Death for Old Times' Sake [Mass Market Paperback]

A.J. Orde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 1993

After compulsive problem-solver Jason Lynx witnesses the murder of Simonetta, an addled old woman, he and his girlfriend Grace, a Denver policewoman, discover that Simonetta was very threatening to someone--and every clue pulls them deeper into her curious past, the entwined destinies of two families, and the dangerous world of the Denver mob. Jason is about to discover that he may be linked to Simonetta on a level far deeper and more tragic than he could have imagined....

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From Publishers Weekly

A Denver antiques dealer and amateur sleuth investigates a murder, Mafia extortion and controversy over abortion rights in this convoluted and overstuffed mystery.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

The third outing for Denver antiques dealer/decorator Jason Lynx (Death and the Dogwalker; A Little Neighborhood Murder) reopens an issue Jason thought was permanently closed: Who badly burned him as a toddler and abandoned him to an orphanage? As Jason searches for the author of the extortion letters he finds in the effects of his foster father, it becomes clear that the person was related to simple-minded domestic Simonetta Fixe, who was murdered with an ice pick in front of an abortion clinic during a sit-in while Jason, unknowingly, watched it happen. Then the killer snipes at Jason, and, while gal pal Grace, a cop, tries to keep him safe, Jason runs afoul of the mob-connected Fixe family--in which two arranged marriages thwarted Jason's foster dad from marrying his true love in one case and may have resulted in Jason's illegitimate birth in the other. Meanwhile, more murders are revealed, and the more family secrets Jason uncovers, the less he's inclined to introduce himself properly to his birth family. One final death puts paid to an old family oath, and brings about Jason's ultimate acceptance of his roots. Complex, rich, and finely drawn. Jason's craving for a family and his ambivalence toward this specific one are strong stuff. A winner. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett; First Thus edition (December 4, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449221938
• ISBN-13: 978-0449221938
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Death for Old Times' Sake (Mass Market Paperback)

Another of A. J. Olde (Sheri S. Tipper)'s nice tight novels. Never simply who-dunnits, she includes charater's personal philosophies as well as the yarn. Jason, among several friends who continue through the series, loves puzzles, as well as selling antiques (with provenance!) in his Denver shop. Books best read in chronological order, Olde nevertheless kindly doesn't give away conclusions from previous stories. (And we must make a special trip to Colorado for the sumptious restaurant food he catalogs.) This a keeper in your shelf of mysteries with substance.