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Pat Ruger: For Hire (Pat Ruger Mystery Series Book 1) by [Jack Huber]

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Pat Ruger: For Hire (Pat Ruger Mystery Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 7: Pat Ruger Mystery Series

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Pat Ruger is a retired detective in Denver, Colorado, who does freelance PI work. An old friend, Angel, is a long-time weed dealer who refers a case to Pat- a missing woman suspected of being kidnapped and radicalized by Islamic extremists. Pat’s new client and her best friend are young women of the street and they eagerly help him recover from mourning over his late wife. When Pat uncovers a terrorist plot, can he find a large explosive device set to kill thousands of people and disarm it in time?

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January 7, 2014
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16 - 18 years
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About the Author

Jack was born in Southern California but now resides in Colorado with his wife, Nadyne, and their Cairn Terrier, Lucy. Jack has found a niche in the detective/mystery/crime/thriller genres with his Pat Ruger Mystery Series novels. Being able to weave mysteries was unexpected but understandable, considering his influences growing up. Jack has always had a penchant for telling stories and he admired this quality in his uncle, Pat. No, Pat Ruger was not modeled after his uncle... --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HBTZP8U
Publisher ‏ : ‎ e-Motion Publishing; 2nd edition (January 7, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3740 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #29,611 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #154 in Mystery Action Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,572 in Mysteries (Kindle Store)

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Jack is an RV full-timer, living on the road with his wife, Nadyne, and their two Chihuahua-mixes, Rosie and Sadie. Jack has found a niche in the detective, mystery and crime/thriller genres with several Pat Ruger Mystery Series novels on the market, but also in the RV marketplace, with a several dozen articles posted in travel and RV-industry periodicals and websites, and a lighthearted book published about the RV lifestyle.

Jack also has several books of poetry and photography on the market and has been a Staff Writer for Poetic Monthly Magazine. His first poems were published when he was just 10 years old when two pieces submitted by a teacher were accepted by a literary magazine. Jack has since written poetry off and on throughout his life.

Being able to weave mysteries was unexpected but understandable, considering his influences growing up. Jack has always had a penchant for telling stories and he admired this quality in his uncle, Pat. No, Pat Ruger was not modeled after his uncle...

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Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019

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This stand-alone is easy to follow. No editing errors, graphic violence or drag-you-down drama. Not all questions are answered.

Intriguing storyline with several different cases. Procedures, actions and reactions are not realistic. The characters and dialogue are okay, nothing memorable. The lead character is likeable but it is not reasonable that young women want to have sex with him, and an FBI agent is drinking during lunch and playing barefoot footsie with him. Teenagers chucking a brick through a neighboring rancher's window because they were bored?

Given that this is the author's first in the series I might be interested in other works.
No desire to re-read this story. Remember this is my personal opinion and does not reflect on the author.

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Best of several books.

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019

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Pat Ruger: For Hire #1 – This is my first read by this author and I found myself immersed until the last page and then picked up the second book. Well written, but needing some editing – none distracting, with interesting and intriguing storylines. This story could have been written by Joseph Wambaugh. The main characters are developed enough to be interesting; I’m sure as the series goes, we’ll learn more about them. They have good dialog and work well together. The pace was continuous, never slowing down while the storylines merged into an intriguing, substantial read. I did laugh about the sex scenes, not explicit, since they came off as male fantasies; all the sudden this old dude has all types of women, haha. But he is a decent person and I like him, a good main character. I found the sixth book of this series on HiddenGems and discovered I had several Ruger books in my library. 4*

Pat Ruger: Caribbean Shuffle #2 – This story picks up a few months after For Hire ends. Still with the male fantasies, but some explicit now. Unfortunately, this story is not as well thought out or researched; it reads way too much like a D-rated Hollywood movie. Research would have shown how to communicate between ships instead of what was done; also, there is not a Naval man that calls his ship a boat. While the ideas were good, the lack of realism makes the story silly. Still needs editing. 3*

Pat Ruger: Native Species #3 - This story picks up in the same scene where Shuffle ends. As bad as Caribbean was with the Hollywood copying, this story is pathetic. Formatting is inconsistent, which makes reading it difficult. There is an extra space between each sentence, even in the mid of one person’s dialog, which is too Hollywood. AND, every female, especially the young ones, wants sex with Pat. Give me a break. What happened to the guy who wrote For Hire? Get him back, two out of three books that are poorly written and silly make me sorry I found Oblivion on Booksprout. I couldn’t finish this drivel. 2*

Pat Ruger: Oblivion Highway #6 – After reading two flops by this author, this book is similar to his first book, For Hire, which was pretty good. The writing style is similar to FH, unlike the two others, which were too juvenile and Hollywood. The storylines were good. Pat is still a caring, helpful person that almost gets himself killed. There are a couple of new characters that will probably show up in the next book; both are great, a sex therapist and a Lab. The pace is fast and I found the book interesting. Hopefully, the author continues in this vein and doesn’t return to the writing style of the second and third books. I found this book on HiddenGems. 4*

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Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017

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Retired Denver cop, Pat Ruger, does freelance PI work. When an old friend, weed dealer, Angel, refers a young woman to him, and she asks his help finding her missing sister, suspected of being taken and radicalized by an extremist group, he finds himself up to his waders in drug dealers and terrorists—all out to kill him.
Pat Ruger for Hire by Jack Huber is a fast-paced mystery, laced with humor, spiked with deadly action, and with an explosive climax that will have you on the edge of your chair. While most of the characters are quite believable, I had to strain my brain to believe that Pat was as attractive to every female character he encountered, or that he could keep the pace he did, without eventually needing a pacemaker.
An interesting character, though, and I can imagine he’ll get up to some fascinating adventures in future offerings.

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FIVE STARS ! ! !

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016

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Great NEW SERIES by Jack Huber hit this one out of the park! ( pun intended - read the story! )
Pat Ruger is a retired police detective, and is asked to find a missing person, because the police department
was no longer looking....
If you like mysteries and detective novels, then this is a Must Read!!! And books 2 & 3 are available!!

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Possibly the dumbest...

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2020

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This is kind of a funny story. Not ha-ha funny, more like incredibly stupid and odd funny.
The sexy parts aren't. The thoughtful hero isn't. Character James Stewart most believable, but that's damning with faint praise.
I can't imagine wanting to read another installment of this lame series.

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016

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Another retired cop goes into action and saves the day. How many ex-cops does the FBI hire to do their work? This is another "cop consultant" story. Pat Ruger has all the right connections and instincts to solve serious crimes. It's a common basis for detective stories. This one is OK but has some coincidences that favor the outcome of the story. The reader just has to go along with the flow and forget about all the improbabilities that arise. There were a few missing words/typos.

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P.S Winn

Head into terrorist adventure

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019

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Pat Ruger hires out as a Private investigator. When he takes on the job of finding a missing woman, Pat is going to get more than he bargained for. Sleeper cells and bomb threats are just part of the adventure as Pat Ruger tries to solve the problems that landed in his lap. This is a quick read with a ripped from the headlines leaning.

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Average Joe

A nicely woven Mystery Adventure LEO story

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2019

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Done well. The blow by blow instruction manual for an electric wine bottle corkscrew was a bit much. Lots of firearms and the Hero having the same name caused some time out for mental sorting if the story was addressing the man or pistol. Would read another story to see if author smoothed out..

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Amazonian

Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2018

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A slightly implausible plot, but enjoyable story all the same. (I did get confused about who was on which side at one point). Builds to a very exciting climax.

Neil Flanagan

Fantastic read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2019

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Delighted to have been introduced to this series of books. Can’t wait to read the next one. Highly recommend this author.

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