Lethal Partner [Mass Market Paperback]

Jake Page (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 1996

"FAST-PACED . . . INTRIGUING . . . This assured tale snakes its way to an intricate, absorbing conclusion."

--Publishers Weekly



When seven previously unknown Georgia O'Keeffe paintings are discovered, shrewd Santa Fe gallery owner Elijah Potts sees the key to a fortune. But before the new O'Keeffes can be authenticated, the suave world of Elijah Potts starts to unravel. First his sometime lover is brutally murdered, and Elijah becomes a prime suspect. Then additional unsolved murders turn the city into a tinderbox of multiethnic suspicion, hidden dangers, and mounting paranoia.



Mo Bowdre, a blind sculptor (and occasional sleuth), wants nothing to do with the media circus that descends on Santa Fe. But somehow--abetted by his beautiful Hopi girlfriend Connie Barnes--he just can't keep out of it. Mo thinks he knows who has committed the crimes and why. But can he act on his knowledge before it's too late?



"Page is a good storyteller, effectively combining suspense and ambiance."                                        --Booklist



"As usual, Mo heads an agreeably venal, zany cast, and the culprit is well-hidden."                                --Kirkus Reviews

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Set in the Southwest, Page's series features blind sculptor Mo Bowdre and his Hopi girlfriend, Connie Barnes. Their fourth adventure (after The Knotted Strings) unfolds in Sante Fe, "the world of Art and Myth," where the lore and legend of ancient Indian cultures often clashes with the realities of modern-day America. The brutal murders of two white women lead police sergeant Anthony Ramirez to consider the possibility of racial motivation. At the same time, in the detached world of art and wealth, gallery owner Elijah Potts announces the discovery of seven paintings ascribed to Georgia O'Keeffe. With the occurrence of a third murder, Ramirez, aided by Bowdre and Barnes, turns the focus of his investigation toward Santa Fe's art colony. Page develops an intriguing cast, including an ex-con who considers himself a Kevin Costner look-alike and Potts's sensual, raven-haired mistress, to support the likable Bowdre and Barnes in this fast-paced plot. Despite the vanishing, without explanation, of some other characters, this assured tale snakes its way to an intricate, absorbing conclusion.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Blind sculptor Mo Bowdre and his Hopi girlfriend, Connie Barnes, have exuded a palpable maverick charm since the first page of this series (The Stolen Gods, LJ 2/1/93). In this installment, seven unknown Georgia O'Keeffe canvases have surfaced in an old shed in Santa Fe, and suave gallery owner Elijah Potts is savoring the fame and fortune he anticipates from their unveiling. Then the body of Anita Montague, Potts's gallery manager, is found stuffed in a drainpipe. As Potts stumbles upon the theft of the O'Keeffes from his vault, the police arrive to arrest him for Montague's murder. Sgt. Anthony Ramirez needs Mo's intuitive assistance to crack the case. Despite a few awkward passages and unfortunate similes (e.g., "Early spring in Santa Fe is like a school child with attention deficit disorder, good-natured enough at heart but not to be pinned down to someone else's curriculum"), Page's chichi Santa Fe entertains. Recommended.
Susan A. Zappia, Maricopa Cty. Lib. Dist., Phoenix
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (December 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345387856
• ISBN-13: 978-0345387851
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,209,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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