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The troubles build like thunderheads over New Mexico skies for insurance investigator Dan Mahoney in Slater's ambitious and entertaining new series debut. Dan has to look into the claims of cattle baron Billy Roland Eklund, owner of the Double Horseshoe Ranch, who's lost three calves in three months, each insured for $250,000-enough to make Dan's employers hysterical. Then a shooting and a flash flood that sweep away an ex-con who used to pilot for Billy Roland push Dan's investigation into other channels. Billy Roland, who's rich, exuberant and a better judge of cattle than of women, is just one of several strongly drawn characters. Dan's sister, Carolyn, is as ambitious and driven as her politically active husband, Phillip Ainsworth, and perhaps deadlier; Billy Roland's trophy wife, Iris, knows precisely what her assets are and how to exploit them. When insurance fraud, drug smuggling, voodoo and murder muddy the waters, Dan finds himself manipulated or coerced not only by the many suspects but also by a couple of federal agents. The plots and subplots almost seem too much for one story, and a long denouement leads to a not particularly credible ending. Nonetheless, Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction. (Jan. 2)Massacre, etc.).
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"Sent by United Life and Casualty to tiny Tatum, New Mexico, to investigate wealthy Billy Roland Eklund?s six-figure claims for the death of three of his most highly prized cattle, private eye Dan Mahoney arrives at the Double Horseshoe Ranch just in time for the flreworks. First is the flash flood that'll probably be the basis for Billy Rowland?s next claim against United Life. The following morning, Dan is present when a car he saw being hotly pursued by the local sheriff at the height of the storm is pulled from the muck with ex-con Eric Linden?s current girlfriend inside. Still missing is attorney/pilot Eric, who?d been released from prison the day before after agreeing to serve seven years for drug-running in return for the $2 million payoff promised by BiIly Roland?s lawyer. Soon thereafter, Dan?s a witness along with dozens of others when a well-insured Double Horseshoe bull drops dead at a cattle show. And there are fireworks on the home front as well. Visiting his politically connected sister Carolyn 90 miles away in Roswell, Dan is introduced to Professor Elaine Linden, and to her bed, before he realizes she?s Eric?s not-quite-divorced widow?-and that a pair of local FBI agents suspicious of both Eric and Billy Roland will insist that he continue his affair wearing a wire. There?ll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater (Thunderbird, not reviewed, etc.) closes out this lively, surprising, overstuffed case, first of a series with one eye on Don Winslow's California Fire and Life."-Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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The troubles build like thunderheads over New Mexico skies for insurance investigator Dan Mahoney in Slater's ambitious and entertaining new series debut. Dan has to look into the claims of cattle baron Billy Roland Eklund, owner of the Double Horseshoe Ranch, who's lost three calves in three months, each insured for $250,000-enough to make Dan's employers hysterical. Then a shooting and a flash flood that sweep away an ex-con who used to pilot for Billy Roland push Dan's investigation into other channels. Billy Roland, who's rich, exuberant and a better judge of cattle than of women, is just one of several strongly drawn characters. Dan's sister, Carolyn, is as ambitious and driven as her politically active husband, Phillip Ainsworth, and perhaps deadlier; Billy Roland's trophy wife, Iris, knows precisely what her assets are and how to exploit them. When insurance fraud, drug smuggling, voodoo and murder muddy the waters, Dan finds himself manipulated or coerced not only by the many suspects but also by a couple of federal agents. The plots and subplots almost seem too much for one story, and a long denouement leads to a not particularly credible ending. Nonetheless, Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction. (Jan. 2)Massacre, etc.).
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
"Sent by United Life and Casualty to tiny Tatum, New Mexico, to investigate wealthy Billy Roland Eklund?s six-figure claims for the death of three of his most highly prized cattle, private eye Dan Mahoney arrives at the Double Horseshoe Ranch just in time for the flreworks. First is the flash flood that'll probably be the basis for Billy Rowland?s next claim against United Life. The following morning, Dan is present when a car he saw being hotly pursued by the local sheriff at the height of the storm is pulled from the muck with ex-con Eric Linden?s current girlfriend inside. Still missing is attorney/pilot Eric, who?d been released from prison the day before after agreeing to serve seven years for drug-running in return for the $2 million payoff promised by BiIly Roland?s lawyer. Soon thereafter, Dan?s a witness along with dozens of others when a well-insured Double Horseshoe bull drops dead at a cattle show. And there are fireworks on the home front as well. Visiting his politically connected sister Carolyn 90 miles away in Roswell, Dan is introduced to Professor Elaine Linden, and to her bed, before he realizes she?s Eric?s not-quite-divorced widow?-and that a pair of local FBI agents suspicious of both Eric and Billy Roland will insist that he continue his affair wearing a wire. There?ll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater (Thunderbird, not reviewed, etc.) closes out this lively, surprising, overstuffed case, first of a series with one eye on Don Winslow's California Fire and Life."-Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Billy Roland, Double Horseshoe, Dona Mari, Eric Linden, Sheriff Ray, Shortcake Dream, Cisco Kid, New Mexico, Miss Iris,
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Billy Roland, Double Horseshoe, Dona Mari, Eric Linden, Sheriff Ray, Shortcake Dream, Cisco Kid, New Mexico, Miss Iris,