FINDING MARY

by Mark Yost

Murder. Kidnapping. Shootouts. It’s the latest Rick Crane mystery from acclaimed Wall Street Journal writer and noir author Mark Yost. In FINDING MARY, the fifth installment in this riveting, action-packed series, Rick Crane is hot on the trail of the biker gang that kidnapped his girlfriend, Mary. From secret meth labs in the deep woods of the Adirondacks to the gritty streets of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Rick and his lawyer/partner, Sheila, encounter trouble at every turn. Sit down, buckle up and prepare for the kind of thrill ride that has kept readers coming back to spend time with Upstate New York’s favorite P.I., Rick Crane. 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 Houston, but call the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. “home.”

152 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2016

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 3 out of 5]

A guy trying to find his sometime girl friend Mary who was apparently taken hostage by a local motorcycle gang. She ended up with a gang of Ukrainians - mean evil men who sold drugs and woman . Mary was one of their best woman . They drugged most of the girl daily. They moved their stash and all the girls every couple of days. Lots of killing and injuries happening. He gets to see Mary alive but all doped up. They caught him then and drugged him too. Just so much happening. Can he save Mary and himself amongst all these big bad armed men.