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Fiddler and Fiora Mystery #8
Murder Hurts: A Fiddler and Fiora Mystery
Mexico's criminal underworld and Hollywood's elite mingle in the latest case for California detective Fiddler and his ex-wife and sleuthing partner Fiora, as they investigate the twenty-year-old murder of his uncle, an adventurous marijuana smuggler.
279 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
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A.E. Maxwell
18 books20 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
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collaboration of Ann Maxwell and Evan Maxwell
also aka Lowell Charters, Elizabeth Lowell, and Annalise Sun
(1)
collaboration of Ann Maxwell and Evan Maxwell
also aka Lowell Charters, Elizabeth Lowell, and Annalise Sun
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July 8, 2008
MURDER HURTS - Ex
Maxwell, A.e. - 8th (last) in series
Twenty long years ago, in the Mexican desert, two sleazy border bandits put bullets into both Fiddler and his Uncle Jake, a smuggler addicted not to his cargo, but to the adrenaline. Fiddler lived, and never forgot. When a voice on the phone offers to sell him the name of the person who ordered the hit. Fiddler’s long-buried feelings of revenge come roaring back. Even though his ex-wife and current lover, Fiora, thinks the idea is as bad as they come. Fiddler jumps at the chance to do right by Jake.
From glittering Hollywood parties to south of the border hell, he and Fiora follow a trail two decades old... a trail suddenly strewn with fresh bodies, but with room for one or two more.
The only thing wrong with this series is that this is the last book in it.
Maxwell, A.e. - 8th (last) in series
Twenty long years ago, in the Mexican desert, two sleazy border bandits put bullets into both Fiddler and his Uncle Jake, a smuggler addicted not to his cargo, but to the adrenaline. Fiddler lived, and never forgot. When a voice on the phone offers to sell him the name of the person who ordered the hit. Fiddler’s long-buried feelings of revenge come roaring back. Even though his ex-wife and current lover, Fiora, thinks the idea is as bad as they come. Fiddler jumps at the chance to do right by Jake.
From glittering Hollywood parties to south of the border hell, he and Fiora follow a trail two decades old... a trail suddenly strewn with fresh bodies, but with room for one or two more.
The only thing wrong with this series is that this is the last book in it.
June 9, 2017
Jake's murder is finally solved and it's the end for Fiddler and Fiora. They've come a long way and I love where it ended. I've really liked this series and I'm sad it's over but I know I'll be revisiting it in the future.
October 21, 2015
I like these Fiddler and Fiora books. They're a bit dated now (they're at least 20 years old -- maybe older), but the contrast in their personalities sets up an interesting dynamic. Fiora is a monumentally intelligent and generally ethical financier; Fiddler is a morally questionable and sometimes violent detective with dubious friends. They remind me a lot of the couple in the Spenser novels. This one is the last of the series (I haven't read all the others) and is at least as concerned with the past as with the present. Plenty of excitement and a fair number of twists.
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October 23, 2018
Mystery, Romance
SOME THINGS YOU CAN PUT BEHIND YOU. SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T.
Twenty long years ago, in the Mexican desert, two sleazy border bandits put bullets into both Fiddler and his Uncle Jake, a smuggler addicted not to his cargo, but to the adrenaline. Fiddler lived, and never forgot. When a voice on the phone offers to sell him the name of the person who ordered the hit. Fiddler's long-buried feelings of revenge come roaring back. Even though his ex-wife and current lover, Fiora, thinks the idea is as bad as they come. Fiddler jumps at the chance to do right by Jake.
From glittering Hollywood parties to south of the border hell, he and Fiora follow a trail two decades old... a trail suddenly strewn with fresh bodies, but with room for one or two more.
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