Oakland, California, is a city shaped by water. The waterfront, home to the ship and rail yards, is also ripe for development. There's lots of money to be made, so greed and crime inevitably follow. PI Jeri Howard looks into the murder of a former coworker who was a security guard at a construction
The Devil Close Behind: A Jeri Howard Mystery
β Scribed by Janet Dawson
- Book ID
- 111096573
- Publisher
- Perseverance Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781564748256
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β¦ Synopsis
Private investigator Jeri Howard is on vacation in New Orleans when a friend asks a favor: her sister Laurette has disappeared with a boyfriend, and Jeri's trip turns into a case. Slade, a mercurial musician, tends to strike out when thwarted, sometimes leading to deadly consequences. Jeri's investigation takes her from French Quarter clubs to workaday NOLA, then back to California, into jeopardyβand an explosive conclusion.
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