A nice young man is helping little old ladies with their groceries . . . then stealing their Social Security; an enormous 'ape man' with a face like King Kong is robbing liquor stores; 'Jack the Stripper' is leaving gas-station registers empty . . . and the attendants naked; a pretty Hispanic woman is killed and ethnic tensions are ready to explode; a little girl is mutilated; a cop is fatally shot.
Between the weather and the crime wave, Lieutenant Luis Mendoza - the family-man cop - finds shelter at home, knowing that even violence on the streets of Los Angeles eases up . . . eventually.
'A Luis Mendoza mystery means superlative suspense' Los Angeles Timesc
A nice young man is helping little old ladies with their groceries . . . then stealing their Social Security; an enormous 'ape man' with a face like King Kong is robbing liquor stores; 'Jack the Stripper' is leaving gas-station registers empty . . . and the attendants naked; a pretty Hispanic woman is killed and ethnic tensions are ready to explode; a little girl is mutilated; a cop is fatally shot.
Between the weather and the crime wave, Lieutenant Luis Mendoza - the family-man cop - finds shelter at home, knowing that even violence on the streets of Los Angeles eases up . . . eventually.
'A Luis Mendoza mystery means superlative suspense' Los Angeles Timesc
Destiny of Death
Destiny of Death
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| ISBN-13: | 9781471914232 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited |
| Publication date: | 11/21/2014 |
| Sold by: | Hachette Digital, Inc. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Sales rank: | 251,556 |
| File size: | 622 KB |
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