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c2012., Adult, Scribner Call No: MYS Fic Smi Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Virgil Cain mysteries Volume: 2Summary Note: "For Virgil Cain, a day of fishing on the Hudson River yields more than he bargained for when, while pulling up anchor, he hooks on to a mysterious steel cylinder. As word of Virgil's strange catch spreads around the local marina, it draws the attention of a crooked city cop, who seizes both the cylinder and Virgil's boat. Soon, an old drug deal gone sour surfaces, and to get to the bottom of it - and to get his boat back - Virgil teams up with a captivating single mom, Dusty, who knows far too much about the cylinder and the pure cocaine it contains. The landscape is soon cluttered with the dealer who claims ownership of the cylinder, his murderous sidekick, and a wild card in the form of a crazy Russian cowboy. Virgil and Dusty find themselves trapped in the middle and desperate for a way out."--Author's website.
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c2012., Adult, Scribner Call No: MYS Fic Smith Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From the moment he sees cops at the foot of his farm driveway, Virgil Cain knows there will be trouble. Mickey Dupree - one of the most successful criminal attorneys in upstate New York, a man with a lot of enemies-has been found dead at his exclusive country club, the shaft of a golf club driven through his heart. Two weeks earlier Virgil told a crowded bar that "somebody ought to blow Mickey's head off." Now Virgil is suspect number one. Tossed in jail with no questions asked, Virgil knows the fix is in. To set things right, Virgil must escape and find Mickey's killer himself. Red Means Run is a fast, funny country-noir caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard - with half-wit cops, crazed crooks, and a clever, laconic charmer named Virgil Cain."--Publisher.
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2016., Severn House Publishers Series Title: A Carl Burns thriller Volume: 1.Summary Note: Carl Burns returns to his hometown to uncover a viper's nest of corruption and dark secrets in this tense and twisting novel of suspense: first in a brand-new series. After ten years' absence and a spell in prison, Carl Burns has returned to his hometown of Rose City to offer support to his estranged daughter Kate, currently one of four witnesses testifying against former Mayor Joseph Sanderson III, who stands accused of multiple counts of underage rape. Carl is determined to get justice for Kate, whatever it takes. But with his former sister-in-law Frances his only ally, he finds himself incurring the wrath of powerful enemies as he attempts to uncover the shocking truth beneath the layers of corruption and lies which engulf the town.