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If You Cant Trust Your Uncle Sam [LARGE PRINT]

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Remember Billy Barty and how he used to kick the members of Spike Jones' band in the shin when they irritated him? As a working private investigator who is 26 ½ inches tall, Wrin Veersil abhors being called "cute," so don't do it, however cute you think she is. She probably won't kick you in the shin but you'd still be advised not to irritate her. Her assistant is a former Marine, Claude Newhouse. Claude is six-foot-five and not a man to be trifled with.

"If You Can't Trust Your Uncle Sam" is set in Washington, D.C. and the Tulelake Basin at the foot of Mt. Shasta in northern California and southern Oregon. The cover photo of Mt. Shasta is worth the price of the book. It is truly gorgeous!

The storyline involves the murder/suicide of an FBI agent and his family that Wrin is hired to investigate. The trail leads west and Wrin finds herself in the middle of a huge mess that the government made when it shut off the water that the
local farmers need to irrigate their crops. The whole region is slowly dying, which muddies the waters, so to speak, in Wrin's investigations.

Although the situation is tragic, the author manages to find quite a bit of fun as Wrin and Claude close in on a cold-blooded killer.

I'm not usually a mystery reader, but I enjoyed this humorous, character-driven novel so thoroughly that I had to recommend it. I would happily follow Wrin anywhere, including on a murder trail, just to enjoy her plucky humor. I can't wait to read more by this author.

--Pamela Ehrenberg (author, _Ethan, Suspended_)

Remember Billy Barty and how he used to kick the members of Spike Jones' band in the shin when they irritated him? As a working private investigator who is 26 ½ inches tall, Wrin Veersil abhors being called "cute," so don't do it, however cute you think she is. She probably won't kick you in the shin but you'd still be advised not to irritate her. Her assistant is a former Marine, Claude Newhouse. Claude is six-foot-five and not a man to trifled with.

If You Can't Trust Your Uncle Sam is set in Washington, D.C. and the Tulelake Basin at the foot of Mt. Shasta in northern California and southern Oregon. The cover photo of Mt. Shasta is
worth the price of the book. It is truly gorgeous.

The storyline involves the murder/suicide of an FBI agent and his family that Wrin is hired to investigate. The trail leads west and Wrin finds herself in the middle of a huge mess that the government made when it shut off the water that the
local farmers need to irrigate their crops. The whole region is slowly dying, which muddies the waters, so to speak, in Wrin's investigations.

Although the situation is tragic, the author manages to find quite a bit of fun as Wrin and Claude close in on a cold-blooded killer.

If You Can't Trust Your Uncle Sam is the large print edition of a dark murder mystery by Barbara J. Olexer which centers around the diminutive protagonist - Wrin Veersil. She may be only 26 inches tall, but Wrin's determination more than makes up for her stature when she is hired to learn who committed a slaying in a Washington D.C. suburb. The "why", and "what" conspiracy the government she encounters involves a web of death and deception. If You Can't Trust Your Uncle Sam is a tenacious page-turner and a highly recommended addition to community library Large Print collections for older readers.