Vengeance
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312869274 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Toyota broke down in Sarasota, Florida. Following up on a few leads, Lew finds himself being trailed by a mysterious man, and saddled with another missing person case. Three years ago Lew Fonseca quit his job as a process server with the States Attorneys office in Cook County, Illinois, and drove his rattling Toyota south to escape the memories of his beloved late wife. Buoyed by the friendship of a few trustworthy souls, Lew settled there, making ends meet by doing some investigative work. With the help of friends, Lew seems to be getting closer to Melanie, but will he find her before the unthinkable happens?. Now Lew is hired by Carl Sebastian, to find his missing wife Melanie
(Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. As always, Kaminsky's sense of place is faultless, and he skillfully captures a parade of lively, credible characters, including psychiatrists, truck drivers, pimps, teenagers and social workers. . From Publishers Weekly The versatile and prolific Kaminsky introduces his fifth series hero, Lew Fonesca, in this outstanding mystery. In his debut, his skills and fortitude get stretched to the limit as he tries to locate two missing persons: a teenage girl whose sexually abusive and violent father has lured her away from
The Fonesca Series: Begin Here I have just finished reading Stuart Kaminsky’s Abe Lieberman series and hoped to find that Lew Fonesca is as engaging and interesting as Abe. I was not disappointed. The Fonesca series (note: Fonesca, not Fonseca) begins in 1999 with this novel, Vengeance. Lew Fonesca has moved to Florida from C. Poor Editing of a Mystery with Appealing New Characters! Donald Mitchell Mysteries are seldom strong in characterization. Usually, the mechanics of the plot keep the author more than busy. Vengeance succeeds very well at both levels. This first entry into what could become a series holds great promise. Surprisingly, though, it is marred by more errors that should have been. "the second book in this series is much better" according to clifford. Kaminsky is a writer of whom I have read quite a bit of what he has written. I always enjoy picking up one of his Russian Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov 87th precinct Ed McBain knock off genre books. But like the 87th precinct work, they are nothing overly special. Kaminsky has written several books of a