Baby's First Felony (A Cecil Younger Investigation)

Straley, John

ISBN 10: 1641290633 / ISBN 13: 9781641290630

Published by Soho Crime, 2019

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Synopsis:

Criminal defence investigator Cecil Younger spends his days coaching would-be felons on how to avoid incriminating themselves. He even likes most of the rough characters who seek his services. So when Sherrie, a returning client, asks him to track down some evidence to clear her of a domestic violence charge, Cecil agrees. Maybe hell find something that will get her abusive boyfriend locked up for good. Cecil treks out to the shady apartment complex only to discover the evidence is a large pile of cashfifty thousand dollars, to be exact. That is how Cecil finds himself in violation of one of his own maxims: Nothing good comes of walking around with a lot of someone else's money. In this case, 'nothing good' turns out to be a deep freeze full of drug-stuffed fish, a murder witnessed at close range, and a kidnappinghis teenage daughter, Blossom, is snatched as collateral for his cooperation. The reluctant, deeply unlucky investigator turns to an unlikely source for help: the misfit gang of clients he's helped to defend over the years. Together, they devise a plan to free Blossom and restore order to Sitka. But when your only hope for justice lies in the hands of a group of criminals, things dont always go according to plan.

About the Author: John Straley was born in Redwood City, California. He received a BA in English from the University of Washington, but settled in Sitka, Alaska, with his wife, Jan, a prominent whale biologist. John worked for thirty years as a criminal defense investigator, and many of the characters in his books were inspired by his work. Now retired, he lives with his wife in a bright green house on the beach and writes in his weathertight office overlooking Old Sitka Rocks. The former Writer Laureate of Alaska, he is the author of ten novels, including Cold Storage, Alaska and the Shamus Award-winner The Woman Who Married a Bear, the first Cecil Younger investigation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Baby's First Felony (A Cecil Younger ...
Publisher: Soho Crime
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good