This is a weekly event that highlights a book we can't wait to be published. It is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
I'm very excited about the book I'm featuring this week. I've been a big fan of this series, the Monkeewrench series, since the first book was published. The author, P.J. Tracy, is actually a mother/daughter team and they do tend to have quite a long period between books. With each one I wonder - is this the last? My pick this week:
by P.J. Tracy
Publication Date: August 2nd
The peaceful Christmas season in Minneapolis is shattered when two friends, Chuck Spencer and Wally Luntz, scheduled to meet in person for the first time, are murdered on the same night, two hours and several miles apart, dramatically concluding winter vacation for homicide detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth.
An hour north of Minneapolis, Lydia Ascher comes home to find two dead men in her basement. When Leo and Gino discover her connection to their current cases, they suspect that she is a target, too. The same day, an elderly, terminally ill man is kidnapped from his home, an Alzheimer’s patient goes missing from his care facility, and a baffling link among all the crimes emerges.
This series of inexplicable events sends the detectives sixty years into the past to search for answers—and straight to Grace MacBride’s Monkeewrench, a group of eccentric computer geniuses who devote their time and resources to helping the cops solve the unsolvable. What they find is an unimaginable horror—a dormant Armageddon that might be activated at any moment unless Grace and her partners Annie, Roadrunner, and Harley Davidson, along with Leo and Gino, can find a way to stop it.
what an epic,complicated summary and case this is! It sounds riveting! Here's mine: http://editingeverything.com/blog/2016/02/24/wow-the-conclave-of-shadow-1-2/
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever heard of this author before. I will have to check them out!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you're excited about this book. It sounds like one that would keep you on the edge of your seat and be very hard to put down.
ReplyDeleteCan.Not.Wait!! I love this series and have missed the gang. This one sounds like it'll be great. Whoohoo!
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued. Haven't heard of this series or writing duo before. Must take a look at their backlist.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a good one!
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of this one before. Hope you're able to get it soon!
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Another new author...I love mysteries and stories that showcase the detectives as they work. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI should say "new to me," as I think I've noticed this author around.
DeleteI have heard mention of this series but then forgot about it. Sounds good. Need to look it up. I think I heard of it in book club so many several members have read it already...
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed this series and the characters, but boy, does this one sound different! Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteAnother series that I haven't heard of but definitely should read! This sounds like another series I would really like. I hope they keep writing for awhile! It's so sad when an author disappears on you.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new one?! Must have, must read! I am so excited!
ReplyDeleteOk, I'm in :)
ReplyDeleteI had mentioned awhile ago that I was done with this series, but that was because my major complaint was the long spacing between books. Now that a new one is coming out, yes, I want it. Thanks for letting us know.
I don't know where I've been hiding, but somehow I missed this series. This sounds very good. It's going on my list, but I also want to check out some of the previous books in the series.
ReplyDeleteI read one of these with my book group a while back and thought it was fast-paced entertainment! I just haven't gotten back to the series. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read anything by P J Tracy and this sounds like a great read! Can this book be read as a standalone?
ReplyDeleteMelody, this one isn't out until August. If I were you, I'd try the first book in the series called MONKEEWRENCH, just so you have a feeling for the characters. Then you could decide if want to continue or jump over to this one.
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