Amateur Night: A Jane Da Silva Mystery [Hardcover]

K. K. Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1993

First introduced in A Hopeless Case, amateur detective Jane da Silva returns as she searches for a missing witness of a pharmacy murder, a crime for which the wrong man may have been arrested. 10,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Jane da Silva, "a kind of nonprofit detective" in Seattle, returns in a delightful follow-up to A Hopeless Case . In order to inherit her Uncle Harold's money, now held by the trustees of his Foundation for Righting Wrongs, Jane has to solve another "hopeless case" (the trustees "bounced her first effort on a technicality"). The conviction of Kevin Shea appears to fit the bill. As Jane's lawyer-pal Calvin Mason tells her, Kevin was found guilty of killing Betty Cox in the pharmacy she ran in downtown Seattle; his delinquent past convinced everyone he was guilty. But now one of the jurors remembers seeing a magazine on the floor in one of the crime-scene photos, suggesting there may have been a witness who fled after the murder. Then Jane stumbles on the body of Jennifer Gilbert, whose prescription Mrs. Cox was typing when she was shot; the second death lends more plausibility to Kevin's innocence. While tracking Jennifer's roommate, Jane discovers she isn't alone in her search; when her tires are slashed twice, she realizes the killer is on her trail. A likable heroine and gripping suspense laced with humor distinguish this enjoyable mystery.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 279 pages
• Publisher: Mysterious Press; First Edition edition (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892964804
• ISBN-13: 978-0892964802
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,257,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

K.K. Beck (also known as Kathrine K. Beck) lives in Seattle, Washington, and is the author of 17 crime novels and one work of nonfiction, "Opal: A Life of Enchantment, Mystery and Madness." Beck is an Edgar award nominee and an Agatha award nominee.