John Marquez Crime Novels
3 total works
The discovery of hundreds of empty abalone shells and two murdered divers sends Lieutenant John Marquez's poaching investigation in a new - and very risky - direction. A former DEA agent and now head of a special operations unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, Marquez learns he himself has been targeted as the next victim. Stalking him is Kline, a vicious drug runner turned abalone smuggler who has a personal vendetta against Marquez. John Marquez is supposed to protect wildlife, not solve murders. But, the only way he can break the abalone-smuggling ring, as well as save his own life, is to find and stop Kline. A fast-paced crime novel set along the majestic Northern California coastline, "Shell Games" introduces a tough, complex and appealing hero and a masterful new series.
Tough, caring and independent, John Marquez, a former DEA agent, is now the head of the special operations unit of the California Department of fish and game. He brings gritty investigative techniques and a clouded past to his role in enforcing the poaching laws of California. Marquez pushes the boundaries of safety and politics in his dangerous operation in pursuit of bear poachers. A murdered student, a missing game warden, and threats to his own family draw Marquez even more deeply into the tangled world of international traffickers and local thugs. At the centre of his investigation is a wildly attractive and highly unreliable woman who sets some traps of her own. "Night Game" hits hard and moves fast toward a finish that ricochets through wilderness, backwoods towns and the darker recesses of love and greed.
