Ring Game - Softcover

Hautman, Pete

3.53

49 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671021451 ISBN 13: 9780671021450

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1998

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Directed by a family friend who wants him to investigate his daughter's fiance, ex-cop Joe Crow finds himself caught in the middle of a conflict between the would-be groom and the man's murderous cult. Reprint.

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Review:

Axel Speeter, Pete Hautman's hilarious creation, returns for another delirious round of mayhem when his girlfriend's daughter Carmen becomes engaged to a con man named Hyatt Hilton. Before long, Axel has convinced his pal Joe Crow to investigate Hilton, which, in turn, embroils everyone in a misfired plot to scam some bogus preachers. Soon gamblers, bodybuilders, religious charlatans, and elderly fishermen are popping out of the midwestern landscape with loony abandon. All the craziness makes the mystery a little hard to follow, but it's all so endearing that you probably won't mind.

About the Author:

Pete Hautman is the author of Godless, which won the National Book Award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including Blank Confession, All-In, Rash, No Limit, Invisible, and Mr. Was, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Pete lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at PeteHautman.com.

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