His death earlier this year has resulted in only two books finished in what was going to be an on-going series about women whose lives or children are suddenly threatened. This centres on kidnapped children in Florida and their motherâs desperate attempt to find them. He is very good.
Comparison: Tony Hillerman, James Lee Burke.
Similar this month: John Case, Laura Lippman.
| Primary Genre | Crime and Mystery |
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ALICE IN JEOPARDY is the first novel in an exciting new series. Each novel is set in a different location featuring a contemporary woman whose life or children are suddenly endangered. The woman must find in herself the resources to save both her children and herself.
Alice is a recently widowed young woman living in Florida with her two small children. Utterly devastated by her late husband's death in a boating accident, she is struggling to re-build her life. And as if life can't get any worse, her children are kidnapped. Surrounded by police fighting inter-departmental battles, Alice ultimately has to resort to finding and saving her children herself.
ALICE IN JEOPARDY is a truly gripping book, absolutely jam-packed with twists and turns, culminating in a totally unexpected ending.
Alice In Jeopardy features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Alice In Jeopardy is available in Paperback, Hardback
Alice In Jeopardy was written by Ed McBain and published by Orion Publishing Co
Alice In Jeopardy has 341 pages
Yes it is part of Murder Room series
