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It\u2019s no wonder Harry Duncan\u2019s ex-wife, Ellen, a U.S. Attorney, calls him when her cases need some extrajudicial help. Former cop Harry is an expert at getting himself into trouble\u2014just the kind that suits his investigations\u2014and getting back out, with each leg of the journey equally satisfying. His current murder book, or record of a crime investigation, opens when Ellen asks him to hit the road on her behalf to look into what might be a new criminal organization setting itself up in Indiana. Arriving in Parkman\u2019s Elbow, a town identified as one focus of the possible gang, Harry stops for lunch, the action finds him immediately, and his combination MacGyver\/James Bond maneuvers are decidedly ON. The investigation often takes a back seat as readers get lost in Harry\u2019s vigilante moves\u2014defeating bumbling bad guys in ways that ridicule them, saving a woman the gang is trying to extort\u2014and his smart evasion and tracking methods. But the case is almost beside the point when such exciting chases and devastating put-downs of criminals are on the menu. Would the police really ignore the wild things Harry does? Probably not, but you won\u2019t care. One for a late-night binge.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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