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Kiernan O'Shaughnessy #2
Rogue Wave
Three years after a hit-and-run, Kiernan searches the sea for the missing suspectAs Robin Matucci sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific, the sea is calm and her deckhand, Carlos, is sober. By the next day, the sky is black and Carlos is passed out drunk. The waves crest higher as Robin fights to reach land, until they finally overwhelm her small ship. Fire springs up from the engine room, and the tiny craft goes to the bottom of the Pacific. When the wreck’s remains surface, Robin is gone, but the police recover samples of her hair. They then discover that the samples match those found at the site of a hit-and-run accident from three years before. The hit-and-run victim’s widow wants Robin found, dead or alive, and hires medical examiner turned private detective Kiernan O’Shaughnessy to find her. The answer to the riddle of the missing mariner will take Kiernan to the depths of the ocean, and back into the arms of a man she thought she had left behind forever.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author’s personal collection.Rogue Wave is the 2nd book in the Kiernan O'Shaughnessy Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
260 pages, ebook
First published June 18, 1991
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Susan Dunlap
98 books46 followersSusan Dunlap is best known for her Jill Smith detective series, but she is a prolific and much loved writer of crime and mystery fiction, including award-winning short stories.
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December 4, 2012
This book was published in 1991. I save many paperbacks and reread them years later. This was one of those cases.
In my opinion, Susan Dunlap is an excellent author. Her location descriptions immerse you in the scene, the characters are three dimensional and the plot was both interesting and challenging.
Flamboyant artist Garrett Brant was struck by a hit and run driver on the day he told his wife he was going into San Francisco to meet with a woman about a show. Three years later a disgraced former cop calls Kiernan O'Shaugnnesy, coroner turned P.I., and begs her to take on Garrett's wife as a client. Garrett was left brain damaged from the accident and the former cop thinks he's found a clue to the person who was driving the car. The problem is no one has been completely straight with Kiernan and each has their own agenda. As for Garrett, although he recovered physically, the damage to his short term memory has plunged him and his wife into an existence that is like "Ground Hog Day." For Garrett, every day is the fateful day before he drove into San Francisco. He holds the key to all of the lies, but the key is trapped in a mind that can't remember. The big question is whether it was an accident or attempted murder. If it was the latter, why?
The suspense is something you can feel, and this is a thoroughly enjoyable read.
In my opinion, Susan Dunlap is an excellent author. Her location descriptions immerse you in the scene, the characters are three dimensional and the plot was both interesting and challenging.
Flamboyant artist Garrett Brant was struck by a hit and run driver on the day he told his wife he was going into San Francisco to meet with a woman about a show. Three years later a disgraced former cop calls Kiernan O'Shaugnnesy, coroner turned P.I., and begs her to take on Garrett's wife as a client. Garrett was left brain damaged from the accident and the former cop thinks he's found a clue to the person who was driving the car. The problem is no one has been completely straight with Kiernan and each has their own agenda. As for Garrett, although he recovered physically, the damage to his short term memory has plunged him and his wife into an existence that is like "Ground Hog Day." For Garrett, every day is the fateful day before he drove into San Francisco. He holds the key to all of the lies, but the key is trapped in a mind that can't remember. The big question is whether it was an accident or attempted murder. If it was the latter, why?
The suspense is something you can feel, and this is a thoroughly enjoyable read.
July 25, 2016
To be honest, I picked this book up because it was in a remainder pile and it was signed. It also made a couple of trips to the box headed for trade-in. I'm glad I kept it. Rogue Wave is a fast paced, very readable and credible murder mystery. Kiernan O'Shaughnessy, Private Eye, has enough savvy, smarts and ego, along with her background in pathology to pick up on and follow the clues to the end. I will leave this book on my shelves for now and keep an eye out for more titles by Susan Dunlap.
July 20, 2012
The main character is Kieran O'Shaughnessy. She used to be the coroner in San Francisco, but now is a PI in San Diego who has been asked to investigate a death that occurred in the midst of a storm. The victim is somehow tied to a three-year-old car accident which left a guy mentally stuck forever in the day before the accident. Good mystery.
March 28, 2016
The many twists and turns with unbelievable premises bring the rating down a notch. The connections found by Kiernan O'Shaughnessy are too thin to be believed and attempts to create romantic tension between Kiernan and her ex-lover fall flat. This story had too many "rabbit holes" to follow...
July 10, 2014
While I really enjoyed the first in this series, I didn't care for this one as much.
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