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Jake Samson Rides Again
Critics have described Jake Samson as "attractive, ingenious, and fearless"(San Francisco Chronicle), "wry, skeptical, easygoing"(Kirkus), "one of the nicer guys in the private eye business, who operates in a relaxed, casual style without need for macho posturing"(Washington Post). He and his assistant, carpenter Rosie Vicente, "are entirely engaging, familiar folks, easy to be with"(San Francisco Chronicle). Now author Shelley Singer has brought Jake and Rosie back in her new mystery, Royal Flush, sixth in the series and the first to be published by Perseverance Press/John Daniel and Company.
Since their last appearance, the San Francisco Bay Area duo has been through some changes. First Rosie, then Jake left Oakland for Marin County, north of the Golden Gate. Jake has never bothered to get his private eye license--but Rosie did, and now he's working for her. Happily for readers, their relationship is still solid. "Their respect for each other's privacy and integrity is so deeply ingrained that they are careful with their affection, would not quite call it love, and so their wisecracking takes on a softened, humane edge."(San Francisco Chronicle)
Jake and Rosie's latest poker-titled case, Royal Flush, calls on all their strength and commitment to one another, as they must go underground to infiltrate a dangerous neo-Nazi group. On their skill and intelligence depend the life of a misguided but essentially good kid and possibly the lives of several political assassination targets. But the gang's incompetence may be even more deadly than their megalomaniac plans. Today's news headlines echo in Royal Flush: violent youth, pop culture and technology, easy availability of weapons, extremist ravings, and dissemination of hatred for outsiders.
Singer's light touch with serious issues makes Royal Flush as enjoyable a read as all of her previous books. New readers will join with longtime fans in hailing the latest installment of this beloved and trend-setting series.
 About the Author
Shelley Singer's five previous Jake Samson mysteries include Samson's Deal, Free Draw, Full House, Spit in the Ocean, and Suicide King. Each can stand alone. She is also the author of six other novels, including the Barrett Lake series (one of which received a Shamus Award nomination), and of several anthologized short stories. She lives in Marin County, California, where she teaches writing at workshops, in college classrooms, privately, and on-line.
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Royal Flush
A Jake Samson and Rosie Vicente Mystery
ISBN 1-880284-33-2
240 pages, paperback $12.95
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