This is the third and perhaps final novel in this series and it starts off like the others that preceded it with a screw-up and potentially violent ending for a character. However, it quickly charts a course for some interesting plot diversions with the Russian mob and Marquez's personal life. I'...
I discovered this book through the CA Center for the Book's Mysterious California Book-Club-in-a-Box program. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the Mystery genre--but you don't need to be in order to enjoy Shell Games. The story is propelled not so much by "who done it" and the crimes involved a...