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1991 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee)
San Francisco private eye Nick Polo finds that there's more than one wild card in the deck when a high-stakes poker game pushes him into the investigation of some stolen paintings. Soon Polo is in an alphabet soup of law enforcement agencies: FBI, SFPD, even Interpol, as he tries to track down the artwork for its owner, financier Claude Martel.
Complicating matters are Mattel's oversexed wife, his vindictive daughter, a resentful son, and a crooked private detective. Polo's job becomes more than just pleasing a client; he must recover the painting for the sake of his own skin. But can he do it before his luck runs out?
Reviews
"...Kennealy's hands-on knowledge of an investigator's techniques adds verisimilitude and interest." - Publishers Weekly
Genre: Mystery
Complicating matters are Mattel's oversexed wife, his vindictive daughter, a resentful son, and a crooked private detective. Polo's job becomes more than just pleasing a client; he must recover the painting for the sake of his own skin. But can he do it before his luck runs out?
Reviews
"...Kennealy's hands-on knowledge of an investigator's techniques adds verisimilitude and interest." - Publishers Weekly
Genre: Mystery
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