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The Vulture
β Scribed by Ramsay, Frederick
- Book ID
- 109220474
- Publisher
- Poisoned Pen Press
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Series
- Ike Schwartz 10
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Marry new technology to old-fashioned policing and you;ve got something special.The car is found just outside Picketsville, Virginia, a smoking ruin of twisted metal and shattered glass. It takes only a glance to confirm that this is Ike Schwartz;s car. Ever since he left the CIA, the incorruptible Picketsville sheriff has made enemies at home and abroad. Now, one has caught up with him, with a bomb powerful enough to turn quiet Main Street into a smoking crater. Is this a cop killing"or domestic terrorism?The town plunges into mourning, and Ike;s wife Ruth, the president of the local college, puts on a brave face as the sheriff;s department organizes a manhunt, the likes of which Picketsville has never seen. Back at the CIA, Ike;s old colleague Charlie Garland joins the hunt, becoming fixated on a blurry videotape of the crime scene. Charlie;s elastic job description includes monitoring Ike;s life.Investigations"led by more than one player"fan around and out of Picketsville as...
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