A Kiss Gone Bad - Softcover

Abbott, Jeff

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ISBN 10: 0451410106 ISBN 13: 9780451410108

Publisher: Onyx, 2001

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Judge Whit Mosley is called in when the estranged son of a senator turns up dead on a yacht in the Gulf Coast town of Port Leo, Texas, and finds himself taking on political power-brokers and a ruthless gang of criminals as he and Detective Claudia Salazar investigate the case. Original.

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About the Author:

Jeff Abbott is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of six novels of mystery and suspense. A fifth-generation Texan, he spent his childhood in Austin and Dallas with parents and grandparents who loved to tell stories. His latest novel, BLACK JACK POINT was nominated for an Edgar Award. Jeff lives in Austin with his wife and two sons.

From Publishers Weekly:

Tensions rise in Port Leo, Tex., when porn star Pete Hubble, the black sheep son of a senator, returns to uncover the secrets surrounding his brother's long-ago disappearance. Pete brings some heavy baggage with him, the least of which is his producer and girlfriend, Velvet Mojo. When Pete turns up dead, seemingly by his own hand, rookie Judge Whit Mosley and police detective Claudia Salazar open an investigation that may cost him the election and them their lives. Agatha and Macavity award-winner Abbott (Distant Blood) populates his narrative with a number of colorful characters including a pompous southern sheriff, a wrestler turned evangelist, a shadowy psychotic killer named Blade, a corrupt female senator and a delightful sidekick who sticks to his ethics even if they don't always coincide with judicial law. Despite the author's penchant for gauche one-liners ("I been in law enforcement thirty years, partner, and you're wet behind both ears and balls."), he offers fresh, original descriptions and well-written fistfights. This intricately woven, fast-moving mystery will keep readers guessing until the novel's final confrontation.

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