Raffertys Rule 17: Never take a client at face value. (Amendment B): Or a case.
Teenager Kimberly has run away with her boyfriend though her Mom, Kathy-Lee, doesnt want to admit it. All cases should be this easy; Raffertyll have it wrapped up by the weekend.
But with boyfriend Brian home alone, that idea bears rethinking. The last sight of Kimberly was of her putting the missionary in the position with the charismatic cult leader, Dariell Thof, and Brian doesnt know where shes gone since then. Or much care.
By the time Rafferty tracks Kimberly to a remote compound in the Texas desert, hes stuck between a pack of gun-toting religious zealots, and an ATF agent playing hardball to protect his agenda.
Can Rafferty get Kimberly out before the two sides come together and all hell breaks loose?
Hell do his damnedest. And after what hes learnt about Dariells twisted thirst for young girls, Raffertys itching to organize a personal meeting for the cult leader and his god..
If youre a fan of Spenser, Mike Hammer or Matt Scudder, then this hardboiled pulp thriller from W. Glenn Duncan Jr. will keep you reading late into the dark night.
FALSE GODS is a hardboiled P.I. mystery in the tradition of the best pulp thrillers.
Raffertys a Dallas P.I. and an ex-cop who spent enough time on the streets to understand how things work. And when they dont, Raffertys the guy youll want on your side. He may quote Latin occasionally, smoke too much and be a cynical sonofabitch, but when it all hits the fan and you need someone you can trust, youll be glad you called Rafferty.
FALSE GODS is the first new Rafferty P.I. story in 25 years. Written by W. Glenn Duncan Jr. (son of the original author) it picks up where the previous books left off, pitting Rafferty and his old friends (and a few new ones) against a shadowy cult leader, in a winner-take-all dash to save a teenage girl.
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Praise for W. Glenn Duncan:
Sometimes it seemed W. Glenn Duncan's Texas P.I. Rafferty had a rule for everything, but the fact remains that most of them were a hoot. And, of course, a further irony is that "Rafferty's Rules" is, in fact, an Australian football term for "no rules at all. - Thrilling Detective Website
I have all of the Rafferty titles in my collection. I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff over the years, but the Rafferty books are a mainstay. I think they're terrific! - Paul Bishop
Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character. - Cliff Fausset
At first sniff, it may smell like Spenser with a cowboy hat, but take a good whiff: W. Glenn Duncan's Dallas, Texas private eye RAFFERTY was actually a blast of fresh air in what was rapidly becoming a glut of sensitive, soul-searching, overly politically-correct cookie cutter P.I.s in the late eighties. Of course, it helps that Dallas ain't Boston. - Kevin Burton Smith
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