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Mal Foley #2
Half the Truth
When his estranged wife, Cass, shows up with Sharon Cooper, an uncommonly attractive woman who's getting death threats over the phone, how can Chicago private eye Malachy P. Foley turn down the case? For once, Cass has brought him a client who can pay. And besides, maybe Mal can get Cass to come back home.
Mal learns that the true object of the caller's interest is Sharon's brother, Jason, a promising college basketball player who's hampered by a bad attitude. The problem is, Jason has disappeared, and Mal can't help Sharon until he finds the missing athlete. Following a trail that leads to murder, Mal races to find Jason before the caller does. But when Mal succeeds, why is no one, not even Jason, willing to tell him the whole truth? Finally, when both Sharon and Cass are kidnapped, Mal is given a terrible to save the women, he must send Jason to his death.
Mal learns that the true object of the caller's interest is Sharon's brother, Jason, a promising college basketball player who's hampered by a bad attitude. The problem is, Jason has disappeared, and Mal can't help Sharon until he finds the missing athlete. Following a trail that leads to murder, Mal races to find Jason before the caller does. But when Mal succeeds, why is no one, not even Jason, willing to tell him the whole truth? Finally, when both Sharon and Cass are kidnapped, Mal is given a terrible to save the women, he must send Jason to his death.
275 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
David J. Walker
21 books22 followersDAVID J. WALKER has written twelve published mystery/suspense novels, and one novella. His most recent book is Company Orders, a 2012 release. This is a stand-alone thriller in which the hero is--of all things--a priest.
David is the author of two private eye series, the "Mal Foley" series, and the “Wild Onion, Ltd.” series. The Wild Onion books feature a wife/husband private eye team, and are set in and around Chicago.
David is the author of the acclaimed 2008 suspense novel, Saving Paulo, also a stand-alone, and his short story, “A Weekend in the Country,” was published in the popular 2006 anthology, Chicago Blues.
One of Walker’s Wild Onion, Ltd. books was short-listed for the Society of Midland Authors best novel award. He has been an Edgar® nominee and has won several Lovie awards. He has served on the Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and has been a judge for both the Edgar and Shamus awards.
Walker is a life-long Chicagoan. He has been a parish priest in Chicago, an investigator with the Chicago Police Department, and an attorney. At present, he is a full-time writer
and lives with his wife just north of the city.
David is the author of two private eye series, the "Mal Foley" series, and the “Wild Onion, Ltd.” series. The Wild Onion books feature a wife/husband private eye team, and are set in and around Chicago.
David is the author of the acclaimed 2008 suspense novel, Saving Paulo, also a stand-alone, and his short story, “A Weekend in the Country,” was published in the popular 2006 anthology, Chicago Blues.
One of Walker’s Wild Onion, Ltd. books was short-listed for the Society of Midland Authors best novel award. He has been an Edgar® nominee and has won several Lovie awards. He has served on the Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and has been a judge for both the Edgar and Shamus awards.
Walker is a life-long Chicagoan. He has been a parish priest in Chicago, an investigator with the Chicago Police Department, and an attorney. At present, he is a full-time writer
and lives with his wife just north of the city.
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