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Has the kidnapper been kidnapped? A mystery in the detective series known for "full-bodied characters, sharp dialogue, and rich humor" (Booklist).
It's February and Ontario is frozen - along with Benny Cooperman's private investigation business. That is, until Muriel Falkirk knocks on Cooperman's door. Her boyfriend, Johnny Rosa, is missing.
A decade earlier, Rosa had been involved in the kidnapping of an heiress. He was sent to prison and the ransom money was never recovered - and now that he's out on parole, he's nowhere to be found. As it turns out, Cooperman isn't the only one on his trail . . .
From the Arthur Ellis Award-winning author of The Suicide Murders, this is a witty, compelling mystery "steadily enlivened by Engel's unassuming style and the textured personality (a kind of Donald Lamm/Lew Archer amalgam with Jewish overtones) of likable Benny" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Mr. Engel is a born writer, a natural stylist. This is a writer who can bring a character to life in a few lines." - Ruth Rendell
The Ransom Game is the second book in the Benny Cooperman Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Genre: Mystery
It's February and Ontario is frozen - along with Benny Cooperman's private investigation business. That is, until Muriel Falkirk knocks on Cooperman's door. Her boyfriend, Johnny Rosa, is missing.
A decade earlier, Rosa had been involved in the kidnapping of an heiress. He was sent to prison and the ransom money was never recovered - and now that he's out on parole, he's nowhere to be found. As it turns out, Cooperman isn't the only one on his trail . . .
From the Arthur Ellis Award-winning author of The Suicide Murders, this is a witty, compelling mystery "steadily enlivened by Engel's unassuming style and the textured personality (a kind of Donald Lamm/Lew Archer amalgam with Jewish overtones) of likable Benny" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Mr. Engel is a born writer, a natural stylist. This is a writer who can bring a character to life in a few lines." - Ruth Rendell
The Ransom Game is the second book in the Benny Cooperman Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Genre: Mystery
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