Rip-Off (A Detective Dave Mason Mystery Book 2)
by Mar PrestonPublish: Apr 22, 2012Series: A Detective Dave Mason MysteryCrime Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller Suspense Mystery Action & Adventure Book Overview
High-tech burglary and murder are bad for business in the upscale, tourist-destination beach city of Santa Monica, bad for Detective Dave Mason of the Santa Monica Police DepartmentHard-boiled police procedural mystery seriesA deadbeat burglar has been found in the upscale Santa Monica beach condo of a playboy studio exec. The dead body must link up with a string of high-tech burglaries, and the Chechens Mason keeps meeting must link up with each other somehow, but how? The stakes rise as Mason stirs up the Hollywood Russian community And the dark world of embezzlementRising to an explosion that almost kills him.He is warned off by the FBI and Homeland Security˃˃˃ A bungled take down results in two murders of key informants.Fingers are pointed. Mason is outranked and the Department blamed. While Mason brings an international whodunit to an end, restoring his own and the Department’s reputation, he finds his relationship with his community activist girlfriend teetering on the edge.˃˃˃ Crisp prose, gritty dialogueFBI, Homeland Security, whodunit, Santa Monica, burglary, murder, beach condo, Chechens, Chechnya, Hollywood Russian, embezzlement, community activist, organized crime, homeless, policeScroll up and grab a copy today.