SOUTHERN FATALITY A Jersey Barnes Mystery

Thomas Dunne. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312373678 . HC/DJ - near fine. Excellent condition - pages clean and tight, tiny remainder mark top edge (a dot). Dustjacket has light edge crinkling and slight soiling, not price clipped. ; Jersey Barnes Mysteries; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; "Jersey Barnes thinks she has retired from a risk-filled career as a private security specialist. A sexy, hard-hitting brunette, she`s ready to enjoy her newfound free time and is looking forward to leaving home without a weapon. But when her boyfriend asks her for a simple favor, she can`t turn him down. What should be a routine surveillance job lands Jersey smack-dab in the middle of a high-stakes cover-up, a double kidnapping, and a scheme that may steal millions of dollars from hard-working Americans. With input from her business partner, Ox (a Lumbee Indian whose savory looks she can`t quite ignore) , a comedic group of her aging father`s poker buddies, a computer hacker named Soup, and a faithful dog, Jersey sets out to prevent what might be the cyber crime of the century In Southern Fatality, T. Lynn Ocean serves up an action-packed, sun-soaked adventure set in the historic port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Advance Praise for Southern Fatality `Ocean puts the D in dangerous. ` ---John Hart, author of The King of Lies ` Southern Fatality reads like a string of firecrackers---one bang after another. The action is nonstop and the tone is smart and sassy. Jersey Barnes is a character with moxie, manners, and mental acuity--a protagonist to root for!" (402-noto) .