The discovery of thousands of empty abalone shells and two murdered divers sends Lieutenant John Marquez's poaching investigation in a newand very riskydirection. Former DEA agent and now head of a special operations unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, Marquez learns he himself has b
Dead Game: A John Marquez Crime Novel
โ Scribed by Russell, Kirk
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Year
- 2005;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Edition
- First Edition
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Third in the series of crime novels featuring what Booklist called "far and away the most inventive new detective hero," California Fish and Game warden John Marquez's latest investigation begins with Marquez on the phone to a confidential informant as she's mysteriously abducted. Marquez and his understaffed teamwhich is slated for shutdown by top brasssearch frantically for the informant in their remaining weeks, while also pursuing sturgeon poachers (who may have something to do with the kidnapping) and tangling with both the Russian mob and the FBI along the way. And you thought your job was tough.
Library : General
Universes : John Marquez [03]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780811850780
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