Fred Carver Mysteries Volume Two

The second set of crime thrillers starring a tough Florida PI from the New York Times-bestselling author of Single White Female and "e;one of the masters"e; (Ridley Pearson). New York Times and USA Today bestselling author John Lutz has been hailed as "e;a major talent"e; by John Lescroart, and he "e;just keeps getting better and better"e; (Tony Hillerman). "e;Lutz offers up a heart-pounding roller coaster"e; (Jeffery Deaver) in his thrillers and "e;knows how to make you shiver"e; (Harlan Coben). "e;The Carver series is the finest work yet by this prolific author"e; (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). After a criminal's bullet shattered not only his knee but also his career as an Orlando cop and his marriage, Fred Carver starts over as a private detective. In this award-winning ten-book series, Lutz's "e;dogged Carver is a believably heroic guy, tough, scarred and able to exhibit fear and courage at the same time"e; (Publishers Weekly). Flame: When his newest client is killed in a car explosion only minutes after hiring him, Carver learns the man may not have been whom he claimed. "e;Stunning . . . a brilliant writer, here at the peak of his abilities."e; The Plain Dealer Bloodfire: Carver is hired by a distraught husband to find his missing wife a heroin addict who fled with nearly $10,000. But when the terrified woman begs Carver for protection, the truth about his client's motives comes out, and now both of them must go on the run. "e;Another satisfying thriller . . . Lutz carefully and caustically captures the heat and amorality of the faces and fixtures of the Florida drug scene."e; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hot: After an old man tells Carver a tale of his wealthy neighbor in the Florida Keys using a yacht to smuggle cocaine, he turns up dead, the victim of a suspicious hit-and-run, and it's up to the PI to bring his killers to justice. "e;A fast-paced and well-plotted mystery . . . stays hot until the very last page."e; San Francisco Chronicle