She Demons: A Mister Jinnah Mystery

by Donald J. Hauka

Overview

How can an enterprising newspaper reporter sell his Babji dolls when there’s a beheaded street youth, a Rave Messiah battling a berserk “God Squad,” and a conniving new editor to deal with? Especially when he’s suffering all the symptoms of dengue fever? Hakeem Jinnah is back and as politically incorrect as ever. The chain-smoking, headline-chasing hypochondriac is in a race to find a killer and help save his buddy Sergeant Graham’s career. But a bevy of She Demons bedevil him at each turn. Soon Jinnah is entangled in a cultic web that threatens his friends, his family, and his life.

Fast-paced, funny, and suspenseful, this is the second Mister Jinnah novel featuring the larger-than-life crime reporter. Just as in his debut adventure, Mister Jinnah: Securities, the flirtatious and always resourceful Jinnah has to use every ounce of his investigative genius to solve a crime … and make a few extra dollars on the side.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554888108
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	11/08/2010
Series:	A Mister Jinnah Mystery , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	319 KB

About the Author

Donald J. Hauka is a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and playwright, His first novel, Mr. Jinnah: Securities, was adapted for television in 2003. Another television adaptation, Jinnah on Crime: Pizza 911, was nominated for a Gemini Award. He lives in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Donald J. Hauka is a versatile writer from B.C. His first novel, Mr. Jinnah: Securities, was adapted for television and broadcast on CBC in 2003, earning a nomination for a Gemini award. Hauka's second novel, She Demons, was published in 2010. He lives in New Westminster, B.C.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This fast-moving plot takes the reader on a tour of Vancouver, from its grungy under-belly to the classy West Vancouver mansions, with Jinnah in his Gucci loafers and his van, known as the "satellite-guided Love Machine". There's grit and violence along with humourous dialogue and memorable characters."

Editorial Reviews

Hakeem Jinnah, the Vancouver Tribune's crusading crime reporter, investigates a bizarre beheading in Canadian author Hauka's amusing second Mister Jinnah mystery (after 2001's Mister Jinnah: Securities). The postmortem cuts on the cheeks of the teenage victim, Thad Golway, resemble the logo of the Yakshas, a Southern California drug cartel infiltrating British Columbia. Golway had been a member of the Millennial Magi ("MiMi") cult, the antics of whose leader, musician Lionel Simons, have already disrupted the local Indo-Canadian community. Even Saleem, Jinnah's impressionable 16-year-old son, is caught up in the MiMi excitement and their New Age outreach program. The disappearance of a potential eyewitness to Golway's murder, possibly orchestrated by sexy MiMi member Jassy Singh, leads Jinnah on a merry chase along with his archrival, snarky TV reporter Caitlin Bishop. An Ismaili Muslim with obsessive-compulsive quirks, Jinnah is one of the genre's more interesting crime solvers. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

An Ismaili Muslim with obsessive-compulsive quirks, Jinnah is one of the genre's more interesting crime solvers.

This is the second novel by Hauka, of New Westminster, B.C., featuring smart and funny news reporter Hakeem Jinnah. The setting is Vancouver and it's the time of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, but things are definitely not bright for Mr. Jinnah. It all starts with his attempt to sell some Babji dolls, which leads to a beheaded body, a wildly off-track rave and a crazed cult. He has a new and none-too-happy editor, and he's convinced that he's coming down with a case of dengue fever. Can things get worse? Mr. Jinnah's first outing, in Mr. Jinnah: Securities, was adapted for television. She Demons should set him up for a series.

She Demons is an entertaining tale with a fast-moving plot and dialogue peppered with repartee. The result is a light and original read that signals more good things to come from this talented author.

This fast-moving plot takes the reader on a tour of Vancouver, from its grungy under-belly to the classy West Vancouver mansions, with Jinnah in his Gucci loafers and his van, known as the "satellite-guided Love Machine". There's grit and violence along with humourous dialogue and memorable characters.

I have no hesitation in recommending this book. I will be hunting for more books by this guy!

From the Publisher

This is the second novel by Hauka, of New Westminster, B.C., featuring smart and funny news reporter Hakeem Jinnah. The setting is Vancouver and it's the time of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, but things are definitely not bright for Mr. Jinnah. It all starts with his attempt to sell some Babji dolls, which leads to a beheaded body, a wildly off-track rave and a crazed cult. He has a new and none-too-happy editor, and he's convinced that he's coming down with a case of dengue fever. Can things get worse? Mr. Jinnah's first outing, in Mr. Jinnah: Securities, was adapted for television. She Demons should set him up for a series.

The Globe and Mail

She Demons is an entertaining tale with a fast-moving plot and dialogue peppered with repartee. The result is a light and original read that signals more good things to come from this talented author.

Sherbrooke Record

This fast-moving plot takes the reader on a tour of Vancouver, from its grungy under-belly to the classy West Vancouver mansions, with Jinnah in his Gucci loafers and his van, known as the "satellite-guided Love Machine". There's grit and violence along with humourous dialogue and memorable characters.

Mysterymaven.com

I have no hesitation in recommending this book. I will be hunting for more books by this guy!

bestselling UK medieval mystery author Michael Jecks