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Murder in Mexico #25
Sugar Daddies
Does Jessica Lain’s weakness for much older men stem from her fondness for her late father? If that’s the case why does she have a collection of engagement rings in her wall safe? Shouldn’t she get divorced before she accepts any more marriage proposals? It seems that Jessica has her own way of doing things, but when it includes blackmail, the next church service on her schedule may turn out to be a funeral instead of a wedding. The Paul Zacher Agency is not quite charmed when Jessica signs on as a client in this, the 25th Murder in Mexico mystery.
116 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2020
About the author
John Scherber
61 books33 followersJohn Scherber, a Minnesota native, settled in México in 2007. He is the author of 15 Paul Zacher mysteries, (The Murder in México series), set in the old colonial hill town of San Miguel de Allende, as well as his three award-winning nonfiction accounts of the expatriate experience, San Miguel de Allende: A Place in the Heart, Into the Heart of Mexico: Expatriates Find Themselves Off the Beaten Path, and Living in San Miguel: The Heart of the Matter. In addition, two volumes of the Townshend Vampire Trilogy have appeared, and a paranormal thriller titled The Devil’s Workshop.
His work is known for its fast pace, irreverent humor, and light-hearted excursions into the worlds of art and antiques––always with an edge of suspense. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow, his books are written as entertainments and dedicated to the enjoyment of reading. While he has acknowledged being no single one of his characters, he also admits to being all of them.
His work is known for its fast pace, irreverent humor, and light-hearted excursions into the worlds of art and antiques––always with an edge of suspense. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow, his books are written as entertainments and dedicated to the enjoyment of reading. While he has acknowledged being no single one of his characters, he also admits to being all of them.
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July 27, 2020
Excellence is not an act, it's a habit.
In the fourth century BCE Aristotle wrote "One is what one repeatedly does: excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." John Scherber proves the truth of this saying twenty -four hundred years later by repeatedly writing great murder mysteries. He lives near, and the books are set so to speak in, San Miguel de Allende, but the action takes place in a variety of locations in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. The compelling plots are accompanied by subtle history lessons, and items of cultural interest. It's not all grim, and every book--I've read all 25-- has caused me to laugh out loud more than once. I've read a lot of mysteries, and Scherber's Murder in Mexico series is The Best EVER.
In the fourth century BCE Aristotle wrote "One is what one repeatedly does: excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." John Scherber proves the truth of this saying twenty -four hundred years later by repeatedly writing great murder mysteries. He lives near, and the books are set so to speak in, San Miguel de Allende, but the action takes place in a variety of locations in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. The compelling plots are accompanied by subtle history lessons, and items of cultural interest. It's not all grim, and every book--I've read all 25-- has caused me to laugh out loud more than once. I've read a lot of mysteries, and Scherber's Murder in Mexico series is The Best EVER.
April 5, 2021
Great Read
I have now read fourteen of the books preceding SUGAR DADDIES and found them all informative of life for expats in Mexico but also entertaining. I love mysteries and this author has provided many hours of reading pleasure with his Paul Zacker Agency investigations and adventures. As usual, this latest book did not disappoint ranging from preying women to corruption and drug lords!
I have now read fourteen of the books preceding SUGAR DADDIES and found them all informative of life for expats in Mexico but also entertaining. I love mysteries and this author has provided many hours of reading pleasure with his Paul Zacker Agency investigations and adventures. As usual, this latest book did not disappoint ranging from preying women to corruption and drug lords!
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