefield of ruthless politicians, felonious art dealers, swarming paparazzi, the amorous wife of Burkett's billionaire opponent, her mobbed-up brother, and a district attorney with an old score to settle.With the electoral clock ticking and the press following his every move, Jack's investigation leads him on a roller-coaster ride through the lofty heights and gritty depths of Los Angeles and Southern California, lending new meaning to the adage that all's fair in love and politics.. MacDonald's Travis McGee, Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware, and the best of John Grisham's protagonists, shake and serve, and you'll have Jack MacTaggart." —Chelsea CainAward-winning author Chuck Greaves returns with the rollicking sequel to his acclaimed debut novel, Hush Money.U.S
--Michele Leber . Greaves’ second MacTaggart mystery (after Hush Money, 2012) is grounded in politics, but its madcap plot includes clues sent on an Etch A Sketch, a nighttime sting carried out at the famed Hollywood sign, and savvy use of the media. From Booklist Weeks before the election, California senatorial candidate Warren Burkett hires lawyer Jack MacTaggart to help him out of a spot of trouble. I’m a lawyer”—is always good company. MacTaggart, in practice with Marta
Hush Money, his debut novel, won the SouthWest Writers International Writing Contest and was named a finalist for several national honors, including the Rocky Award from Left Coast Crime, the Reviewers' Choice Award from RT Book Reviews, and the Audie Award from the Audio Publishers Association. He is an honors graduate of both the University of Southern California and Boston College Law School, and spent twenty-five years as a trial lawyer in