Sheila's Turn

Rick Crane Noir #4

by Mark Yost

Famed Upstate New York private detective Rick Crane returns in SHEILA’S TURN, the fourth installment of author Mark Yost's highly acclaimed noir series. This time, Rick races to find Mary Rooney, the only woman he ever loved, and her kidnapper, Mitch Evans, while being dogged by the police for killing a bunch of renegade bikers. In need of an attorney to defend himself, Crane reluctantly agrees to become the lead investigator for shady defense attorney Sheila Morgan, who has a secret agenda of her own, in exchange for her help. As dark secrets and hidden pasts are revealed, Crane shows once again that he's the man for the job, and Yost is the one to tell this riveting, finely crafted noir mystery filled with the twists and turns Rick Crane fans have come to expect.

THE AUTHOR

Mark Yost has written for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s Leisure and Arts page and Book Review section for more than 20 years. He and his son, George, live in Chicago, but call the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. “home.”

196 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 27, 2015

About the author

Mark Yost has been a professional writer for more than 20 years. He worked for The Wall Street Journal full-time for 10 years. He was an editorial page writer in both New York and Brussels, and also wrote for the Journal's Leisure and Arts pages, in the U.S., as well as Europe and Asia.
For the past 10 years, he has been a full-time freelance writer. He still contributes regularly to the Journal's L&A page, primarily writing about the business of sports. He also writes reviews of historical museum exhibits, and book reviews. Yost also writes for the Journal's Sports pages.
His work has also appeared in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, and Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal. Yost has also written copy for the J. Peterman catalog.
In Spring 2012, Mark Yost completed his first novel, "Soft Target," featuring firefighter Nick Mattera as the hero/protagonist. The book is the first in a four-book series revolving around the North Chicago firefighter and former Marine EOD TEch who runs into al Qaeda agents hellbent on killing Americans, Mexican drug lords determined to protect their turf after a newly elected Libertarian president decides to legalize drugs, and a disgruntled airline passenger who decides to take his anger out on the FAA and the members of the House Transportation Committee.
In addition to being a writer, Mark Yost is a firefighter/paramedic in both Highwood and Lake Bluff, on Chicago's North Shore. He's also a CPR instructor and certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, International Trauma Life Support, and as a Fire Apparatus Engineer and Hazardous Materials Operations.
Mark Yost is originally from New York, served six years in the U.S. Navy, and lives on the North Shore with his son, George.

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was only giving a 3 star put changed my mine. The ending was short and bing there is was. A motorcylce gang is involved with a lawyer some how . Sheila was a darn good lawyer and helped lots of people. Rick also have issues with the gang they were holding Mary hostage and he was hell bent on getting her returned. Sheila had Rick to work for her to help keep track of people for her. Lots of people getting shot . Also Rick was to collect money owed to Sheila. When Rick checking into Sheilas past he found some big surprises.