Greed Can Kill: A Jim West Novel

by Bob Doerr

This Jim West mystery/thriller, the seventh in the series, finds Jim traveling to Fabens, TX, in an effort to locate an old acquaintance who had written Jim a cryptic letter asking for his help in finding a briefcase. In Fabens, he discovers that someone has murdered his friend. Jim provides a copy of the letter to the local police explaining that he has no idea where the briefcase is or how to decipher the sets of numbers provided in the letter. Figuring there is nothing more he can do, Jim starts his trek back home. He plans to spend a night or two relaxing at the Lodge in Cloudcroft, NM, on his way only to find that he is being followed. An ominous, unidentified phone caller gives Jim an ultimatum - find the briefcase and turn it over to him within a week. A violent confrontation in Cloudcroft verifies Jim’s worst suspicion, a Mexican drug cartel wants the briefcase. The confrontation also brings the FBI into the picture. They also want Jim to continue his search. The search takes Jim to the New Mexican ghost town of Chloride where the final confrontation takes place and Jim finds out who the bad guys really are.

241 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2017

About the author

Bob spent nearly thirty years in the Air Force, all of it with the Office of Special Investigations. He then spent eight years as a financial planner before getting serious about his writing. Selected in 2013 by the Military Writers Society of America as its Author of the Year, Bob has fifteen books published. His fifth book in his Jim West mystery series was a winner in the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. His book Another Colorado Kill took silver for fiction in the Stars and Flags Book Awards for 2012. The third book, Loose Ends Kill, was selected as a Finalist for the 2011 Eric Hoffer Award and then was awarded the Silver medal for Fiction/mystery at the Military Writers Society of America's 2011 conference. Cold Winter's Kill was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Kaiden Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great story about Jim West! As always my favorite aspects of these novels are the location, the way the story flows, and the ability to read them in whatever order I wish :)

In this novel Jim West receives a mysterious letter sending him on the hunt for an evasive briefcase. Jim meets all types of law enforcement and civilians whose personalities made the story even more fun to read. Of course there is a slight romantic interest, as per all Jim West novels, but this one felt even better than the rest!

I am looking forward to my next read! What will Jim West do next?