- Paperback: 287 pages
- Publisher: Capital Crime Press (September 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0979996058
- ISBN-13: 978-0979996054
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.9 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,577,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Run for the Border, Jan 28 2010
By Gayle Bartos-Pool - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Jugglers at the Border (Paperback)
Robert Fate's fourth excursion into the fast-paced world of Baby Shark will have you ducking at loud noises, especially gunfire. And there's plenty of it in this page turner, Jugglers at the Border, that starts out with the murder of Otis Millett's estranged wife, Dixie, who spent her good years as a stripper.
Private Detective Millett and his young partner, Kristen Van Dijk, are notified by an old friend of Millett's at the Fort Worth Police Department that Dixie had been murdered. The crime scene is a series of blood splatters, overturned furniture, and yanked out drawers. Somebody was looking for something and it resulted in two deaths at the scene and a trail of blood leading away from the apartment. It looks like Dixie got her man, but he is still on the move. Another killing and some bank robberies connected to them says a gang is involved.
In order to flush out these rats, the cops decide they need a little bait. Maybe a long lost niece looking to inherit Dixie's belongings and whatever it is the killer was looking for would be the right cheese. Kristen becomes the tasty little tidbit, but one of the rats not only bites, but he whips his victims. Kristen didn't learn self-defense for nothing and exacts revenge big-time.
Then a suave little man in a particularly nice set of threads, Manny Martin, enters the picture, spins a sad tale, and says he can answer all Kristen's questions. But even rats can set traps. The chase continues, taking Kristen and Otis all over Texas in cool old 50's era cars before the final showdown.
But after the gunsmoke dies down there is still more to this tale of the famous Texas stripper, known as The Dallas Firecracker, who actually had something to hide, and Otis didn't know about it.
This is a fast read, action-packed, with no holds barred. Robert Fate is a master at capturing characters, large and small, making them not only three-dimensional, but flesh and blood. And he can spin a yarn with the best of them, and this is one of the best.
Published by Capital Crime Press.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Baby Shark you're getting old, Jan 16 2010
By Marilynne Smith - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Jugglers at the Border (Paperback)
I usually pre-order the Baby Shark books. I really do love the character of Baby Shark. However, it seemed in this book that Robert Fate was getting tired of his character and she was getting soft. It just didn't have the old electricity.
However, I did enjoy the book and I will pre-order the next one.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Merry Chase, Nov 27 2009
By Ted Feit - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Jugglers at the Border (Paperback)
Baby Shark, Kristin Van Dijk, got her nom de plume by learning from her father to be a top flight pool player. And that talent has played a prominent role in prior novels in the series, but none in the current installment, especially since she became a full-fledge partner as a PI with Otis Millett. They make for a good team, and they combine their seat-of-the-pants talents to pursue an unusual and resourceful maniac.
It begins when Otis is called by Lt. Carl Lynch to visit the morgue to identify his estranged wife, Dixie Logan, known as the Dallas Firecracker in the Texas striptease circuit. Apparently she and a boyfriend were shot by a gang of bank robbers with whom she worked but were conned out of the loot. This leads the pair to work undercover with the Dallas police to find and attempt to capture the gang and their boss, leading to a merry chase and a series of dangerous situations for Kristin.
Baby Shark is one tough cookie, a female worthy of James Bond and Mickey Spillane rolled into one woman's curves. She's hard-boiled, but is able to express her feminine attitudes with aplomb and wise-cracks. This latest entry in the series (three novels have preceded "Jugglers") continues an entertaining and well-written string, and it is recommended.
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